Eventually, Linda’s plaintive cries moved me to stop; she was genuinely frightened, and even in my odd frenzy, I knew it. Perhaps she was scared because she recognized in me the kind of behavior she had seen in the hospital. Or perhaps I was just out of control and might well have scared anyone who saw me. In fact, I’d scared myself—I had no idea what had come over me. I had no clue. Some months later, I was in the dorm with Peter and Susie and once again felt the way I had the night Linda was visiting. Abruptly, I challenged them. “I’ll do anything you ask me to!” I yelled. “Ask me anything,
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