There are so many cases of Dissociative Identity Disorders such as mass murderers, childhood abuses and lots of other things. While I was in my chamber, reading the cases in the internet, the most I liked was Sybil (Shirley Manson) who struggled so much with her sixteen personalities that she became a role model towards the people who had the similar sufferings. Yet according to the sources, the origin was not appropriable because people used to think that she was possessed by ghost or witches until Sigmund Freud learnt about the mystery aforementioned. I also dealt with the similar case which happened to one of my trusted and best patients who was a girl indeed and her story is quite interesting.  People call her ‘Double Girl’.

I first met her while I went to a grocery shop.  The grocer asked “How are you Doctor Abdul?”

I said “I am fine”.

Suddenly, I heard the girl broke a glass. I felt that the girl was behaving strangely like a child but simultaneously, she ran away but weeping by saying “sorry”.

“Mad girl, forget her” said the grocer.

After that day, I went to the field for jogging. Then I met an old friend of mine who was the professor of Literature mentioned me about a girl suffering for slight hysteria. I was reminded of the girl in the grocery. When I asked about her, he replied “exactly”. Then I deeply realized that something was fishy about the girl in the grocery. Few days later, same girl came to my chamber. When she came in I asked “What is your name?”

She replied “My name is Antara”

I said “good name. Why did you come?”

Antara replied “I am here because of strange headaches and people I don’t know was treating me like a child”.

Suddenly, Antara gave a big pause.

Her childlike voice said “Hi, I am Guli. I want to play with toys”.

Then I quickly caught her ‘disease’ that she was suffering for multiple personality disorder. I was not surprised because I had a feeling that I may handle these kinds of cases. I was so concerned that I told my wife and my eighteen year old son, Dhrubo about it. He revealed that she was also a young school teacher who used to teach him but due to her so-called ‘fever’ she resigned.  After I shared that, he realized that it was not a fever.  Another day, I put a glass goblet in front of Antara and her personality switched to Guli. She was so scared and cried “Aunty! Aunty! Don’t hurt me! I will be a good girl! Please!”

“It’s okay dear! Nothing to worry about” said I.

The personality switched to Antara.

Another day, I hypnotized her for the past-life regression. She revealed when she was a child, her parents died in an accident. After that, she was in the care from her own aunt from her father’s side. She was neglected all along and abused by her cousins even her aunt who though her as a burden. As the orphanage noticed about it, one day, the aunt tied her in the chair and whipped her with the belt. After that the orphanage rescued her. The orphanage did not noticed for having another personality but she had her good education. Ten Years Later, she grew up to be a wonderful girl. She met a man named Rahmat while teaching my son’s batch. After she spent time with him, Rahmat walked away forever that made the childish personality grew worse than ever. From that day, everyone called her ‘mad girl’ or ‘double girl’.

I felt pitied for her because of all her past made her worse. Another day, I met Rahmat who was now the lecturer of a prestigious university. I recognized him because I sketched his picture as described: Tall and Handsome with beard as he wears spectacles.  I told all about Antara but he refused to speak with her. I just got angered and asked him ‘Why?’

He replied “she ditched me!”

Then I revealed her illness and she was crying even in her hypnosis. Rahmat calmed down and went to Antara’s house.  Antara tightly hugged him. Rahmat praised her for being beautiful. She spent time with him and I kept reporting her recovery.  My son and Antara became friends.  One day, Rahmat and Antara went to the park.  As Antara’s personality was switched into Guli, she was about to ride in the see-saw but the kids teased her. She cried. Rahmat tried to console her. At night she was about to commit suicide but Rahmat stopped her, consoled and kissed her.

Few days later, she went to my chamber along with Rahmat. Then I introduced another personality, Guli. I hypnotized Guli and made her grew of Antara’s appropriate age. I told them to share personalities. That was how she became more of a confident woman.  She expressed her hatred towards her aunt and got relief.

Overall, I attended her wedding. Rahmat reported me about Antara and he gave more love to her. I also got a relief that I spent time with my family and my son is now the student of the Literature department. He teaches Literature to students by choice. What a happy ending!