tə səpɹˈɛs ðə ɡˈɪlt ʌv mˈætɹɪsˌaɪd, hiː dɪvˈɛləpt ɐn ɔːltˈɜːnət pˌɜːsənˈælᵻɾi—hɪz mˈʌðɚ, hˌuː ɪz æz kɹˈuːəl ænd pəzˈɛsɪv æz ðə ɹˈiːəl mˈɪsɪz. bˈeɪts hɐdbɪn.
To suppress the guilt of matricide, he developed an alternate personality—his mother, who is as cruel and possessive as the real Mrs. Bates had been.