Shirley Ardell Mason was born on January 25, 1923, in Dodge Center, Minnesota.
Due to Shirley’s trauma as a child, she was diagnosed with a multiple personality disorder also called dissociative personality disorder, which consisted of 16 distinctive personalities in 1973 diagnosed by her therapist Dr. The movie depicted what Shirley had gone through a child, which included physical, emotional, and severe sexual abuse of the hands of her mother who was diagnosed with Schizophrenia. There was a movie based on Shirley Ardell Mason Life called “Sybil” which came out in 1976, her real name wasn’t used in the book or movie because she wanted to protect her identity. She later died on Feb 26, 1998, from breast cancer due to declining treatment. One can immediately.Shirley Ardell Mason also is known as (Sybil) was quietly living in Lexington Kentucky, and had run an art business out of her home in the 1970s.
However, Sybil's personality cancels out the intensity of her mental state and endears people to her. The depth of Sybil's condition is overwhelming. The reader can understand this position given the fantastic quality of Sybil's life. The author admits that she was hesitant to write Sybil's story.
Additionally, the author's relationship with Sybil prompts her to spend a considerable amount of time researching multiple personality disorder so that Sybil's story is factual from both a medical and personal perspective. This personal relationship gives validity to the book and pervades the story to make Sybil relatable to the reader. Flora takes a personal interest in Sybil prior to agreeing to write the book. Flora Schreiber is a well educated woman whose combined background in psychology and English make her an excellent person to present Sybil Dorsett's story. The preface of the book presents the author's credentials.
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