Amnesia Quote by 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 vital to Jo, because she had a hard enough time keeping track of the spotty reality she experienced.””

Joan Frances Casey

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“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…

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“Lynn said that therapy was like separating the strands in a tangled web of yarn. It made sense that things would keep getting more…

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“I'm going through hell," I cried, "and Steve wants me to be thankful he baked a pie." (272)”

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“I had never before considered that people near me might have problems that were not caused by me. I had been created to please…

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“I feel as though I can only hold it together if I don't worry too much about its falling apart. (288)”

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“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…

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“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…

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“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…

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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…

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“I knew Lynn was a "professional." Like all of the therapists I had seen before her, she was talking to me because she was…

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“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…

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“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…

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