a"f48IQMEBQOY PLEAS EHELP ME !God wants us <strong>to</strong> cry for <strong>help</strong>when we're overco<strong>me</strong> by ourselves./^JLs utho r Andrew Mor<strong>to</strong> n confir<strong>me</strong> d <strong>to</strong> the world tha t royal -ty isn't wha t it' s cracked u p t o be . Hi s book abou tPrincess Dian a o f England shattere d th e fairy-tal e image o f he rmarriage t o Prince Charles .According t o Mor<strong>to</strong>n , earl y i n thei r marriag e Dian a gre woverwhel<strong>me</strong>d wit h th e circumstance s o f he r life : Three month spregnant wit h William , sh e suffered from morning sickness ; sh ediscovered tha t Charle s nurture d a relationship wit h anothe rwoman; th e constan t <strong>me</strong>di a scrutin y exhauste d her ; th e roya lfamily's stilted lifestyl e and socia l responsibilitie s intimidated an dfrustrated her . An d unti l th e pregnancy , sh e ha d suffere d fromfrequent attack s o f bulimia, a symp<strong>to</strong>m o f her trouble d growing -up years .Diana begge d Charle s t o end hi s indifference <strong>to</strong>war d he rturmoil and t o <strong>help</strong> .After her first Christma s wit h th e roya l family , angry voice sand sobbin g emitted fro m the room s occupied b y the Princ e an dPrincess o f Wales . Dian a pleade d wit h th e princ e fo r assistanc e8b
STUMBLING TOWAR D FREEDO Mand the n threatene d t o tak e her life . He accuse d he r o f bluffingand prepare d t o ride hi s horse on th e roya l estate .Troubled an d determined , Dian a promptl y hurle d hersel fdown a long wooden staircase , endangering th e lif e of their child .Charles, afte r discovering sh e an d th e bab y survive d withou tharm, went riding .Several suicid e incident s followed . Dian a thre w hersel fagainst a glass display cabinet. Sh e slashe d he r wrist s with a razo rblade. Sh e cu t hersel f wit h th e serrate d edg e o f a lemon slicer .During a n argu<strong>me</strong>n t wit h Charles , she picke d u p a penknife an dcut her ches t and thighs .Charles thought Dian a faked her problems ."They wer e desperat e crie s fo r <strong>help</strong>, " Dian a late r <strong>to</strong>l dfriends. These friend s say that, fo r more tha n a decade o f mar -riage, Charles has consistently ignored Diana' s pleas. 29(^yVy/hether o r no t we believe al l of Mor<strong>to</strong>n's claims—or othe rVy s<strong>to</strong>rie s written abou t th e decaye d roya l marriage—it sad -dens m e t o thin k o f anyon e pleadin g fo r hel p an d crashin gagainst denial or indifference.It happens more often than w e might think .One winter , m y friend Caroly n embarke d o n a vacation t oHawaii wit h he r extende d family . Famil y <strong>me</strong>mber s ha d save dmoney an d looke d forwar d t o thi s trip, s o above all , they wante d<strong>to</strong> enjoy it.About tw o day s int o th e vacation , though , Caroly n fel tengulfed b y deep, emotiona l pain . Livin g with he r famil y again ,years o f unresolve d hur t an d sham e surface d <strong>to</strong>war d the m an dturned he r in<strong>to</strong> a sobbing heap ."I felt shocked an d humiliated , t o sa y the least, " she <strong>to</strong>l d <strong>me</strong> ."I had n o ide a the hurt wa s there, tha t i t would surface , and tha t Icouldn't contro l it . That wa s the worst part—that I couldn't pus h i tback inside of <strong>me</strong>. I thought I was ruining everybody's big vacation."Her famil y did, <strong>to</strong>o . After Carolyn explaine d th e sobbing t oher mo m an d sister , the y backed off . For th e res t of the week, th efamily left Carolyn alon e i n th e cabin , crying , while the y <strong>to</strong>ok da ytrips. Nobody else asked about he r sorrow .When w e feel desperate i n our nee d t o <strong>change</strong>, w e can tur nmanic i n ou r crie s for <strong>help</strong>. This urgent nee d fo r <strong>help</strong> ca n occu r85
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