The NFL legend and Heisman Trophy winner shares the inspiring story
of his life and diagnosis with dissociative identity disorder.
Herschel Walker is widely regarded as one of football's greatest
running backs. He led the University of Georgia to victory in the
Sugar Bowl on the way to an NCAA Championship and he capped a
sensational college career by earning the 1982 Heisman Trophy.
Herschel spent twelve years in the NFL, where he rushed for more
than eight thousand yards and scored sixty-one rushing
touchdowns.
But despite the acclaim he won as a football legend, track star,
Olympic competitor, and later a successful businessman, Herschel
realized that his life, at times, was simply out of control. He
often felt angry, self-destructive, and unable to connect
meaningfully with friends and family. Drawing on his deep faith,
Herschel turned to professionals for help and was ultimately
diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as
multiple personality disorder.
While some might have taken this diagnosis as a setback,
Herschel approached his mental health with the same indomitable
spirit he brought to the playing field. It also gave him, for the
first time, insight into his life's unexplained passages, stretches
of time that seemed forever lost. Herschel came to understand that
during those times, his "alters," or alternate personalities, were
in control.
Born into a poor, but loving family in the South, Herschel was
an overweight child with a stutter who suffered terrible bullying
at school. He now understands that he created "alters" who could
withstand abuse. But beyond simply enduring, other "alters" came
forward to help Herschel overcome numerous obstacles and, by the
time he graduated high school, become an athlete recognized on a
national level.
In "Breaking Free, " Herschel tells his story -- from the joys
and hardships of childhood to his explosive impact on college
football to his remarkable professional career. And he gives voice
and hope to those suffering from DID. Herschel shows how this
disorder played an integral role in his accomplishments and how he
has learned to live with it today. His compelling account testifies
to the strength of the human spirit and its ability to overcome any
challenge.
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