Unshackled: A Survivor's Story of Mind Control

by Kathleen M. Sullivan

Kathleen Sullivan was once an assassin, prostitute and human guinea pig for satanic rituals and "experiments." A shocking account of Sullivan's experiences as part of a criminal network that includes Intelligence personnel, military personnel, doctors and mental health professionals contracted by the military and CIA, criminal cult leaders and members, pedophiles, pornographers, drug dealers and Nazis. This network included her own father, who brutalized his daughter for years and even forced her to kill her own infant child. A true account of "Manchurian Candidate" style mind-control techniques that create alter-states in unwitting victims, to perform deeds that are normally repugnant. A victim of mind control from childhood, until recently, when vivid flashbacks and nightmares started to leak the horrible truth, Sullivan had no recollection of any of these activities.

Genres: Nonfiction, Conspiracy Theories, Mental Health, Abuse

452 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2003

About the author

Kathleen Marie Sullivan is an American lawyer and name partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, a global, litigation-only white shoe law firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Based in the firm's New York City office, Sullivan chairs its national appellate practice group.

Reviews

[S.P. Aruna · Rating 3 out of 5]

I gave 3 stars because I wanted to give the author, as well as others who claim to be victims of mind control, the benefit of the doubt, but frankly, I'm not convinced of her case. It's sad, but readers need to be somewhat critical of these accounts in light of the ludicrous ramblings found in books such as Trance: Formation of America and Thanks For The Memories ... The Truth Has Set Me Free! The Memoirs of Bob Hope's and Henry Kissinger's Mind-Controlled Slave, the former I have read and reviewed and the latter I will read soon.

Ms. Sullivan did not make much effort in trying to document her story, which, while extremely difficult, is essential. I believe such an effort was made in Surviving Evil: CIA Mind Control Experiments in Vermont, another book on my tbr list which I will get to. Ms. Sullivan's approach was to relax and write whatever came into her mind, an approach that feeds the fire for the arguments of the False Memory Syndrome Foundation (FMSF), which states that such people seem to remember events that never actually occurred.

It is evident that the author had experienced abuse from her father which fucked up life. But there is no proof that the CIA or military were involved.

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kathleen Sullivan's ability to self reflect and grow throughout this book is inspiring.

She mentions the covert ops she was trained to do, mentions snippets from her childhood, mentions historic placement of the timeline, but her main drive comes from relationships and how she functions, changes, and shapes herself around them. Lots of reflection and honesty. However, she refuses to name names, which is slightly disappointing for inquiring minds.

This brand of survivor stories amazes me. Unshackled is my 8th SRA memoir of this genre. The others are:

Truddi Chase
Jenni Jessen
David Shurter
Brice Taylor
Cheryl Hersha
Cathy O'Brien
Gail Carr Feldman

Each author recounts the same essential base story, then each paints his/her own flair and point-of-view reflection. I'm fascinated.

Here's how the others compare, according to me:

Truddi Chase - straps in the reader and takes them on the ride with her
Jenni Jessen - as vague as can be; no specific recounts; heavily Jesus-message centered
David Shurter - names names and gives a balanced account of different aspects
Brice Taylor - names names; heavily incident detailed; light on the SRA recounts
Cheryl Hersha - very, very detailed military ops
Cathy O'Brien - names names and quotes them
Gail Carr Feldman - a therapist's perspective; lots of SRA detail

The older I grow, the less patient I am with fellow earth dwellers. However, reading these stories jump starts the patience and kindness I actually do have for others. The first part of their lives are horrific nightmares. How can I possibly judge or negate anyone, when I have no idea how they were shaped?

[Jonathan Lawrence]

The most horrifying non-fiction story I've ever known. I couldn't finish this book. Mind control is real & pervasive in our society, that's not debatable.

[Lexy Kilgore]

This is a very sad and disturbing story. Not for thr faint of heart, but felt compelled to read since I used to know the author.

[Jodi Leck · Rating 4 out of 5]

How does one write a story full of abuse and horrific mind control which includes an amnesiac cloud! Many of the names and military installations are mentioned in this book as in the book "Secret Weapons". Same trigger and activation devices such as Alice in Wonderland, Wizard of Oz and trips to Disneyland with it's colors, sounds and lights. Control through living a life of threats - using animals and people. No wonder MPD and DID are so hard to isolate in memory and experience. If there is ever a question as to the validity of experience - you learn to have grace because of the Ritualistic abuse and mental torture involved. Healing and wholeness is the end game - my mind is completely at a loss as how this happens. I could not imagine living this.