“My Altered Self: How God’s Gift of Multiple Personality Disorder Redeemed my Nightmare Childhood” by Sue Liston

Sue Liston is a college graduate and a leader in Bible Study Fellowship. She has been happily married for more than fifty years, and has two lovely daughters and four grandchildren. But in the past, she had not been happy inside. 

After a number of ineffective exorcisms by several people, she asked the latest exorcist…

“Do you think you can help me?”

“Look…I’ve given your behavior a great deal of thought. What I saw and heard was clearly not you. But I think we’re dealing here with a split personality, not demons.

“How can you be so sure it wasn’t a demon?

“Well, another personality speaking through your mouth and controlling body movements could be a demon. But what you displayed spoke rationally, upholding and defending your position in life. Demons aren’t there to help us cope…They don’t dialogue or communicate…” (1, pp. 230-231).

Sue had wanted to be a Christian, but one of her alternate personalities (alters) had rejected Jesus. Treatment for multiple personality not only soothed the inner turmoil from her nightmare childhood, but helped her accept Jesus.

1. Sue Liston. My Altered Self: How God’s Gift of Multiple Personality Disorder Redeemed my Nightmare Childhood. El Cajon CA, SANL619 Publishing, 2017.