This man is known in psychiatry as the owner of several personalities at once. We have seen this more than once in films and books, but we have little thought about the fact that such phenomena are true. The hero of our story has absorbed 24 "foreign" 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's try to figure it out further, and at the same time remember the bright moments from his biography.
Rooted in childhood
Milligan was born in 1955 in Miami Beach. His family is the most ordinary people who moved from the countryside and settled in Florida. Billy Milligan was the middle child in the family. Before him, his parents had a son, Jimbo, and after that, a daughter, Cathy Jo.
Specialists who subsequently de alt with the Milligan case, first of all, looked for confirmation of his criminal inclinations in childhood - when the first life stereotypes formed in the child. Examining the early years, we can say that Billy Milligan did not grow up in a full-fledged, happy family. His mother was afraidliving with Billy's father. Johnny was so addicted to alcohol that one day he had to be hospitalized. Problems dragged him down, the man borrowed money, not intending to repay debts. All this made the situation worse. In 1958, he attempted suicide, but it was unsuccessful. A year later, Johnny gassed.
First glimpses of bifurcation
To quickly forget about it, Dorothy moved to the provincial town of Circleville. The story of Billy Milligan begins just in this period, due to the acquaintance with Chalmer Milligan, whose surname the boy will later take. Before a new boyfriend, the mother returned to her former men, desperately looking for support in a partner. At the same time, growing children were constantly next to her. The stepfather turned out to be middle-aged: his daughter Turban was almost the same age as Billy.
Soon, the mother officially sealed the relationship with this man, and Billy began a black streak in his life. Chalmer was a pervert. When his stepson was 8 years old, he tied him up in a barn and brutally abused him. Billy confessed to the rape, a case was opened against his stepfather. Against the background of general stress, the first personalities of Billy Milligan began to appear.
More on life
At first he did not attach much importance to this, but he realized that something incomprehensible was happening to him. For the robbery of a pharmacy, which is more of a teenage hooligan motive, he was placed under arrest and soon released. In the same year, he raped three women using weapons. At least that was what the prosecution seemed to be.
First of all, the criminal was sent for examination. 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 in the dock. State attorneys succeeded in stopping the trial and transferring Milligan to a psychiatric hospital.
Within its walls, for the first time, he admitted that he was not the only one in his mind. Billy Milligan's personalities included the prim Briton Arthur, the manipulative swindler Allen, the communist from Yugoslavia, the young unbridled lesbian who committed rapes. This, of course, is not a complete list of alters. It is known that all of them could be interconnected, sometimes suppressing those who were weaker. During the study, the experts had no doubt: a split personality arose from the moment of bullying by the stepfather.
Internal Capabilities
In 1978, an incredible event in history caused a public outcry, the main character of which was the 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 had undeniable talent.
For ten years Billyis undergoing intensive treatment, moving from one medical institution to another. In 1988, he was recognized as "whole". 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.
This phenomenon needs to be talked about
Billy Milligan remains a mystery to science. Pictures of a person who has the ability to become the one created by consciousness were repeatedly discussed in the press even after his death. The rooms of the house where he lived for some time are hung with portraits and landscapes. Graceful frescoes hang on the walls, and in some places there are complex mathematical formulas. The Milligan phenomenon defies reasonable explanation. Definitely, he had incredible knowledge and abilities, to the greatest extent this is reflected in the paintings of Billy Milligan.
The story of this man has not bypassed the cinema. There have been rumors for a long time about the production of a film based on his biography. There is also information that Leonardo DiCaprio will be involved in the project. The actor's plans do not yet include such a film, but he does not deny the possibility and desire to play a major role. At this stage, the film company and the start date of filming have not been determined.
Also on sale is the book "Multiple Minds", partly sustained by the authorDaniel Keyes in the documentary genre. The paintings of Billy Milligan are mentioned in the work, causing a new wave of interest for those readers who are not familiar with the history of a unique person. By the way, one of them shows Reidzhen Vadaskovinic, one of the alter personalities - a young Yugoslav with a strong figure. He loves children and women, however, he can act fraudulently with them. The colorblind Reigen is depicted in the painting in black and white.
Talent beyond consciousness
Of course, many agree that the cause of the personality disorder was the environment in which Billy Milligan lived. Billy's paintings confirm this. So, some canvases depict portraits of a little girl (one of the personalities), and children hidden behind the stern faces of adults. In addition to children's images, the canvases contain portraits of empresses and ordinary people whose names are unknown.
For society, Billy became a victim of violence. On the one hand, it is impossible not to feel compassion for him, on the other hand, it was this terrible event from the past that opened the gift of an artist in him. Of course, he was very talented. But who would have thought that the paintings of Billy Milligan (photo attached) write his personality?!
So one of them is 14 year old Danny. He likes to paint still lifes because he is afraid of people. In general, each personality of Billy remains unique, in painting he often specializes in a separate direction. All of them are distinguished by different levels of intelligence and other indicators.
Modernity
Today MilliganBilly and his paintings are not just a page of history, but a whole phenomenon. In conclusion, a curious fact from his life should be cited, which will make us reconsider negative perceptions. Clearly aware of what had happened to him, Billy wanted society to remember his fate. The man has repeatedly expressed a desire that a book be written about him. As he himself said, this would be a wonderful lesson for people. Almost all of his paintings were sold out. Funds from them were transferred to the Child Abuse Fund, which Billy managed to organize in recent years while he was in a nursing home.
Attitude towards Billy Milligan
Assessing the artworks of Milligan, experts do not deny that they are quite professional. Each picture is sustained in a different manner, with a different mood and message. All of them are united by calm, non-provocative and non-irritating tones. Pictures with animals are considered especially successful. Undoubtedly, the psychological trauma from childhood took a huge toll on Billy's he alth. But at the same time, she discovered a new genius - after all, if everything had turned out differently, the world would not have recognized the talented artist.
