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Love, grief, fear

Inability to maintain long-term relationships

Friendships, relationships with foster family members

Extremely callous disregard for others’ feelings and rights

Interpersonal relationships are driven by dominance, exploitation, and a lack of reciprocity.

We have begun Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to address her violent urges and lack of impulse control. We have seen no success with this treatment.

Closing the file with a snap, I tossed it to the side. This poor girl was used as a study subject, rather than trying to actually treat the underlying causes or environmental factors that contributed to this “psychosis.”

If this Dr. Timothy Halloway had not died in his house fire, he’d make a fine meal for me…

With my portfolio notebook in hand, I walked into the Nebraska State Institution for the Criminally Insane. It was a cool winter morning, and I unbuttoned my peacoat as I entered the building.

A kind young receptionist greeted me at the front desk.

“Good morning, Doctor Lawson, we’ve been excited to have you with us today!” She greeted eagerly, and a grin tugged at my lips.

“Good morning to you, my dear. I have an eleven o’clock appointment with Miss Tara Wilde,” I said professionally.

The things we could do to her…

My darkness whispered in my mind, but I shut her out, trying to maintain my composure.

“Yes, the warden will see you now to take you to meet her, right this way, please!” She stood from her desk, her strawberry blonde curls bounced as she took light steps. Her hips swayed side to side in her modest pencil skirt; intoxicating.

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