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Twenty-three-year-old Whitney Robinson tells the mesmerizing true story of her descent into mental illness soon after she arrived at college. Her doctor labels the illness schizophrenia, but Whitney feels that she became possessed by a seductive entity that attempted to influence her into harming herself and others.

Institutionalized and heavily medicated, Whitney encounters other mysteries and horrors within the walls of a psychiatric hospital. Determined to release herself from psychological shackles, Whitney confronts and expels her demon through sheer will and begins to cure her illness through alternative methods, including an attempted exorcism and shamanic healing.

Whitney's saga parallels current discussions in the media regarding the limitations of American psychiatry versus the possibilities of holistic and indigenous healing modalities which, according to a recent New York Times Magazine article The Americanization of Mental Illness, have been revealed in some cases to be more effective than our country's use of drug-oriented solutions.

As she enters graduate school this year for creative writing, Whitney's remarkable story will serve as an inspiration for others on radio and television programs.

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