Dr.Tanya started planning about the treatment process for Lisa's Psychological condition. She decided to start the treatment with hypnosis session. She called up Lisa's parents to bring her to a hypnosis session the next day. They informed her that Lisa was very depressed after she got to know about her Condition, but Dr.Tanya assured her parents that she would completely cure Lisa.
The next day Lisa's parents brought her to Dr.Tanya. Lisa appeared to be very weak. She had not slept well fearing that the other personality would again turn up. She looked dull. Yes...depression was also a major consequence of multiple personality disorder and when depression reaches its peak the patient could even try attempting suicide.
Dr.Tanya asked her parents to be seated outside at the lounge while she started the session. Lisa barely spoke. She started asking Lisa how she was feeling and how her college was. Lisa barely replied to the point.
Dr.Tanya decided to bring her out of depression first. Since it was a first stage depression she thought it is not a difficult job. She knew very well that Lisa's condition was a result of anxiety about her disorder more than depression
As Lisa went to deep sleep Dr.Tanya asked Lisa to imagine herself lying down in a beach. She asked her to listen to the chirping of birds, enjoy the smell of sea and so on.
She gave positive suggestions about life and made Lisa repeat to herself "I have a beautiful life, I easily find calm and peace in my life" and Lisa responded with a better feel.
The sessions were continued for few more days until Lisa was completely out of depression. Now that she had understood and accepted the fact that she is facing multiple personality disorder she was ready to undergo the treatment.
The next day Lisa met a colleague of Dr.Tanya ,who was Psychiatrist. As per the treatment plan Dr.Tanya would continue to treat Lisa, while her Psychiatrist colleague would prescribe appropriate medicines which would help Lisa to get cured completely.
Dr.Tanya continued with her sessions. She asked Lisa to read both the diaries. During the sessions she asked Lisa to rewind her story and to go to the day when her friends had insulted her. Then she would ask Lisa to look for herself amongst the crowd there. She repeated this procedure daily. Everyday Lisa would try searching for herself amongst the crowd. She could see everyone except herself.
Each day she would shiver when she used to recollect her friends pouring cold water on her. When asked to confirm whether the water was poured on her or was it on some other person, she would just stop answering and would try to escape from her seat as if she was trying to run after the insult.
Every night at home when the other personality showed up, she would try to throw the medicines prescribed by psychiatrist thinking they will kill her. However after Dr.Tanya's treatment, with each passing day her condition improved and she patiently tried to focus on the girl on whom the cold water was being poured.
During one such prolonged sessions she suddenly realised that it was not on her that the cold water was poured but it was on "Stella".
She wondered how this was possible. Dr.Tanya explained to her that it was not Lisa who faced all the embarrassment at the party but it was "Stella" and Lisa never went through that experience .
Though at first it was hard to convince Lisa, but as days passed by she realized the truth. Gradually the frequency of other personality visiting her during nights also was on the decline.
Now Dr.Tanya made Lisa read both the dairies again. Lisa knew what she used to write in her diary, but what was surprising was that in the second diary, the other personality "Stella" started describing how she has started forgetting her memories which was a sign of her extinction. The entries in the second diary gradually decreased and finally ceased one fine day.
She started feeling better after each session. After a span of 3 months she was all set to go back to her original life after being completely cured from the Multiple Personality Disorder.
Lisa and her parents thanked Dr.Tanya from the bottom of their heart. Lisa continued her studies at the Kingston University pursuing her dream career.
Dr.Tanya still remembers the beautiful, heart touching last line written by Lisa's other personality "Stella" which read......
"I guess this is the end of my life...my beautiful life of life within a life. I am lost forever".
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LIFE WITHIN A LIFE...I AM LOST!!!
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