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> Andrew Brown noted three clear points:1. " Shade suppressing a knowledge of
> Russian as well as his homosexuality is an awful lot of suppressing" ;jansy


Dear Jansy,

From what I understand of the phenomenon, multiple personality disordered folk (you and I agree that true multiples are a rarity*) actually do "an awful lot of suppressing." It is their uncanny ability to do just that which  distinguishes them from the run of the mill neurotic. It is possible to suppress knowledge of a language, especially one learned in early childhood, and it is also possible to suppress one's homosexuality.

Carolyn


*see especially Ian Hacking's book on the subject

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