▁ ▁Through ▁this ▁new ▁friendship ▁and ▁her ▁own ▁determ ination , ▁Mar ge ▁changes ▁the ▁emot ional ▁direction ▁of ▁her ▁life ▁and ▁takes ▁the ▁first ▁steps ▁towards ▁her ▁recovery . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁The ▁Inner ▁World ▁of ▁A phas ia ▁was ▁pra ised ▁by ▁contemporary ▁sources ▁for ▁its ▁attention ▁to ▁patient ▁experience , ▁particularly ▁for ▁drawing ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁ways ▁in ▁which ▁patients ▁treated ▁for ▁a phas ia ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁were ▁de human ized ▁by ▁hospital ▁staff ▁and ▁family ▁members . ▁ ▁Comp ared ▁to ▁other ▁media ▁port ray als ▁of ▁a phas ia ▁the ▁time , ▁The ▁Inner ▁World ▁of ▁A phas ia ▁was ▁unique ▁for ▁its ▁focus ▁on ▁port ray ing ▁" the ▁complex ▁subject ive ▁feel ▁of ▁what ▁it ▁is ▁like ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁a phas ic ." ▁Its ▁use ▁of ▁flash back , ▁optical ▁dist ort ions , ▁and ▁audio ▁editing ▁techniques ▁were ▁noted ▁by ▁medical ▁profession als ▁as ▁accur ately ▁con ve ying ▁the ▁experience ▁of ▁a ▁person ▁suffering ▁from ▁a phas ia ▁( such ▁as ▁hem i ple gia ▁and ▁hem ian ops ia ). ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁Rec ogn ition ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁The ▁Inner ▁World ▁of ▁A phas ia ▁received ▁the ▁Golden ▁E agle ▁from ▁The ▁Council ▁on ▁International ▁Non - The atr ical ▁Events ▁( C INE ), ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁highest ▁honor . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁The ▁American ▁Journal ▁of ▁N urs ing ▁included ▁The