in the interview with msn, sullivan also discussed portraying a character with dissociative identity disorder, "it's awesome. when i get my scripts, i can't wait to see what mischief i'm up to. i've been doing the most insane, exciting things and it's all culminating." kate is connie's "worst enemy in some ways". of how her disorder came about, the actress said it "stems from past trauma. we spent a bit of time talking about these issues she's never dealt with, regarding her family and her choice to run away and create this whole new reality for herself. kate is her worst enemy in some ways. with her resistance to violence and guns, she's now neck deep in it again with sonny. she loves this man so much, but she also has to marry into is his life." the show's head writer ron carlivati also weighed in on the storyline and opened up about the character's descent into her life with d.i.d.. he said: "the seeds of connie – this other personality of kate's – were planted long before i got there. it was very clear that that's the direction the story was going in, and i had two options: to continue it, or to drop it. and having written multiple personalities on the other show, at first i felt this wasn't something i wanted to do again, but it was so beautifully set up".