@vonlossberg
I will never forget Sally Fields performance when she played her.
@jessienewburn4643
I so remember watching that movie as a young teen (14) and how much that impacted me that a parent could be so horrible to a child. And a child would have to endure such horror. Fascinating exposé.
@lala-gj4oo
sally field is really a phenomenal actress. no one could've played sybil better.
@englishcountrylife3805
I saw that film as a teenager. It really spooked me, however as an abused child myself I can understand the way someone can sink into a ‘fantasy existence’ to survive, I know I did, but I didn’t sink into other personalities. Mine was a fantasy life with fantasy cousins and aunts that loved me. I was 60 years old when I recovered after years of treatment.
@candysmith8724
This movie terrified me as a child...the mother's abuse was unbelievably cruel.
@FOLIPE
This shows that the problem with psychology is that humans are reflexive animals, and we can and do adapt to fit what the other person expects from us. Not only do we change ourselves to meet other's expectations but someone's eyes is inclined to see what they are looking for even when it isn't there... So we have to be very careful with those things...
@maggiesmith856
The doctor is Joanne Woodward, who is the actress who REALLY introduced people to the notion of multiple personalities as the title character in The Three Faces of Eve, for which she won the Oscar.
@doreenmitchell7596
I had disassociated disorder. Through years of therapy and looking through my life as a whole I was able to put the pieces back to a fragmented puzzle. Myself.
@ultradian
My mother claimed she had multiple personalities just like Sybil (she showed me the book as a child). She used that as an excuse for her cocaine fueled psychosis and abuse of me. She’s just a arrogant psychopath who thinks they can get away with everything.
@grytlappar
Multiple personality disorder wasn't rare before Sybil. KNOWLEDGE of it was rare.
@dizzzylizard
I have DID (currently under limited control with a team of docs). It's not separate personalities but a fractured state. Under extreme stress a shift can occur and I will have no memory of what occurred after until I'm back. I've moved 2,000 miles without a memory of having done so. That's DID. It's definitely scary but it's not actually other "personalities" and they don't have names. It's just the ability to separate oneself to an unusual level, at will or sometimes not. The separation was a protective measure against violent long term abuse. It just lingers though it's no longer necessary. Disassociation is the best way to describe it.
@jamesjeffreypaul
Wow! I finally got to hear an actual recorded session between Shirley Mason and Dr. Wilbur! Thank you so much!
@richardtucker5686
Great trauma (most difficult to deal with in early childhood development), can cause a person to split apart. The dissociative states are a defense mechanism to protect the prime personality.
@HolyHeinz
The relationship, patient and psychiatrist is very special and fragile. Closeness and distance, especially when it comes to the diagnosis, a therapist's own agenda is completely counterproductive! Greetings from Germany 🧡🧡🧡
@raea3588
It upset me that Debbie Nathan entitled her book Sybil Exposed. I think a much better title would have been Dr. Wilbur Exposed! Shirley Mason was a victim and with this new information many people talk as though Shirley did something wrong when she was only looking for help. There is evidence that proves Shirley Mason had an abusive childhood and that she was disturbed, that she did show signs before being treated by Dr. Wilbur of a dissociative disorder. This is different than having DID and I believe Dr. Wilbur made it worse by suggestion and Shirley, finally getting the love and attention she needed, believed every word and action of Cornelia Wilbur to be true. Wilbur wasn't just Shirley's therapist she became her mother. She was obsessed with her and turned her into who she wanted her to be. They even lived together! After living half her life in loneliness and instability is it any wonder that Shirley clung to Cornelia with dependency and without question?
@TS-wf2rn
This Dr really took advantage of her client! How is it legal to expose such details about a client? What about confidentiality?
@nancycastle9027
Regardless of what Shirley's diagnosis was, it is a tragedy that she suffered so greatly in her life. She was the victim of the political times of psychiatry. A lot does have much to do with the notion that a woman suffering from hysterics may not be truly comfortable with the maternal nature of her own personal self - specifically how it relates to societal norms. These are very old fashioned notions that often still prevail today. Shirley Mason's memory should be remembered, and she should finally rest in peace.
@tomakafrankconlon3207
The American medical way of thought is , if you have a dollar we will be more than happy to take it from you. No different than going to an auto repair shop.
@1956blueeyes
I have straddled the fence over Shirley for many years. But, according the the experts who examined her artwork, the stroke techniques showed different personalities for each group of works they examined. By the time you reach high school, you have your own unique long-hand signature. Her work showed multiple unique drawing and painting techniques where there should have only been one. Unless she was an accomplished master forger, what she did with her artwork is supposed to be impossible.
@Yesica1993