 abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. The memories that came flooding back were so horrific that Lisa Nasseff says she tried to kill herself: she had been raped several times, had multiple personalities and took part in satanic rituals involving unthinkable acts. She says she only got better when she realized they weren't real.

Nasseff, 31, is suing a suburban St. Louis treatment center where she spent 15 months being treated for anorexia, claiming one of its psychologists implanted the false memories during hypnosis sessions in order to keep her there long-term and run up a bill that eventually reached $650,000. The claims seem unbelievable, but her lawyer, Kenneth Vuylsteke, says other patients have come forward to say they, too, were brainwashed and are considering suing.

"This is an incredible nightmare," Vuylsteke said.

Castlewood Treatment Center's director, Nancy Albus, and the psychologist, Mark Schwartz, deny the allegations, and Albus pledged to vigorously fight the lawsuit, which was filed Nov. 21 and seeks the repayment of medical expenses and punitive damages. As in other repressed memory cases, which typically involve allegations of child abuse, the outcome will likely hinge on the testimony of experts with starkly different views on how memory works.

Nasseff stayed at Castlewood from July 2007 through March 2008 and returned for seven months in 2009. She was struggling with anorexia.

In her lawsuit, Nasseff claims that Schwartz used hypnotic therapy on her while she was being treated with psychotropic drugs, and her lawyer says Schwartz gave her books about satanic worship to further reinforce the false memories. She says she was led to believe she was involved in a satanic cult whose rituals included eating babies, that she had been sexually abused and raped multiple times, and that she had exhibited 20 different personalities.

Vuylsteke said the trauma was too much to bear, and that Nasseff tried to get hold of drugs to kill herself while she was at the center.

"Can you imagine how you would feel if you thought you had participated in all these horrible things?" Vuylsteke asked.

Eventually, Nasseff learned from other women treated at Castlewood that they, too, had been convinced through therapy that they were involved in satanic cults, Vuylsteke said.

Nasseff returned to her home in Minnesota, where
abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. The memories that came flooding back were therefore hideous that Lisa Nasseff says she tried to kill herself: she had been rape several times, have multiple personalities and took part in satanic rituals necessitate unthinkable acts. She says she entirely get better when she realized they weren't real. 

 Nasseff, 31, is action a suburban St. Louis treatment center where she spent 15 month being treated for anorexia, claiming one of its psychologist implanted the fake memories during hypnosis seance in order to keep her there long - condition and run up a bill that eventually reached $ 650,000. The claims seem unbelievable, but her lawyer, Kenneth Vuylsteke, says other patients have come forward to say they, too, were brainwashed and are considering suing. 

 " This is an incredible nightmare, " Vuylsteke say. 

 Castlewood Treatment Center's director, Nancy Albus, and the psychologist, Mark Schwartz, deny the allegation, and Albus toast to vigorously fight the lawsuit, which was filed Nov. 21 and seeks the refund of medical expense and punitive damages. As in other pent-up memory cases, which typically involve allegations of child abuse, the outcome will likely hinge on the testimony of experts with starkly different views on how memory works. 

 Nasseff stayed at Castlewood from July 2007 through March 2008 and returned for seven calendar month in 2009. She was struggling with anorexia. 

 In her lawsuit, Nasseff claim that Schwartz used hypnotic therapy on her while she was being treated with psychotropic drugs, and her lawyer says Schwartz give her books about satanic worship to further reinforce the assumed memories. She says she was led to believe she was necessitate in a satanic fad whose rituals included eating babies, that she had been sexually abused and rape multiple times, and that she had exhibit 20 different personality. 

 Vuylsteke said the trauma was too much to bear, and that Nasseff tried to grow hold of drug to kill herself while she was at the center. 

 " Can you imagine how you would feel if you think you had participate in all these horrible things? " Vuylsteke ask. 

 Eventually, Nasseff learned from other women treated at Castlewood that they, too, had been convert through therapy that they were involved in satanic cults, Vuylsteke said. 

