Sybil
More amazing than any work of fiction, yet true in every word, it swept to the top of the bestseller lists and riveted the consciousness of the world. As an Emmy Award-winning film starring Sally Field, it captured the home screens of an entire nation and has endured as the most electrifying TV...
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More amazing than any work of fiction, yet true in every word, it swept to the top of the bestseller lists and riveted the consciousness of the world. As an Emmy Award-winning film starring Sally Field, it captured the home screens of an entire nation and has endured as the most electrifying TV movie ever made. It's the story of a survivor of terrifying childhood abuse, victim of sudden and mystifying blackouts, and the first case of multiple personality ever to be psychoanalyzed. You're about to meet Sybil-and the sixteen selves to whom she played host, both women and men, each with a different personality, speech pattern, and even personal appearance. You'll experience the strangeness and fascination of one woman's rare affliction-and travel with her on her long, ultimately triumphant journey back to wholeness.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780446550123 (0446550124)
Publish date: April 1st 2009
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Pages no: 512
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Science,
Health,
Biography Memoir,
Psychology,
Mental Health,
Mental Illness,
True Story
21/08 - Page 279I must say that I am completely fascinated by this book, the strength of this woman is very inspiring. Before picking up this book I had never heard of this story before, I didn't know who Sybil was and I had definitely not seen the film. Before reading the other reviews I did not kn...
10/8 - I have been wanting to read this for nearly two decades, since I first heard about the 'case' when I was 12 or 13. In those intervening 18 years I've seen the Sally Field movie and learned the truth behind this story, but I'm still fascinated by the idea of true DID and even if I have to trea...
I loved this book, but I'm still not sure if I believe that a multiple personality disorder exists. It seems too easy to fake.
I loved this book, but I'm still not sure if I believe that a multiple personality disorder exists. It seems too easy to fake.
I was excited about reading this book and it was interesting, but the author's style of writing made it hard to get through. So, the book was okay.