"Henry Foster's Dissociative Identity Disorder symptoms probably appeared earlier than we imagined," Schiller speculated. "Perhaps they did not begin after he learned about the Sacrifice Ritual, but much earlier."
"He and his mother depended on each other. Though they lived in poverty, his mother loved him. Though she loved him, she was unable to change their impoverished circumstances."
"This gave rise to an extremely complicated inner conflict. On one hand, he loved his mother. On the other, he resented her for being unable to give him a better life."
"This mindset was actually quite common. Children of wealthy families complained that their parents were too busy with work, while children of poor families complained that their families had no money. But those were ordinary grievances. For them to develop into an intense psychological struggle, there had to be a trigger."
"For example, he might have been discriminated against and bullied because of poverty, or perhaps he missed an opportunity to completely change his destiny because of his family's limitations. From then on, hatred overcame reason and morality, existing as an independent entity."
"But his love for and dependence on his mother were real. Feelings built up over many years could not waver so quickly. On one side was deeply rooted love; on the other, surging hatred. Even adults might not be able to bear the collision of such intense emotions. For a child, there was simply no way to resist it."
"To resolve this complicated contradiction, a child would usually choose to separate the two thoughts. When he accepted his mother's care, the side that loved her took control. When he was bullied because his family was poor, the side filled with hatred took control."
"This way of coping would cause the personalities formed under those two emotions to develop