DearMalcom,

AfterlookingbackatmyExtendedInquiryProjectfrombeforeIcouldseehowmuch
progressIhavemade.Initially,IonlyknewthebasicsofmytopicsuchaswhatMultiple
PersonalityDisorderisbutnothowitcausednorhowitscommonlymistreatedandits
complicatedhistory.Ialsointendedmyresearchtobemoreinformativethanargumentative
becauseIfeltthatitwouldbemoreintriguingandlessbiasedbutafterresearchingfurther,Iwas
abletodevelopemotionstowardsoneside.Iwasfirstcuriousaboutwhypeoplewouldbelieve
itsnotrealbutnowIammoreintentonprovinghowitisafterreadingmoreintothetopic
especiallydiagnosedpatientsaccounts.IalsoammoreconfidentabouthowIwanttoapproach
myresearchandfeelthatIcouldwriteaneightpageessayforit,beforeIdidntandwasworried
thatIwouldnothaveenoughinformation.Now,whenitcomestosearchingthewebformore
information,Iknowwhatspecifickeywordstolookforratherthanjusttypingdowngeneric
topicssuchas:historyofMPDorMPDhistory.Asfortheinquiryprocess,Ifindthatitis
workingforme.IfoundthataskingquestionsabouttherealityofMPD,werereallyeasytofind
answerstoonline.WhetherMPDisrealityorfictionisacontroversyoftentalkedaboutandis
stillbeingdebunked.Sofar,Ivefoundpersonalaccountsfrompatients,movies,andstudies
conductedbyexperts.Although,IvefoundsomuchIwishthatIcouldcontinuetoaskquestions
butIfeellikeIveaskedallthequestionsthatIcouldandbecauseIfeelthatway,Icould
possiblyhitasmallroadblock.IfeelthatIshouldstillbeabletoaskmorequestions,butIdont
knowwhat.IfeelthatImstillmissingapieceformyresearchbutIhaventmadeoutwhatthat
is.IfindmytopicextremelyintriguingsoIfindthatmyinterestreallyhelpsmemaintain
encouragedtokeepgoing.ThesemesterisalmostdoneandIhaventfelttheanxietyyetbutI
hopethateverythinggoeswellandthatIllfeelcontentwithwhatIwillmake.

Sincerely,
ElizaDeguzman