The sad 7-year-old girl.
A harbinger of the coming storm, darkness followed her everywhere, from infancy to a career as a renowned, openly gay OB/GYN.
She lived with these, and over thirty other parts of her mind, no less real than you and I, throughout endless cycles of deepest depression, paralyzing panic, thoughts of suicide, and a revolving door of psychotherapists.
The cult leader.
The aggressive 14-year-old boy.
The terrified 3-year-old child.
The sad 7-year-old girl