you will suffer something else: a psychic trauma, a personality change whose dimensions still elude full explanation. You will be emotionally fragile… - Morris West

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you will suffer something else: a psychic trauma, a personality change whose dimensions still elude full explanation. You will be emotionally fragile – as prone to tears as to rage. You will be subject to depressions, sudden, black and sometimes suicidal. At one moment you will be as dependent as a child, seeking reassurance after a nightmare. The next you will be angry and frustrated by your own impotence. Your short-term memory may be defective. Your tolerance of emotional stress will be greatly reduced. You will be strongly advised by the counsellors who will be working with

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About Morris West

Morris Langlo West (26 April 1916 – 9 October 1999) was an Australian novelist and playwright.

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Alternative Names: Morris Langlo West Michael East Julian Morris
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