The dissociation of a personality : a biographical study in abnormal psychology / by Morton Prince.

  • Morton Prince
Date:
1913
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    ment, the contemptuous reply was: “ Because she is stupid; she goes round mooning, half asleep, with her head buried in a book; she does not know half the time what she is about. She does not know how to take care of herself.” The contemptuous tone in which she spoke of Miss Beau- champ (awake) was striking, and her whole manner was very different from what it formerly had been when hypno- tized. The weary, resigned, attitude was gone; she was bold, self-assertive, unwilling to accept suggestions, and anything but passive. A few days after this, when hyp- notized, all became changed again; the former hypnotic manner returned. “ Who are you ? ” I asked. “ I am Miss Beauchamp.” Then, after a number of questions on another point: “ Listen : now you say you are Miss Beauchamp.” “ Yes.” “ Then why did you say you were not Miss Beauchamp ? ” [Surprised.] “ Why, I never said so.” “ The last time we talked you said you were not Miss Beauchamp.” “You are mistaken. I did not. I said nothing of the sort.” “ Yes, vou did.” “ No.” • •••••■••a “ Well, you know who you are ?” “Yes, Miss Beauchamp.” “ Exactly. You have got over that idea of being differ- ent from other persons, — that there is a ‘ She ’ ? ” [Surprised and puzzled.] “ What ‘ she ’ ? I do not know what you mean.” “Yes, you do.” “No, unless you mean Rider Haggard’s ‘She.’” “ You used to tell me that you were not Miss Beauchamp.”
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