 Nasseff returned to her home in Minnesota, where
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 abuse launched in May 2006 by the DePartment of justiCe. THe mEmOrieS thaT came flooding bACk weRe so horrific that Lisa NaSseff SaYS she TRiEd to kIll hersELf: SHE haD bEeN raPeD SeVeral TimEs, had muLtiple persOnaLiTies and took pARt In satanic rItuAls involving UntHinkabLe ActS. she saYs sHe onlY got beTTer wheN she realiZeD They weREn't real.

nASsEff, 31, iS suing a suburban St. lOuIS treatment centEr wherE sHE sPENt 15 mOntHs being treAtEd for ANorexia, CLaIMINg oNE of its psycholOgists implaNTed The falSe MemORies duRing hYpNOsiS sessions in OrdeR to keep heR there LOng-term ANd run up A bill tHat EveNtuaLLy ReAchEd $650,000. tHe cLAiMs sEEm uNbelievaBlE, bUt her LawyER, kENnetH VuYlstEke, saYs other patienTs hAve cOMe fOrwarD to saY theY, tOo, werE brainWasheD aNd are considerinG suiNg.

"This is aN inCrEdiBlE nighTMare," VuYlsTekE said.

CaStlewooD treAtMENT CEnter's director, NancY ALBUs, And the psYcholoGIsT, MARk SchwarTz, DenY the ALLegatIons, ANd albus pleDged to VIgOrOusly fiGhT the laWsUit, WhiCh was FIled nov. 21 and Seeks the RepayMEnt of medical exPEnses and punitIVe DAMaGEs. As In oTher repressEd meMOry cAses, WHiCh tYPicalLy invOlVE aLLegations of child abuSe, The outCome wIll likely hingE on the testIMONy of expeRts wITh STarkly differenT viewS on how memoRY works.

NaSseff Stayed at castlewooD FRom July 2007 tHroUgh marCh 2008 aND ReTurned for seveN MOnthS iN 2009. She was StrUggling WitH anOreXia.

in Her lawsuiT, Nasseff ClAiMs ThAt SChwarTZ used hypNoTic ThEraPy on hER while She waS beiNg TrEAteD with psYChOTRopiC dRuGs, anD heR lAwyer Says sChwArtz gavE her books AboUT satAnIc Worship To further reinFoRce the falsE mEmoRies. ShE SAys she waS led to believe she was invoLVed in a sAtaNic cuLt whOse ritualS inCluded EatINg babiEs, that She haD bEen SEXuallY ABuSed AnD raped multIPLe tImes, aNd That She had eXhibited 20 different pERsoNalities.

VuylsTekE saiD THe TraUMa WAs tOo MUch TO Bear, and that NassEff tried to GeT HoLd of drugs tO KilL hErself wHile she Was at THe centeR.

"Can you imAgine how yOu WoulD FEel If you thougHt you had ParticipaTEd in aLL tHese hOrrIble thInGs?" VUylstEke askED.

EvEntuaLly, NasSeFf learNed frOm Other womEn treated at Castlewood thAt they, Too, haD beEn convincEd tHRouGh therapy That They were inVolVed In satAniC Cults, vuylSTeKe sAId.

NasSeff REturned to HEr HomE IN MInnesota, wheRE
 abuse launched in May 200 6 by the D epart men t o fJust ice.  The memoriest hatcame flooding back wer e soho r rifi c  t hat L isa Nas s ef f say ssh e t ri e dto ki llherself : she hadbee nraped severa l  t imes, hadmul tiple person ali ties a nd  to o k par t i n sat anic r i tualsinvolving  u n thinka b le acts . Sh e sa ys she only got b e tt e r when she rea lizedth e yw e ren 'treal.

Nas se ff, 3 1 , is su i ng a sub u rban St. Loui s treatment cen ter wh er e s h e spen t 15mo n ths  being trea tedfor anore xia, c l aimingo ne of i ts psy cho log ists im pl ant ed the fa lse mem ories du ri ng  hypn osis s e s sion s i n or der t o keep her th ere  lon g -te rm an d run  upabillthat e ventu al ly reached $650 ,000 . The cla ims  s eem  u nbeli e vable,  bu t h er lawy er, Ken n eth  V u y l st eke, says other pa ti e n ts  have co me for w ar dt o say th ey , t oo,w e re br ainw a sh ed and a re con s id er ing sui ng .

"Th is  is  an  incr e dibl e nigh tmare,"Vuyls t eke said.

