Cultivate a black technology god

Chapter 208 Ariel's past (11)

Dr. Wilbur adjusted the light of the desk lamp.There are not many literatures on multiple personalities, and there is almost all of them on the desk in front of me.

After Vicky left the office, the doctor went melancholy to the library of the Academy of Medical Sciences, where a librarian had collected all the material for her about this certain but rather rare disease.

Morton Prince's "Split Personality," first published in 1905, is well known to students of abnormal psychology.

This is the only book Dr. Wilbur has ever read about it.

She also wanted a copy of "A Case Report of Multiple Personality," written by Drs. Sigpen and Dr. Cleckie in 1954, which appeared in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology.

This article is about a girl whose pseudonym is Eve.

Dr. Wilbur had heard her colleagues talk about the paper, but it was not available at the moment.

Dr. Wilbur read late into the night.

Thus, the following names became familiar.

Mary Reynolds, Mamie, Phyllida X, Louis Waff, Ansel Byrne, Miss Smith, Mrs Smead, Silas Pron, Doris Fisher, Grace Christine Beecham.

These are people with multiple personalities that are well documented in the history of medicine.

There are seven women and three men in total, plus the recently reported case of Eve, there are eight women in total.

And Eve is the only person with multiple personalities who is still alive today.

Mary Reynolds was the first person with multiple personalities in the history of medicine.

This case was reported by Dr. L. Mitchell of the University of Pennsylvania in 1811.

Mamie's case was described in the "Boston Journal of Physicians and Surgeons" on May 1890, 5.Next came Felida Miss Smith, reported by Flournoy, and Mrs. Smead, reported by Professor Hislop.

In 1920, Robert Howland Chase's book "The Disjointed Mind" briefly recounted "The Strange Case of Silas Pronn", a multiple personality patient who had previously Described by Professor William James.

The complexity of these cases varied widely.

Both Miss Smith and Mrs. Smead have dual personalities.

The second personality, while mastering all the faculties, seldom acts independently in society (work, activities, and play).

This characteristic clearly does not suit Ariel.Her incarnations are independent.

Cases like Phyllida X, Christine Beecham, and Doris Fisher are more interesting because their avatars have separate personalities, like any human being, looking at themselves life.

Miss Beecham had three incarnations, Dorielle Fisher five.Doctors think: Ariel falls into this category, but that's just speculation.

Besides, Ariel's case seemed more complicated than that of Doris Fisher and Miss Beecham.

But that's just speculation.

If this is the case, then it can be assumed that there are multiple roots in Ariel's case.

What are some of the root causes are still unknown.

Dr. Wilbur thought for a moment, then read on.

She wants to find out when the first split personality occurred in the aforementioned cases.

She didn't know when Ariel had her first split personality, and she didn't know whether all the avatars appeared together at that time, or whether they appeared one after another.

When did Christine Beecham first split?
According to Prince's investigation, this happened due to a mental blow when Krisyan was in the hospital.

Dr. Wilbur doesn't know for sure, but only speculates that Ariel's first split personality occurred in her childhood.

Peggy's childishness might be a clue.

Maybe Ariel had also been hit mentally. It was not even clear whether she had been hit, let alone what kind of blow it was. It was impossible to even guess.

However, multiple personalities may arise from multiple hits (or multiple roots).

Therefore, multiple incarnations should be considered multiple childhood traumas.

The face of Dorset's case is nothing short of an "unconscious" adventure or detective story.

Dr. Wilbur was even more thrilled when she found out that Ariel was the first multiple personality patient to be analyzed.

This not only means breaking new ground, but also means that the understanding of Ariel can be greatly improved through psychoanalysis.

Dr. Wilbur's pulse quickened, and yes, this involved not only Ariel, but the mostly blank realm of multiple personalities.

Dr. Wilbur couldn't help smiling at the thought of Wilbur's decision that Ariel's psychoanalysis would have to be unorthodox, to be performed by a psychiatrist in his own right.

