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The Minds of Billy Milligan by Daniel Keyes
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The Minds of Billy Milligan (edition 2022)

by Daniel Keyes (Author)

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Billy Milligan can be anyone he wants to be ... except himself.

Out of control of his actions, Billy Milligan was a man tormented by twenty-four distinct personalities battling for supremacy over his body??a battle that culminated when he awoke in jail, arrested for the kidnap and rape of three women. In a landmark trial, Billy was acquitted of his crimes by reason of insanity caused by multiple personality??the first such court decision in history??bringing to public light the most remarkable and harrowing case of multiple personality ever recorded.

Twenty-four people live inside Billy Milligan.

Philip, a petty criminal; Kevin, who dealt drugs and masterminded a drugstore robbery; April, whose only ambition was to kill Billy's stepfather; Adalana, the shy, lonely, affection-starved lesbian who "used" Billy's body in the rapes that led to his arrest; David, the eight-year-old "keeper of pain"; and all of the others, including men, women, several children, and the teacher, the only one who can put them all together. You will meet each in this often shocking true story. And you will be drawn deeply into the mind of this tortured young man and his splintered, terrifying wo… (more)

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Title:The Minds of Billy Milligan
Authors:Daniel Keyes (Author)
Info:Blackstone Publishing (2022)
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  Saretta.L | Mar 31, 2013 |
Billy Milligan merasa kehilangan waktu selama enam tahun tanpa tahu apa yang sudah ia lakukan. Tahu-tahu saja dia sudah berada di sebuah penjara dengan dakwaan pemerkosaan dan perampokan dengan kekerasan. Dia shock, tentu saja. Ketakutan menyergap jiwanya dan ia tak bisa berbuat apa-apa.

Jika tak membaca “24 Wajah Billy”, rasanya sulit membayangkan begitu rapuhnya jiwa manusia sehingga bisa terpecah menjadi kepingan-kepingan kepribadian yang jauh berbeda satu sama lain. Tapi memang demikianlah keadaan kejiwaan yang dialami Billy Milllian. Hal ini tentu saja terjadi bukan tanpa alasan. Sejak kecil Billy telah mengalami depresi berat. Kedua orang tua kandungnya selalu bertengkar. Sang ayah pun seringkali memukul ibunya dan bersikap kasar. Ketika akhirnya mereka bercerai dan sang ibu menikah lagi, ayah baru Billy ternyata tak jauh berbeda. Billy beruang kali dibawa ke tanah pertanian, dikubur dalam tanah dengan hanya wajah yang tampak untuk kemudian dikencingi. Atau di lain waktu, saat nasib tak menjadi lebih baik, Billy Milligan disodomi ayah angkatnya sendiri.

24 kepribadian Billy ini memiliki karakter yang begitu berbeda. Ada lelaki, ada perempuan. Ada anak kecil dan yang dewasa. Ada lesbian yang haus kasih sayang, ahli senjata api, seorang Rusia yang temperamental, orang Inggris yang kaku dan bermartabat, hingga perampok ulung. Beberapa dari mereka membentuk keluarga. Yang lainnya, yang selalu berbuat kekacauan saat menguasai tubuh Billy, dicap sebagai “yang tak diinginkan”. “24 Wajah Billy” menuturkan perjuangan Billy Milligan untuk kembali mendapatkan tempat di masyarakat. Banyak pihak menginginkan dia untuk mati. Banyak juga yang hendak membawanya menuju Rumah Sakit Jiwa dengan pengamanan ekstra di Lima. Tapi tentu saja hal ini ditolak para pembela Billy. Mereka meyakini bahwa apa yang dilakukan Billy hanyalah karena sosok lelaki ini tengah menderita akibat kekerasan yang terjadi di masa kanak-kanaknya. Perjuangan keras para pembela Billy melibatkan tak hanya fisik, namun juga tekanan mental, pertaruhan nama baik hingga pertaruhan keutuhan rumah tangga. Dan beruntung, di bawah penanganan tim dokter yang dipimping dr. Harding Jr., pada akhirnya Billy yang telah menjalani sejumlah terapi penyatuan kepribadian bisa dikembalikan ke masyarakat. Meski tak semua orang bisa benar-benar menerimanya kembali.

