This is completely amazing. Insiteful and it just makes you question yourself and everything. Riveting to say the least.

Nice story...it's true, and very philosophical. I would love to see more of it.

Xandra...You are the MOST AMAZING AUTHOR! I Love this story! It really made me think. And To answer your question...No I'm not sane. If I did say that I was sane it would mean I'm in denial.

A friend of mine told me you wrote really good stories... by reading this one I can tell that she was right.I really liked it!

*cheesy grin*XANDRA ROXXORS!

I'm sitting in a library and I looked around with probably one of the weirdest looks ever. Wow, the answer to that question at the end, no, I do not believe that I am sane! I like the outlook on this fic. you should definitely continue on this one.

It's an interesting piece, and one that makes a lot of sense to me. Of course sanity is only a viewpoint, and if you really look at it, isn't the things that are commonly concidered "sane" like hope really stupid ideas? Wouldn't it make more sense to say that everyone is insane and really it's the "insane" people who are just too sane? But that's my theory. Yours relates to something a bit different, induced psychotic trauma... and it's true. If you haven't already, go look up Timothy Findley. Headhunter and Pilgrim would be especially interesting to you, I think, although I doubt he could have escaped your notice if you are interested in these sort of things. See ya round!Red

This was awesome. And you know what? Don't listen to the idiots who keep telling you that you have something wrong. It doesn't matter for the enjoyment of this, and they just need to get off your back.

Wow. This is really deep and ...insightful. It really made me think. So very awesome!!

It's a pretty good story, but I have a few comments about Sara/Amanda. First off, Multiple Personality Disorder is now called Dissociative Identity Disorder, or DID. The term "Personality" did not accurately refect the entities that DID survivors have. Basically, the term "personality" was not an accurate way to describe the different entities, so the name was changed.

And also, I know another reviewer has raised this point, but Sara/Amanda is NOT Schizophrenic. DID (MPD) is a totally different disorder, and the two names are not interchangable. Whatsoever. If she has Schizophrenia, that's one thing, but having Dissociative Identity Disorder/Multiple Personality Disorder is another thing entirely. Please, PLEASE do not mix them up again, as they are totally different and cause by totally different things. Also, it's unlikely DID/MPD could be caused by simply being shut up in her room. It is caused almost always by severe trauma in early childhood, enough so that the child developes multiple "personalities" or entities as a defense mechanism. When faced with situations from which a child cannot physically escape, they may "go away" in their head, thereby dissociating themselves from the pain and trauma. That is how DID is caused. Schizophrenia is a disease of the brain, just as Alzhemier's disease is a disease of the brain. They are two separate mental disorders, and must be treated as such.

As I said, it's a good story, but if you do turn this into a longer story, PLEASE make sure to do a lot of research on every disorder you write about. It is necessary.

Wow.That was great. It didn't seem unfinished. at least not to me. It was really interesting and now I can see me and my friends have a debate, discussing this topic. This has got to be one of the worst reviews I've ever written, but I'll finish with: You are an amazing writer (I've read several of you stories) and you always make me think. You seem to have more meaning than what appears.

LiliP.S. NEVER stop writing. Have you ever thought about trying to get some of your work published, if not you should.

Wow. This is thought provoking. I like it, good job.

Heyo Xana-chan! How was the job hunt? I'm interested in this story so far, I think it has potential to be great with just a bit more elaboration and research. I know this was for school and on a time limit, so it's pretty impressive. Mainly i just noticed some minor details that aren't that important, but are bound to be pointed out eventually anyway. I noticed you called Sara "schizo" but PLEASE don't get that mixed up with DID (same as MPD) -- didn't I rant about that in author's notes for one of my chapters? I haven't heard the word Asylum used nowadays, but I can't say that it's not still used so I'm not concerned with that. It's like a psychiatric hospital right? If it is a hospital then the staff would most likely be psychiatrists rather than psychologists, the former being MDs, the latter being me in a few years (maybe). (i didn't know the diff until my 1st yr in university psych) I hope it doesn't sound like I'm bashing the story, like i said, I like it so far. But, if you have any questions I'd be thrilled to help - I'm majoring in Psych & my sister is a nurse in a psychiatric ward & we discuss stuff ALL the time. I don't claim to know all that much yet, but she sure does.She has patients with OCD, Schizophrenia, DID (possibly), & more. I look forward to more of this story & am sure it will be great like everything else you write! lol. luv ya xana-chan! Email me sometime, k? ~Dango

I... think so at least. Hm, I've always been one to question random things such as the world, the universe, blabla. But, I'd only question what I saw in life daily. Insanity is a rather odd subject I don't come into contact often, so I have no thought to question it if I don't even know it. I know that by human standards, I'm to be classified as "sane", but in the real broad sense of the word, I could have a part of me as crazy as a world known serial killer.

One question I have for you though! Is this story just going to be on philosophy, or is it going to add a smidgit of other things? Such as that one guy's own sanity, rebellion against the standards of the medical world, maybe and probably not even a little romance, hm?

WOW, that's all i can think to say... WOW! i loved this story, i agree 100% with what you were saying. i have had extremely long conversation, going into all hours of the night, with my bestfriend as to whether any of us are truely sane. i actually know quite a few people like the ones that you described. they are mentally disturbed, but only because of their lives. its kind of like genius... do you have to be insane to be genius? look at Einstein, he couldn't even tie his own shoes. They thought that he was an extremely "slow" child when he was in school, because he only excelled in math and some science. he was horrible at english and history, and anything, quote, "normal". i know that i'm obsessive compulsive, and that i'm either maniac/depressive or bi polar, but i have had quantum mechanics and quite a bit of theoretical astrophysics mastered since i was in fourth grade. Don't worry, none of my stories are normal, especially not Black Shadowed Nightmares, and What You'll Never Know. Thank you for such a wonderful and insightfull story.