do you know herschel walker? did you know he had DID?

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I've just read about this. Herschel walker, 1982 Heisman Trophy winner, pro football star, Olympian and last week in San Francisco, an Olympic torchbearrer, mentioned in his book called "Breaking Free" that he suffers of DID (dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple personality disorder). He said that he didn't know about this until 10 years ago.Walker said his life went off the racks shortly after his football career ended and when his now ex-wife was expecting their son, Christian. The book, he said, is about coming to terms with his diagnosis. He hopes to educate the public and break down stereotypes about this disorder. When people hear of multiple personality disorder, they may think of Hollywood's portrayal -- someone with different "people" trapped inside one body, but that is not accurate. Asked how many different personality facets, or alters, he has, Walker replied: "To be honest, I have no idea." But in the book, Walker talks about a dozen. Walker is aware that his revelation may lead to ridicule or doubt. "I'm fine with that," he said. "I'm ok . I love me -- Herschel Walker. You know 10 years ago I probably couldn't say that. But today, I can say that. I'm not going to say I'm great or I'm good, but I'm OK. What do you think about this? I think he is very brave for facing the reality, for battling his disease, and, along with it, people who might ridicule him for this.