This person is known in psychiatry as the ownerimmediately several personalities. We have seen this in more than once in films and books, but have little thought about the fact that such phenomena are true. The hero of our story has absorbed 24 “outside” personalities, his name is Billy Milligan. Pictures of the criminal, whose guilt was never proven, received no less publicity than his story itself. Why? Let us try to understand further, but at the same time we recall the bright moments from his biography.
Roots in childhood
Milligan was born in 1955 in Miami Beach.His family - the most ordinary people who moved from the countryside and settled in Florida. Billy Milligan was the middle child in the family. Before him, Jimbo's son was born to his parents, and after - daughter Katie Joe.
Subsequently professionalsMilligan, first of all, was looking for confirmation of his criminal inclinations in childhood - when the child had his first life stereotypes. Exploring the early years, we can say that Billy Milligan did not grow up in a full-fledged, happy family. His mother experienced fear, living with his father Billy. Johnny was so addicted to alcohol that once he had to be hospitalized. Problems dragged him down, the man borrowed money, not intending to return the debts. All this exacerbated the situation. In 1958, he attempted suicide, but she was unsuccessful. A year later, Johnny gassed.
First glimpses of bifurcation
To quickly forget about it, Dorothy movedin the provincial town of Circleville. The story of Billy Milligan begins just at this period, due to acquaintance with Chalmer Milligan, whose name will later be taken by the boy. Before the new lover, the mother returned to the former men, desperately seeking support in a partner. At the same time, maturing children were constantly near her. Stepfather turned out to be middle-aged: his daughter Chalma was almost the same age as Billy.
Вскоре мать официально скрепила отношения с этим man, and Billy began in life a black stripe. Chalmer was a pervert. When the stepson was 8 years old, he tied him up in a barn and cruelly abused him. Billy confessed to rape, brought an action against his stepfather. Against the background of general stress, the first personalities of Billy Milligan began to appear.
Life on
At first he did not attach much importance to this, butI realized that something incomprehensible was happening to him. For the robbery of the pharmacy, which bears more like a teenage-hooligan motive, he was arrested and soon released. In the same year, he raped three women, using weapons. At least, such was the charge.
Первым делом преступника отправили на экспертизу.The story of Billy Milligan was continued - according to psychiatric findings, acute schizophrenia was replaced by a multiple personality disorder. It was an extremely rare case in the forensic history of America, when such a person was on the accused bench. State lawyers have stopped the trial and transferred Milligan to a psychiatric hospital.
Within its walls, he first admitted that in hisconsciousness is not the only one. Billy Milligan's personalities included prim Briton Arthur, manipulator, fraudster Allen, a communist from Yugoslavia, a young, unbridled lesbian, whose hands were raped. This, of course, is not a complete list of alter-images. It is known that all of them could be interrelated, sometimes suppressing those who were weaker. In the course of the study, experts had no doubt: a split personality arose from the moment of bullying by the stepfather.
Internal opportunities
В 1978 году невероятный в истории случай вызвал public outcry, the main hero of which was an American Billy Milligan. Pictures of this strange man attracted no more attention than his main (and all secondary) personality. Surprisingly, they created incredible artistic images, still lifes and landscapes. Who exactly became the author of a separate picture, history is silent. But one thing is clear: Milligan himself possessed an undeniable talent.
For ten years, Billy undergoes intensetreatment, moving from one medical facility to another. In 1988, he was recognized as "integral." This meant that all charges were dropped from his main personality, and he himself was released. He moved to California, opened a private film studio, intending to make a film. Since none of his relatives wanted to deal with him, he was sent to a nursing home, where he died in 2014.
You need to talk about such a phenomenon!
The mystery to science is still BillyMilligan. Pictures of a person who has the opportunity to become the one who creates consciousness, more than once were discussed in the press and after his death. The rooms of the house where he lived for some time are hung with portraits and landscapes. There are graceful frescoes on the walls, and in some places complex mathematical formulas. The Milligan Phenomenon defies a reasonable explanation. Definitely, he had incredible knowledge and abilities, most of all this is reflected in the paintings of Billy Milligan.
The story of this man is not sparedcinema. For a long time there are rumors about the production of a film based on his biography. There is also information that Leonardo DiCaprio will be involved in the project. In the plans of the actor does not appear such a film, but he does not deny the possibility and desire to play a major role. At this stage, the film company is not defined and the start date of filming.
Also on sale is the book “Multipleminds ”, partially sustained by the author Daniel Keese in the genre of documentary. Billy Milligan's paintings are mentioned in the work, causing a new wave of interest for those readers who are not familiar with the story of a unique person. By the way, one of them presents Rejen Vadaskovinich, one of the alter personalities is a young Yugoslav with a strong figure. He loves children and women, however, he may act with them fraudulently. Colorblind Reiden is depicted in a black and white picture.
Talent beyond consciousness
Of course, many agree thatthe cause of personality disorder was the environment in which Billie Milligan lived. Pictures of Billy give this confirmation. Thus, individual canvases depict portraits of a little girl (one of the personalities), and children hidden behind the harsh faces of adults. In addition to children's images, paintings contain portraits of empresses and ordinary people, whose names are unknown.
For society, Billy was a victim of violence.On the one hand, it is impossible not to feel compassion for him, on the other hand, it is this terrible event from the past that opened in him the gift of the artist. Of course, he was very talented. But who would have thought that the paintings of Billy Milligan (photo attached) write his personality?
Так, одной из них является 14-летний Денни.He likes to paint still lifes, because he is afraid of people. In general, each person of Billy remains unique, in painting often specializing in a separate direction. All of them are distinguished by different levels of intelligence and other indicators.
Modernity
Today, Milligan Billy and his paintings are not easypage history, but a whole phenomenon. In conclusion, it is necessary to bring a curious fact from his life, which will force to reconsider the negative perception. Clearly aware of what happened to him, Billy wanted the public to remember his fate. The man has repeatedly expressed the desire to have a book written about him. As he himself said, this would be a great lesson for people. Almost all his paintings were sold out. Funds from them were transferred to the Foundation for Combating Child Abuse, which Billy was able to organize in recent years while he was in a nursing home.
Attitude towards Billie Milligan
Evaluating the artwork of the Milligan,experts do not deny that they are performed quite professionally. Each picture is designed in a different manner, with a different attitude and promise. All of them are united calm, not causing and not annoying tones. Especially successful are paintings with animals. Undoubtedly, the psychological trauma from childhood caused great damage to Billy's health. But at the same time, she discovered a new genius - after all, if everything had turned out differently, the world would not have recognized a talented artist.
