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Submitted by englishessays on December 29, 2005
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Who Are You Today?
The Minds of Billy Milligan:
Philip, a petty criminal; Kevin, who dealt drugs and masterminded a drugstore robbery; April, whose only ambition was to kill Billy's stepfather; Adalana, the shy, lonely affection-starved lesbian who "used" Billy's body in the rapes that led to his arrest; David, the eight-year-old "keeper of pain"; Arthur, the Englishman; Ragen, the "keeper of Rage" who possessed incredible strength; Allen, the con man; Tommy, the escape-artist, and all of the others, including men, women, several children, both boys and girls, and the Teacher, the only one who can put them all together (Keyes 1).
I found this information on a website by Daniel Keyes, the author of The Minds of Billy Milligan. He stated that Billy Milligan was a man that had no control of the things he did. Billy, a man with twenty-four personalities that were battling to take over his body, woke up in jail one day. Billy was brought into jail because he was charged for the raping and murdering of three women. Because Billy suffered from multiple personalities, he was found not guilty of his crimes by reason of insanity. This marked the most remarkable multiple personality case in history (1).
This is one of many cases involving Dissociative Identitiy Disorder, also known as Multiple Personality Disorder. People with Dissociative Identity Disorder may have many different symptoms, including amnesia and depression; causes, including sexual and physical abuse; and treatment, including hypnosis and psychotherapy. There are also many different types and numbers of alters in a person with this disorder. An example will include the alters in the story of Sybil Isabel Dorsett.
Dissociative Identity Disorder, also known as multiple personality disorder, is a mental disorder in people that have two or more identities or personalities that work to over take the person's behavior and mind (Spiegel 1).
What is the cause of...
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