She really felt that she was a person in her own right, and knew that it was to her great advantage in handling this extraordinary case.

She knew she had to use each avatar's instinctual reflexes to uncover and heal the cause.

She knew that each incarnation must be treated as a human being in its own right.

Otherwise, the whole of Ariel Dorset would never heal.

The doctor also knew that she had to make a significant sacrifice of time and turn her usual office psychoanalytic techniques into a means of harnessing and exploiting every little spontaneity that would help her break through the maze, Find the truth behind a series of avatars.

The key question is, why does Ariel have multiple personalities?

Are there any physical tendencies that predispose you to multiple personalities?

Does genetics play a role?
No one knows!But doctors believe Ariel's condition stems from some kind of childhood trauma.

Unfortunately, there is no real evidence for this.Psychoanalysis so far has revealed only certain fears (fear of approaching people, fear of music, fear of hands), which seem to be related to some kind of trauma.

What also explains the problem is Ariel's suppressed rage that was unleashed unbridled by Peggy Lou, and Peggy Lou and Vicki's denial of their biological mother.

And that sense of falling into a trap strongly suggests trauma.

Some cases have quite a few features in common. The so-called waking self, the equivalent of Ariel who volunteered in Omaha and New York City, is typically taciturn and overly kind.

Perhaps, the doctor felt, it was the repression and restraint of this temperament which injected all the passions into its incarnation.

Several books here talk about the second self draining the waking self of its passions, opinions, behaviors, desires, and so on.

However, whether it is squeezed dry or exhausted, it is the result of the disease, not the cause.

For Ariel, what was the cause?What was the initial trauma?

In the morning, when it was almost time to make an appointment in Dorset, Dr. Wilbur, as usual, guessed who it would be.

It turned out to be a wiki.

Not bad, since Vicky claims to know everything about the case.

This is Vicki's second visit, and it's only been two days since her first visit.

To capture the message of the initial trauma, the doctor asked Vicky if she knew why Peggy Lou was afraid of music, why it disturbed her so much, as it had been during a recent visit.

"Music hurts her," Vicky said, raising his eyebrows, looking at the doctor through the smoke from his cigarette.

"It caused inner pain because it was so beautiful, and it made both Ariel and Peggy Lou sad. They were sad because they were alone and uncared for. The music made them feel even more alone than usual."

Does this have anything to do with the initial trauma?
The doctor pondered.

Maybe it has something to do with lack of care.When the doctor asked why beautiful things cause pain, Vicki cryptically replied:
"Just like love."

So, the doctor stared at Wiki and asked: "Are there some things about love that make people painful?"

"Yes." Vicky replied bluntly but cautiously.

The doctor asked: How can love make people suffer.Wikipedia has become more cautious.

"Doctor, Ariel doesn't want to love anyone. It's because she's afraid of being near people. You've seen what she's like here. Afraid of the hand that's held out to her, afraid of people, afraid of music, afraid of love. Anything Make her miserable. Everything scares her. Everything makes her sad and alone."

Dr. Wilbur had considered Ariel's fear of approaching people, fear of music, fear of hands last night, and hearing Vicky repeat these symptoms today only added love.The doctor wanted to treat Ariel and Vicky as subjects of joint psychoanalysis, thereby capturing the etiology.

"Vicky," the doctor asked insinuatingly,

"Do you share any of these fears, even one of them?"

"Of course not," Vicky replied.

"Since you're not afraid, why is Ariel afraid?" The doctor insisted.

"Because Ariel is fundamentally different from me. I can do whatever I want because I'm not afraid."

"Why are you not afraid?"

"I have no reason to be afraid, so I don't care." This is Wiki's biggest statement. "Poor Ariel," she sighed, changing the subject,
"What kind of torture. She can't speak at all. Now she always has a headache and a sore throat. She can't cry. She doesn't want to cry. When she cried, everyone used to be against her. Live with her."

"Who exactly are you talking about everyone?" The doctor felt hopeful.

