Ela was happily married—or that’s what others thought—until the day her husband came home with a DVD he had bought. Not a common practice for him. The name of the movie was “Sleeping with the Enemy” with Julia Roberts. Ela loved movies and made some popcorn to watch it with her husband. “Who recommended it?” she asked. “Myself,” he responded. “I think it’s time for you to wake up.” That day marked the beginning of Ela’s understanding of her dissociation, her depression, her l

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