Truddi Case

Truddi Case appeared on the Oprah show in 1990 with her story. Truddi was raped at the age of 2 until the age of 16 by her step-dad resulting in serious mental conditions, Truddi has a recorded 92 different personality types. She refers to her different personality types as her "troops". Truddi's first memory of her step father was him fondling her at the table as she was sitting on his lap. Truddi's multiple personalities have different memories than others, when Oprah asked her a question her replied with, "the others know that." This episode raises awareness to the fact that 1 in 4 girls in the United States has been sexually abused as a child. Some recover better than other, but there is always that area of mental scaring. This is a very serious issue as it is extremly wrong, with topics such as this on Oprah, parents can be more informed and look for signs of sexual abuse in their child.