A case of double consciousness / by Albert Wilson.

  • Wilson, Albert, 1854-1928.
Date:
1904
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Credit: A case of double consciousness / by Albert Wilson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    September 4th—Bathed in the sea and enjoyed it. September 5th.—Bathed again. “Mary Barnes ” came several times for about ten minutes at a time, and once for one and a half hours. September 20th (Sunday).—Home again. B 3, “ Nick,” left suddenly at 2 p.m. in the middle of dinner. See B 6. September 26th.—Though B 6 now, she changed for half-an- hour back to B 3. B 6 could not walk, but B 3 walked and got her mother’s tea ready. October 16th.—Was in B 10 period, but B 3 came for half- an-hour. B 10 could not walk. B 3 could. October 17th.—Ditto. April 4th, 1897.—“ Old Nick ” returned quite suddenly. She left in the middle of dinner quite suddenly on Sunday, September 20th. To-day was Sunday, and she came back about 2 p.m. while the family were at dinner. She smelt the dinner and thought it was the one she had left. She was in bed very weak, dangerously ill, had coma and paresis, and was hardly able to swallow. This was either B ia or B 9. But as soon as she changed she sat up in bed, surprised to find herself there, all exhaustion had disappeared and she wanted a good meal. She said to her parents, “ You have been quick getting my nightgown on. What am I in bed for ? I am quite well.” They, however, would not dress her and were afraid to give her much food. In the afternoon she got up and walked about the bedroom. She was very weak, not having walked since March 4th, 1897. Thus there was a physical weakness quite independent of the psychic change. She had now lost all power of drawing. I asked her to draw a picture for me and she took two days to do it, April nth and April 12th, and then it was but a very poor production. May 3rd, 1897.—Still B 3. Has been at Maldon for ten days. Here she strongly resists coming to A as she hates “ Mary Barnes.’’ She would not change to A, not even in “ Mary Barnes ” Road. When she saw Dr. Cross to-day she did not remember him, for she had been B 9 when she saw him. “Nick” is very lazy and won’t do housework. She remembers nothing of the toothache or the two extractions. She knows one tooth is gone but cannot explain it. She was B 2 each time. The second time she was changing from B 1, and she does not remember Dr. W., who gave her chloroform, nor does she remember the chloroform.