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> [“More than one personality was created in the hope of being the daughter Nancy could consistently love. More than one new personality was created in response to Mother's unexpected fury.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/more-than-one-personality-was-created-in-the-hope-of-being-the/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

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> [“The Karen personality was created when Jo was nine and her mother said once too often, "Why can't you be like your cousin Karen?" Jo's internal Karen was the perfect mimic of her cousin, and fulfilled Nancy's demand that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/the-karen-personality-was-created-when-jo-was-nine-and-her-mother/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

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## Other authors on Alter-personalities

- [Alice Jamieson 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alter-personalities/alice-jamieson/)
- [Richard P. Kluft 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alter-personalities/richard-p-kluft/)

## More by Joan Frances Casey

> [“I thought carefully about the events of the evening and decided that there must be limitations on desires. It wasn't true that I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/i-thought-carefully-about-the-events-of-the-evening-and-decided-that/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“Lynn said that therapy was like separating the strands in a tangled web of yarn. It made sense that things would keep getting more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/lynn-said-that-therapy-was-like-separating-the-strands-in-a-tangled/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“I'm going through hell," I cried, "and Steve wants me to be thankful he baked a pie." (272)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/i-m-going-through-hell-i-cried-and-steve-wants-me-to-be-thankful-he/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“I had never before considered that people near me might have problems that were not caused by me. I had been created to please…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/i-had-never-before-considered-that-people-near-me-might-have-problems/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“I feel as though I can only hold it together if I don't worry too much about its falling apart. (288)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/i-feel-as-though-i-can-only-hold-it-together-if-i-don-t-worry-too/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“Jo knew she had to be utterly truthful, even when her version of the truth conflicted with what Lynn wanted to hear. Truth was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/jo-knew-she-had-to-be-utterly-truthful-even-when-her-version-of-the/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“Why didn't I feel that I belonged to my parents? How could I have known that I was not right? I think it has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/why-didn-t-i-feel-that-i-belonged-to-my-parents-how-could-i-have/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“Now that she had the diagnosis to explain her sense of reality, she sorted some of the chaotic jumble of thoughts and memories. "I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/now-that-she-had-the-diagnosis-to-explain-her-sense-of-reality-she/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“The accuracy of my memories, whether things happened exactly the way that the personalities remember, doesn't really matter. If my memory, combined with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/the-accuracy-of-my-memories-whether-things-happened-exactly-the-way/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“I don't expect to have a fully verified story of how Jo's disorder developed, but I don't think that historical accuracy is as important…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/i-don-t-expect-to-have-a-fully-verified-story-of-how-jo-s-disorder/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“I knew Lynn was a "professional." Like all of the therapists I had seen before her, she was talking to me because she was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/i-knew-lynn-was-a-professional-like-all-of-the-therapists-i-had-seen/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“It's like I'm carrying around this huge secret that I'm never supposed to tell. But since I don't remember just what I'm supposed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/it-s-like-i-m-carrying-around-this-huge-secret-that-i-m-never/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“I get attached to people, but they have their own lives, their own problems, and really don't give a shit about anyone else. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/i-get-attached-to-people-but-they-have-their-own-lives-their-own/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“I attempted to be clear and straightforward in my approach to Dr Tate, deferring to his medical expertise and stating my desire merely to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/i-attempted-to-be-clear-and-straightforward-in-my-approach-to-dr-tate/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [ “The little girl's dependency on her father made \[his\] abuse more insidious.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/the-little-girl-s-dependency-on-her-father-made-his-abuse-more/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

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