![]() ![]() She broke out in rashes and hives and eventually came down with chronic colitis, enduring abdominal pain and nausea. She endured terrible pain during menstruation because she had endometriosis. She was bipolar and often disassociated from reality. She was plagued throughout her life by horrible dreams that contributed to her constant insomnia. “ She suffered from dyslexia and from a stutter more severe than anyone has realized. In her book, entitled Marilyn: The Passion and the Paradox, author Lois Banner offers her insights into the juxtaposed images of the superstar. Norma Jeane Mortenson) herself harbored raging insecurities and was said to have had early childhood trauma that set the stage for her eventual suicide on August 5, 1962. Many people were taught not to see themselves in that light. I refer to it as the Marilyn Monroe effect since the attitude she embodied on that day can help people transform from the ordinary into the extraordinary. ~ Amy Greene, wife of Marilyn’s personal photographer Milton Greene I had never seen anything like it before.” They were recognizing that this was Marilyn Monroe as if she pulled off a mask or something, even though a second ago nobody noticed her. And suddenly cars were slowing, and people were turning their heads and stopping to stare. I don’t know how to explain what she did because it was so very subtle, but she turned something on within herself that was almost like magic. So, as we we’re walking down Broadway, she turns to me and says, ‘Do you want to see me become her?’ I didn’t know what she meant but I just said ‘Yes’ - and then I saw it. She loved New York because no one bothered her there like they did in Hollywood, she could put on her plain-Jane clothes and no one would notice her. “I’ll never forget the day Marilyn and I were walking around New York City, just having a stroll on a nice day. ![]() I remember hearing this story many years ago and it has become a powerful teaching tool for my clients who I see in my therapy practice and in classes/presentations I offer. ![]()
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