Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

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           Astheyleft,bothagreedthattheywererelievedhewassafeandthattheday-to-dayresponsibilityandworrywereofftheirbacksforawhile.

           Laterthatdaythefirsttherapysessionwasastrainedfifty-minutehourforDr.Harding.MilligansatonthechairfacingthewindowintheinterviewroomatWakefield,buthewouldnot,atfirst,makeeyecontact.Heseemedtorememberverylittleofhispast,althoughhetalkedfreelyoftheabusebyhisadoptivefather.

           Dr.Hardingknewhewasbeingovercautiousinhisapproach.Dr.Wilburhadtoldhimtofindoutassoonaspossiblehowmanypersonalitiestherewere,toestablishtheiridentities.Thealternatesneededtobeencouragedtotellwhytheyexistedandtobepermittedtorelivethespecificsituationsthathadcausedtheircreation.

           Thenallofthealternateshadtobeencouragedtoknowoneanother,tocommunicateandtohelponeanotherwiththeirdifferentproblems,sharingthingsinsteadofbeingseparated.Thestrategy,Wilburhadsaid,wastobring.theotherstogetherandeventuallyintroduceBilly—thecorepersonality—tothememoriesofthoseincidents.Then,finally,fusionmightbeattempted.Thoughthetemptationwasgreattotryherapproach,thewayshehadskillfullybroughtthepersonalitiesoutinthejail,GeorgeHardinghadlongagolearnedhislesson.Whatworkedforsomeoneelsedidn’talwaysworkforhim.