Таинственная история Билли Миллигана
Chapter 20
InadditiontothegeneraltherapyhehadbeengivingBillyfromthebeginningtostrengthenhiscontroloftheconsciousness,Dr.Caulusedhypnotherapyandtaughthispatientautosuggestiontechniquestohelpalleviatetension.WeeklygrouptherapysessionswithtwoothermultiplepersonalitypatientsenabledBillytounderstandmoreabouthisconditionbyseeingitseffectsonotherpeople.Hisswitchingwaslessandlessfrequent,andCaulfelthispatientwasimproving.
AsBillytheTeacherbeganchafingathisrestrictions,Dr.Caulsystematicallyextendedhisprivilegesandfreedom,firstallowinghimtoleavethebuildingwithanattendant,thenlettinghimsignhimselfout,asotherpatientsdid,forshortwalks—butonlyonhospitalgrounds.BillyusedthistimetotestthepollutionlevelsatvariouspointsalongtheHockingRiver.HemadeplanstoattendclassesatOhioUniversityinthespringof1979,tostudyphysics,biologyandart.Hebegantokeepachartofhismoods.
Inmid-January,BillypressedDr.Caultoextendtohimtheprivilegemanyotherpatientshad—ofgoingintotown.Heneededtohavehishaircut,togotothebank,toseehislawyer,tobuyartsuppliesandbooks.
AtfirstBillywasallowedtoleavethegroundsonlywhenaccompaniedbytwohospitalemployees.Thingswentwell,andsoonCauldecidedtoallowhimtoleavewithonlyoneattendant.Thereseemedtobenoproblem.
