Video Author Event 2/26/21: Vivian Conan discusses her memoir, “Losing the Atmosphere,” about life with multiple personality

After a brief introduction, Vivian Conan, a clear-spoken, 78-year-old librarian, discusses her memoir about life with multiple personality disorder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6kopI96Fcs

Although, since childhood, she often functioned fairly well, her private world, which she called “the atmosphere,” had been quite disturbing.

But since finally seeing a therapist who understood multiple personality, it is no longer causing her any problems.