ngelo is a fifteen-year-old male.
His overall physique and
health are excellent, and most days he is engaging, outgoing,
and highly sociable.
However, he has been hospitalized
numerous times because of his self-injurious behavior.
During these
events, he...
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ngelo is a fifteen-year-old male.
His overall physique and
health are excellent, and most days he is engaging, outgoing,
and highly sociable.
However, he has been hospitalized
numerous times because of his self-injurious behavior.
During these
events, he suddenly begins tearing at his chest, repeatedly gouging into
the muscle, even to the bone, and on two occasions exposing organ
tissue.
Medical treatment is administered and a psychopharmaceutical
regimen imposed until he stabilizes and desists from self-mutilation.
At first, the attending psychiatrist is puzzled.
Angelo has lived with
his adoptive family for nine years and to all appearances he is loved,
well cared for, and happy.
The family seems secure and comfortable
with no hint of any deeper issues.
But, as the psychiatrist soon learns,
Angelo’s outbursts stem from another lifetime, the dark period before
his adoption into a caring family.
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