The Emperor with His New Clothes, a Man, with Multiple Identities

not my art…

Welcome, to MY version of a “case study” from MY very own DSM (Diagnostic Statistical Manual, THE HOLY BIBLE for ALL psych majors???)

We all know, that the emperor was known, for his indecisiveness, but, the problems of him, being so unsure of himself actually runs deeper…

And here’s what was going on, in one of his sessions with the Company Shrink (p.s. we’re NOT supposed to show this, due to the therapist-client confidentiality clause, so don’t tell ANYBODY about this, or, I will get S-U-E-D!!!).

Therapist: so, how are we doing today, Mr. Emperor? Still indecisive over what to wear?

Emperor: somewhat, but, I’m getting better, I’d only tried on TWENTY outfits today before coming to see you, sir!

Therapist: I think, we should, trace back into your earlier years, to see the root cause of your fixation on trying on so many different clothes, how about, a hypnotic session with me?

“I look good, don’t I???”

Emperor: okay, if you think it can actually help…

And, due to the sensitive nature of the “session”, we are not at liberty to disclose to the rest of the public about WHAT goes on in the Emperor’s hypnosis!

But, here’s what HIS SHIRNK found out: back when the emperor was a prince by the king, he wasn’t even a child of the queen, instead, he was, one of the children that the king had, FUCKED a maid from…

And, as the Emperor grew up, without the presence of his biological father, because of how he was conceived, and his personal histories, he grew up, quite hard, and, his father led him once, into his chambers, where he’d shown him, a collection of beautiful clothes, and ever since, the Emperor had wished long and hard, for those beautiful, shiny, glorious clothes to be his to wear.

the Emperor’s problem with his own self-image…

Then, the father of the Emperor was killed in war with a neighboring nation, and his cabinet members (i.e. advisors) started looking into who’ll take his place, and that, was when the members of his legislation found out about that little boy who was the illegitimate child of the emperor, and because the queen is already dead, and had NO other children, there was, NO contesting the status of this illegitimate child of the emperor, and naturally, he became, the ruler of his father’s realm.

And, that, was when the shrink gazed down at his watch, and realized how late it is, and he said to the Emperor who was under hypnosis, okay, now, I want you to wake up, and remember everything you’d told me, as I counted down to one.

Three…two…one, WAKE!

And, the Emperor finally understood his fixation on trying on so many set of outfits, and why he was, so indecisive in making UP his mind on the unimportant matters. He learned, that because of his status (as an illegitimate child of his fathers), that, was why he was so unsure of himself, and his trying on all the different outfits was his way, of trying to find his place in the world.

But, his therapy is NOWHERE NEAR done, there’s still a lot of work that the Emperor needs to do, to become a whole man, a completely human being……but, that’s a great, first step, isn’t it???