It terrifies them. The very thought that other characters can be living in their mind and body and take over at will—
Well, you can imagine how devastating that can be.” Dr. Patterson nodded. “Of course.”
There’s something that puzzles us about Ashley’s problem. Almost always, these problems start with a history of molestation
when the patient is very young. We have no record of anything like that in Ashley’s case, so we have no idea how or why this trauma began.
Dr. Patterson sat there silently for a moment. When he spoke, he said heavily, “I can help you.” He took a deep breath. “I blame myself.”
Otto Lewison was watching intently. “It happened when Ashley was six. I had to go to England. My wife couldn’t go. I took Ashley with me.”
“My wife had an elderly cousin over there named John. I didn’t realize it at the time, but John had... emotional problems.”
“I had to leave to give a lecture one day, and John offered to baby-sit. When I got back that evening, he was gone.”
“Ashley was in a state of complete hysteria. It took a long, long time to calm her down.”
After that, she wouldn’t let anyone come near her, she became timid and withdrawn
and a week later, John was arrested as a serial child molester.
Dr. Patterson’s face was filled with pain. “I never forgave myself. I never left Ashley alone with anyone after that.”
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