What if I don’t want to stay? What if I want to get out of here?
She walked over to the door. It was locked. Ashley sat down on the couch, trying to organize her thoughts.
She tried to concentrate on the positive. We’re going to try to cure you. We’re going to try to cure you. We’re going to cure you.
Chapter Twenty-three
Dr. Gilbert Keller was in charge of Ashley’s therapy. His specialty was treating multiple personality disorder,
and while he had had failures, his success rate was high. In cases like this, there were no easy answers.
His first job was to get the patient to trust him, to feel comfortable with him, and then to bring out the alters, one by one,
so that in the end they could communicate with one another and understand why they existed,
and finally, why there was no more need for them. That was the moment of blending, when the personality states came together as a single entity.
“We’re a long way from that,” Dr. Keller thought. The following morning, Dr. Keller had Ashley brought to his office.
“Good morning, Ashley.” “Good morning, Dr. Keller.” “I want you to call me Gilbert. We’re going to be friends. How do you feel?”
She looked at him and said, “They tell me I’ve killed five people. How should I feel?”
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