move her arm. She tried to call for help, but nothing came out. In this moment of fear, she failed to protect her father. He was bitten and eventually died. In her guilt, she was stricken with her array of symptoms. Finally, after being able to tell of her repressed experience, she was completely and dramatically cured. (It’s worth noting that our culture has taken the idea of repressed memories far beyond original theories of the concept and that in recent years psychology has challenged and balanced