Regarding the patient in the isolation room:
I observed her again today, but I feel her symptoms have reached the point of hopelessness. For someone like her, with such high spiritual potential, Moonlight Syndrome almost always presents with extremely severe symptoms.
She may be the most extreme case yet. Her mind is on the brink of collapse.
She has managed to cling feebly to some semblance of sanity by fusing her dolls and herself in her mind. The dolls, each reflecting a different part of herself, may be necessary for her to anchor her fluid and ever-fluctuating state of mind.
It may be possible to use this doll transference approach to help the other patients deal with their chaotic memories.
However, while giving her dolls may have some temporary effect, all it does is postpone the inevitable collapse.
Director Haibara is desperately searching for some way to help her, but he's already tried so many things.
At this point, doing anything more might only cause her pain...
Haibara's Assistant's Notes (6)
Haibara's Assistant's Notes (6) | |
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| Kanji | 助手の手記 六 じょしゅのしゅき ろく |
| Game | Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse |
| Author | Shoji Katagiri |
| Chapter | Phase VIII: Sakuya |
| Located at | 4th Floor Isolation Ward Hall |
| Obtained | On the desk before the entrance. |
| Description | Talks about dolls. |
| Additional Description | There's a doctor's notebook. |
| Related Notes | Haibara's Assistant's Notes (1), Haibara's Assistant's Notes (2), Haibara's Assistant's Notes (3), Haibara's Assistant's Notes (4), Haibara's Assistant's Notes (5) & Haibara's Assistant's Notes (7) |
四階特別隔離室の患者について
今日観察を行うが、症状は
絶望的な段階と感じる。
彼女のように霊的な感覚が鋭い
ある種の霊媒体質の女性が
月幽病を発症すると、
著しく重い症状に陥る場合が多い。
彼女はそれの最たるものであろう。
精神は確実に崩壊に向かいつつある。
彼女は人形を自分に見立てる事で
わずかに自我を保っている。
彼女がさまざまな人形を抱き執着するのは、
常に流動的な自我を固定させるため
自我を映す「依り代」として
必要だからではないではないか。
（人形を自分に見立て、
混乱する記憶を整理する方法は、
他の患者へ流用する事ができるかもしれない）
しかし、人形を与えることで
一時的な効果があったとしても、
それはわずかに崩壊を遅らせているに
過ぎない。
院長は治療法を懸命に探しているが
すでに様々な方法を試してきた。
これ以上の治療は彼女を
苦しめるだけかもしれない⋯。
Additional Information
A yorishiro is a physical object capable of drawing the presence of a spirit, usually a kami, for a temporary period, especially ritual ceremonies. By using the doll as a vessel for a part of her own spirit, the doll is able to "speak" to her and remind her of things, such as her own name.[1] Many characters in this game seem to naturally seek out yorishiro-like objects, such as Kazuto Amaki's fixation on the mask from the dining room.[2]