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> [“I don't expect to have a fully verified story of how Jo's disorder developed, but I don't think that historical accuracy is as important as what I call "emotional truth." People attach different levels of significance to the same events.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/i-don-t-expect-to-have-a-fully-verified-story-of-how-jo-s-disorder/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

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## More by Joan Frances Casey

> [“I thought carefully about the events of the evening and decided that there must be limitations on desires. It wasn't true that I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/i-thought-carefully-about-the-events-of-the-evening-and-decided-that/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“Lynn said that therapy was like separating the strands in a tangled web of yarn. It made sense that things would keep getting more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/lynn-said-that-therapy-was-like-separating-the-strands-in-a-tangled/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“I'm going through hell," I cried, "and Steve wants me to be thankful he baked a pie." (272)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/i-m-going-through-hell-i-cried-and-steve-wants-me-to-be-thankful-he/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“I had never before considered that people near me might have problems that were not caused by me. I had been created to please…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/i-had-never-before-considered-that-people-near-me-might-have-problems/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“I feel as though I can only hold it together if I don't worry too much about its falling apart. (288)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/i-feel-as-though-i-can-only-hold-it-together-if-i-don-t-worry-too/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“Jo knew she had to be utterly truthful, even when her version of the truth conflicted with what Lynn wanted to hear. Truth was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/jo-knew-she-had-to-be-utterly-truthful-even-when-her-version-of-the/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“Why didn't I feel that I belonged to my parents? How could I have known that I was not right? I think it has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/why-didn-t-i-feel-that-i-belonged-to-my-parents-how-could-i-have/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“Now that she had the diagnosis to explain her sense of reality, she sorted some of the chaotic jumble of thoughts and memories. "I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/now-that-she-had-the-diagnosis-to-explain-her-sense-of-reality-she/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“The accuracy of my memories, whether things happened exactly the way that the personalities remember, doesn't really matter. If my memory, combined with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/the-accuracy-of-my-memories-whether-things-happened-exactly-the-way/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“I don't expect to have a fully verified story of how Jo's disorder developed, but I don't think that historical accuracy is as important…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/i-don-t-expect-to-have-a-fully-verified-story-of-how-jo-s-disorder/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“I knew Lynn was a "professional." Like all of the therapists I had seen before her, she was talking to me because she was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/i-knew-lynn-was-a-professional-like-all-of-the-therapists-i-had-seen/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“It's like I'm carrying around this huge secret that I'm never supposed to tell. But since I don't remember just what I'm supposed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/it-s-like-i-m-carrying-around-this-huge-secret-that-i-m-never/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“I get attached to people, but they have their own lives, their own problems, and really don't give a shit about anyone else. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/i-get-attached-to-people-but-they-have-their-own-lives-their-own/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [“I attempted to be clear and straightforward in my approach to Dr Tate, deferring to his medical expertise and stating my desire merely to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/i-attempted-to-be-clear-and-straightforward-in-my-approach-to-dr-tate/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

> [ “The little girl's dependency on her father made \[his\] abuse more insidious.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/the-little-girl-s-dependency-on-her-father-made-his-abuse-more/)

[Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/)

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