Seance On a Wet Afternoon

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Psychic medium Myra tells her husband Billy there has been "too much sorrow" in their lives. (0:13)

Billy appears to use an inhalant like ether or chloroform to facilitate his kidnapping of Amanda. (0:27)

Billy confronts Myra that their son Arthur was "born dead." (0:35)

During the last seance Myra enters a trance-like state during which she appears to talk to Arthur. (1:47)

Does Myra's entry into a trance state during her seances represent self-hypnosis? She appears to believe that she can communicate with Arthur. Would you consider her delusional or just in a state of denial?

Bereavement | delusion | denial | hypnosis | inhalant