“… Milligan, yang jelas tidak diberi kesempatan yang adil dalam hidup ini, telah kembali ke Athens untuk dirawat oleh para ahli di sini. Dan masyarakat ini, kalaupun adayang mereka perbuat, seharusnya membantu memberikan atmosfer mendukung yang dia butuhkan…. Kami tidak meminta anda untuk menyambut Milligan dengan tangan terbuka. Tetapi kami meminta anda untuk memahami. Itulah yang setidaknya berhak dia terima.” kutip koran mahasiswa Ohio University, The Post, mengakhiri buku ini dengan manis. ( )
  delune | Jun 6, 2011 |
This was an interesting book about someone who learned that he was rarely in charge of his actions. One scene that stuck in my mind was when "Phillip" decided to go to New York and "David" came forward and couldn't carry the weight of the duffel bag. ( )
  krin5292 | Feb 24, 2011 |
Billy Milligan, suffers from the highly controversial psychological condition of multiple personality disorder. His alternate personalities range from a deaf child to a lesbian to a well cultured British man. While “Billy” sleeps, the others take “the spot” and commit a series of crimes, including rape and robbery.

In prison, it becomes immediately evident to his attorneys that something is not right. Psychologists uncover the truth, and Billy is found not guilty by reason of insanity. Billy is shuffled from hospital to hospital, where doctors and staff doubt his condition and describe a series of harmful treatments.

Hard to put down, this book is an intriguing look into Billy’s mind. It is well written and the cast of characters come to life to the reader. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in psychology or multiple personality disorder. ( )
  JanaRose1 | Sep 9, 2010 |
This is a fantastic book detailing the treatment and the history of Billy Milligan, a man diagnosed with multiple personality disorder. The book starts off describing the crimes he commits and his trial. The book truly becomes interesting once he enters treatment and you get to know all the personalities (or Billy's "people").

The book can get somewhat confusing as it traces Billy's history through all of his personalities, but I believe that this actually helps the reader truly understand Billy by giving him/her a small taste of Billy's confusion. If you are fascinated by psychology and trying to better understand mental disorders, you should give this book a read.

This book also provides an interesting glimpse into how media can affect society's perception of persons with mental illnesses and how that can affect their treatment. I found myself becoming very sympathetic to Billy's plight and the end of the book provided some frustration for me as it detailed his struggles with the media and the justice system, which was unfairly biased by the media. This book will challenge you to accept multiple personality disorder as a real diagnosis (if you don't already) and to feel sympathy for a convicted rapist. I highly recommend this book. ( )
  cochise | Jul 15, 2007 |
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Biography & Autobiography. Psychology. Nonfiction. HTML:

Billy Milligan can be anyone he wants to be ... except himself.

Out of control of his actions, Billy Milligan was a man tormented by twenty-four distinct personalities battling for supremacy over his body??a battle that culminated when he awoke in jail, arrested for the kidnap and rape of three women. In a landmark trial, Billy was acquitted of his crimes by reason of insanity caused by multiple personality??the first such court decision in history??bringing to public light the most remarkable and harrowing case of multiple personality ever recorded.

Twenty-four people live inside Billy Milligan.

Philip, a petty criminal; Kevin, who dealt drugs and masterminded a drugstore robbery; April, whose only ambition was to kill Billy's stepfather; Adalana, the shy, lonely, affection-starved lesbian who "used" Billy's body in the rapes that led to his arrest; David, the eight-year-old "keeper of pain"; and all of the others, including men, women, several children, and the teacher, the only one who can put them all together. You will meet each in this often shocking true story. And you will be drawn deeply into the mind of this tortured young man and his splintered, terrifying wo

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