Flora Rheta Schreiber fue una periodista estadounidense cuya obra fundamental exploró las profundas complejidades del Trastorno de Identidad Disociativo. Su libro superventas sacó a la luz la historia de una mujer que lidiaba con esta condición, transformando una lucha profundamente personal en un fenómeno ampliamente discutido. La habilidad periodística de Schreiber y su gran interés por la psicología le permitieron iluminar un tema de salud mental desafiante para una amplia audiencia. Su narrativa impactante fomentó una conversación pública significativa sobre la salud mental y los enfoques terapéuticos.
‘Sybil’ is the fascinating, incredibly moving true story of a woman with sixteen personalities – two of whom were men – and her struggle, against overwhelming odds, for health and happiness.‘Astonishing book … it forces you to look at yourself and the people around you in a new way’ Doris Lessing.
More amazing than any work of fiction, yet true in every word, it swept to the top of the bestseller lists and riveted the consciousness of the world. As an Emmy Award-winning film starring Sally Field, it captured the home screens of an entire nation and has endured as the most electrifying TV movie ever made. It's the story of a survivor of terrifying childhood abuse, victim of sudden and mystifying blackouts, and the first case of multiple personality ever to be psychoanalyzed. You're about to meet Sybil-and the sixteen selves to whom she played host, both women and men, each with a different personality, speech pattern, and even personal appearance. You'll experience the strangeness and fascination of one woman's rare affliction-and travel with her on her long, ultimately triumphant journey back to wholeness.