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“you look down on men who are secretly pinning for a mother figure, seeking kindness and care from women, but i don’t see how you’re any different.” introspective.

it truly takes a village

emotionally disconnected mother. stunted growth. mimicked behaviors.

unfamiliarity activates stress response. hyperarousal and dissociation; independent but can coexist. control over trauma; reenactments. “patterned, repetitive stimulus leads to tolerance, while chaotic, infrequent signals produce sensitization.”

developmental trauma. associations and experience form a foundation. unconscious behaviors.

chapter 1 breaks my heart.

can’t even put the book down i’m so enthralled.

the narration is perfectly imperfect as it captures the thoughts and feelings of frey.