We have a new case study to report on. With the growing numbers of weasels in our society, the odds of an encounter with a person suffering from a form of weasel dementia are increasing. We have noticed a spike in the female population and asked for a volunteer to come forward for further study. Our needs were met when a volunteer stepped forward that we will refer to as  "Jezebel".

 At first glance, Jezebel appeared to be quite normal, but when we checked into her references, we found this to be quite the contrary. Jezebel listed numerous men as character references. We became increasingly concerned when most of these men admitted to being sexually involved with Jezebel, yet not emotionally involved. We decided to start the study off by asking Jezebel about her emotional involvements. She took on a defensive posture, smoothed with an innocent smile and began to "pave the road to her unreality".

 She told us of her strong sense of family values. How she was raised in a loving and nurturing environment and how this has improved her relationships in life. She explained to us, in great detail, her desire to be loved and return that love. She told us of her current relationship and how perfect that was for her. She talked about the timing being so right and all of her needs being met. We asked her to explain this a bit further. She explained how she was "searching to find herself" when she found her husband. He had everything she needed, a good job, a home, insurance, a car, oh...and he was nice. 

 This was our first hint to the selfish nature of Jezebel. It was also our first glance at her obsession to be loved.  An obsession is an idea or  thought that lodges in the mind and cannot be forgotten. In Jezebel's case, she wanted to compensate for the lack of love in her childhood environment so she obsessed on finding it in her adult relationships. Obsessional mental activity often leads to compulsive behavior. A compulsion is an unreasonable need to behave a certain way. Again, in Jezebel's case it is evident that her obsession to be loved led her to a compulsive reaction. This is best demonstrated by her many male partners in her quest for love. Obsessions and compulsions become disorders only when they are so intense and persistent that they interfere with normal life.

 This is true for Jezebel. She suffers from a severe obsessive compulsive disorder. Her obsession to be loved has led her to spend her days searching for that special some one, only to find heartache. This heartache reinforces the compulsion and drives her forward to find yet another, and another. When she hit what seemed to be rock bottom to her, she turned her obsession elsewhere, religion. She focused herself to find the answers for what she wasn't getting. She ran away from her responsibilities in her new obsession to find herself and the answers to her questions.

 Responsibilities, that was another key in diagnosing Jezebel. She was so consumed in her own life that she showed an evident lack of parental guidance toward her child. She went even further in her compulsion when she left the young child in the care of his father and left the state in pursuit of spiritual guidance. Once eased from the burden of trying to raise a child, she focused more and more on her need for answers. Eventually she could think of little else. At this point her obsession began to effect her behavior. Obsessions and compulsions often center on irrational fears, with Jezebel it is the fear of not being loved.

 Jezebel did a lot of reading and research into her new found quest for enlightenment. Some of her research led her to the internet where she met her future husband. After a short time their internet friendship blossomed and they met. It was love at first site for Jezebel, she loved his house, she loved his job, and oh...he's nice too. Jezebel realized her behavior was irrational, but attempts to resist an overwhelming compulsion to be loved caused intense anxiety, which can only be relieved by giving in to the compulsion. They were quickly married and Jezebel felt all of her needs were met, she had finally found love. But what about her child?  

  We will continue to look further into Jezebel's obsessive compulsive behavior and the destruction left in it's mist. In the mean time we are treating Jezebel with a form of therapy known as desensitization. Desensitization forces a person to come to grips with their disorder and the chaos it causes for the patient and others around them.

Dr. Kirk - D.W.P.