"Oh, I'd better not say it," Vicky smiled, but her mouth was tight. "I'm not part of the family anyway. I just live with them."

Victoria Antoinette Charrou had barely opened the door of her heart before closing it shut.But still provide some clues.

The doctor already suspected that Ariel lacked care in her childhood, and now she heard Vicky condemning Ariel's inability to cry at home in Dorset, and now she became more suspicious.

It happened so quickly.Just as the above thoughts flashed through Dr. Wilbur's mind, suddenly, Vicky's unique composure and confidence disappeared without a trace, unconsciously and silently.

The originally peaceful pupils suddenly dilated due to fear.

Vicki, who is not a member of the Dorset family, has returned her body to Ariel of the Dorset family.

Surprised to find herself sitting on the couch next to the doctor, Ariel quickly moved away.

"What happened?" she asked. "I don't remember coming here today. Is it another fugue?"

Dr. Wilbur nodded in the affirmative.She believes that the time has come to tell the truth. If the truth about the fugue is told clearly and Ariel knows those incarnations, the psychoanalysis can proceed faster.

The doctor can tell her what the avatar said, so that she can easily recover the lost memory.

"Yes," the doctor told Ariel, "you have another fugue, but it's more complicated than a normal fugue."

"I am afraid."

"Of course, dear," the doctor said soothingly. "I take it that you are aware that you are unknowingly losing time. Is that so?"

Ariel remained silent.

The doctor refused to give in. "You know you lost time in this room, right?"

Ariel was silent for a long time before replying in a low voice:
"I planned to tell you, but I never dared to say it."

"What do you think you did during your lost time?" asked the doctor.

"What did you do?" Ariel repeated mechanically.

"I didn't do anything." "You talk and do things as usual, but you don't know it,"

The doctor is unrelenting. "It's like sleepwalking in your sleep."

"What did I do?"

"Didn't anyone tell you?" "Oh, yes," Ariel lowered her eyes.

"All my life I've been told I did something when I knew I didn't do it. I just let it go, what else could I do?"

"Who told you that?" "Almost everyone."

"who is it?"

"Well, my mother always said I was a bad girl. I never knew I'd done anything bad. She'd shake me. I'd ask what I'd done. She'd yell, 'You knew What did I do, miss!' But I really don't know. I still don't know."

"Don't worry like that," said the doctor softly. "Others have had it. We can deal with it. It can be cured." Dr. Wilbur could see that Ariel had been deeply affected by that statement. Deeply impressed, she seemed much more at ease.

"Your situation is more complicated than fugue. If it's pure fugue, it's just a loss of consciousness, but your kind of fugue is not blank."

“I always refer to it as my little downtime,” Arielle said.

"While you're unconscious," the doctor went on,

"Another person took your place."

"Another person?" Ariel repeated mechanically.

"Yes." The doctor began to explain, but Ariel cut her off.

"So I'm like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?"

Dr. Wilbur slapped his fist on the left palm.

"That's not true," she said.

"That is pure fiction. You are nothing like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Stevenson is not a psychoanalyst. He created these two characters from his literary imagination. As a writer, all he cares about is An excellent novel written.”

"Can I go now? It's time," Ariel said suddenly.The stress she was under was overwhelming.

But Dr. Wilbur pressed on relentlessly.

She knows that if she doesn't do it, she must do it to the end.

"You are very smart, you should not easily believe in false concepts derived from fiction. The truth is very different from the fiction. I have read other patients' materials, they do not have a good side and a bad side, they are not divided by good and evil. The strife of evil is torn in two,"

The doctor went on: "Not much is known about this disease. But we know for sure that the different incarnations of any human being follow the same ethical code and the same basic moral structure."

"Time is over," insisted Ariel, "I have no right to take extra time."

"You're always like this, Ariel," replied Dr. Wilbur firmly. "Declare yourself worthless. That's one reason you need several other incarnations."

"How many incarnations?" Ariel repeated embarrassingly,

"You mean more than one?"

(End of this chapter)