Just As I Once Was

Subject: Sweetie Belle (U, age~15)
Reporting Doctor: Dr. Nathaniel Branden, D.E.P.S
Date: 8 July XXXX

Sweetie Belle is interesting to say the least.
She first came to me several months ago with her sister Rarity, accompanying the latter to her appointment. After Rarity's session, I offered to do one for Sweetie Belle as well.
What I found surprised me. She had a very low image of herself, and was very concerned with her inability to use magic.
I attempted to do what I could to help her self-esteem problem during our first session, but I hadn't been prepared to examine her psychological profile thoroughly, so I gathered little information other than a slight indication of possible bullying.
The next time she came, I was prepared. I took several tests, ending on the polygraph as I asked her about bullying.
That was when her inferiority complex became most prevalent. The more I talked to her about school, the more withdrawn and quiet she became, eventually getting to the point where she refused to speak. She seemed very anxious and paranoid, constantly looking around and wringing her hooves.
I asked Rarity if Sweetie Belle had exhibited any symptoms of paranoia or paranoid schizophrenia. She answered no, but that Sweetie Belle had recently begun having night terrors.
I kept that in mind on subsequent sessions. I mentioned the night terrors, and she seemed confused. She said she didn't remember having any night terrors. I informed her that that was a relatively common circumstance among those who have night terrors.
She expressed concern about the contents of these night terrors. She asked if there was a way I could find out what her terrors contained. I acknowledged that there was and asked her if she really wanted to know. She said yes, and I received Rarity's consent to perform hypnotherapy.
What we found shocked all three of us. Sweetie Belle was upset over both the recent death of their parents and the bullying she was receiving at school. I conferred with a colleague of mine, Hermann Rorschach, and we agreed that Sweetie Belle's night terrors were due to insomnia mingling with an overarching anxiety disorder. The paranoia and inferiority complex were brought about by the bullying she received.
At the time of this report, I have begun attempting to treat Sweetie Belle's paranoia, as it is the most severe and borders on paranoid schizophrenia.

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