Cas t lewood Treatm e nt C en t er's  di rector, Nan cy A l bus,  and th e p s ychol ogist ,M ar k  Schwartz, deny the  a llegat ions,  and Albus pl edged to v i g o rously f ight th e  lawsuit, whic h was  filed Nov .  21 andseeks  the rep ayment of m edical e xpe nse s a ndp u ni tive damages. A s in  o ther re pre ssed me mor y c ase s,wh ich typic ally inv ol ve  a ll ega tions of child  a bus e,  th e out c ome wi ll li kely  h in g e o n the t e st i m onyof  e xper tswi th st arkl y  di fferent  views on  ho w  mem or yworks.
Nasseff stay ed  at Castle wo odfrom J u l y 2007 t hrough March 2008 and r e turnedfor  seve n mo nths in 2 009 . Shewas strugg ling w ith a no rex i a .

In h er  la ws uit, Nasse f f  cl aimsth at S chwartz  used hypnotic the r apy  on her while  sh e wa s be ing tr e ate dw ith p sychotropic dru gs, and he rl aw yer says S c hwa rt z gaveher boo ks ab o ut sata nic worsh ip to fur th er r e i nfo rce the fa lse memo ries. She sayss he  wasled  to be li eve  shewas in v olv ed in  a sat an ic cul t who se  rituals  included eating babies , that  shehad  been sex ual l y a bused and  rap ed multipl e t ime s, an d t h at sh e ha d  e xhi b ited20 d i fferent p e rs ona l i ti es.

Vuylst e k e  sa id th e t r auma w as t oo much to bear,a nd that Nassef f tr i e d t o g e t ho ld  of drugs to k ill  h e r self whi le  she was at  the cen te r .

"C an you  imagi ne howy o uw ould f eelifyou thoug htyo u  had pa rt ic i patedin a ll  these  horri b le t h i ngs?" Vuylstekeasked . 
Even t ual ly, N as seff le a rned  from othe r women tre ated a t Ca stlew ood tha tthey,too ,had been c o nvinced t hroug h thera py  tha t t hey we re i n v olved  insa tan ic cults, V uy l st ek e  sa id.
Nass ef f re turned to her home  in Minneso ta , w h e re
 abuse_launched in_May 2006 by the_Department of_Justice._The memories_that_came flooding back_were so horrific_that Lisa Nasseff says_she tried to_kill_herself: she had been raped several times, had multiple personalities and took part in_satanic_rituals involving_unthinkable_acts._She says she only got_better when she realized they_weren't real.

Nasseff,_31, is suing a suburban St. Louis treatment_center_where she spent_15 months being treated for anorexia, claiming one of_its psychologists implanted the false memories_during hypnosis sessions_in_order_to keep her there_long-term and run up a bill_that eventually reached $650,000. The claims_seem unbelievable, but her lawyer, Kenneth Vuylsteke,_says other patients have come forward_to say they, too, were_brainwashed and_are considering suing.

"This is an_incredible nightmare," Vuylsteke_said.

Castlewood Treatment_Center's director, Nancy_Albus, and the psychologist, Mark Schwartz,_deny the allegations,_and Albus pledged to vigorously fight_the_lawsuit, which was_filed_Nov._21 and_seeks the repayment_of_medical expenses_and_punitive damages. As in other repressed_memory_cases, which typically involve allegations of child_abuse, the outcome will_likely_hinge on the testimony_of experts with starkly different_views on how memory works.

Nasseff stayed_at Castlewood_from July_2007 through March 2008 and returned for seven months in 2009._She was struggling with anorexia.

In her_lawsuit, Nasseff claims that_Schwartz used_hypnotic_therapy on her_while_she was_being treated with psychotropic drugs, and her_lawyer says_Schwartz gave her books about satanic_worship to further reinforce_the_false memories. She says she was_led to believe she was involved_in a satanic cult whose_rituals_included_eating babies, that she had_been sexually abused and raped multiple_times, and that_she had exhibited 20 different personalities.

Vuylsteke said_the_trauma was too much to bear,_and_that Nasseff tried to get hold_of_drugs_to kill herself while she_was at the center.

"Can you imagine_how you would feel if you thought you had_participated in all_these horrible things?" Vuylsteke asked.

Eventually,_Nasseff_learned_from other women treated at Castlewood that they, too, had_been convinced_through therapy that_they were involved in satanic cults, Vuylsteke said.

Nasseff returned to_her home in Minnesota, where