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Ideological skirmishes over the motives and obligations of Carpenter’s music include both sincere interrogation of its feminism and smirking counteractive reprisals to that scrutiny. It’s easy to ignite a smoldering batch of think pieces and podcast rebukes in the year of conservatives making Sydney Sweeney an emblem of imagined liberal outrage. Tr... See more
Sabrina Carpenter Is No Sub
“Thank you always and forever for listening,” Carpenter shared on the song’s release. “And thank you men for testing me!!” Well, it’s not like this guy is passing any tests on his own ...
Sabrina Carpenter Doesn’t Gentle-Parent Her “Manchild”
“Manchild” is a kiss-off about a stupid man. In it, she patronizes her man by talking like a caveman, asking, “Why so sexy if so dumb?” It’s been theorized that the song is about Carpenter’s public ex, movie star Barry Keoghan. Are there any indications Man’s Best Friend is about Keoghan? Well, he does remind some people of Target’s famous dog masc... See more
Sabrina Carpenter Fetches Man’s Best Friend
In plain language, dissociation is what creates safety and ultimately pain relief in the moment of need. Trauma deeply impacts a person’s psyche, extreme limits are pushed, and extreme reactions become necessary.
Jamie Marich • Dissociation Made Simple: A Stigma-Free Guide to Embracing Your Dissociative Mind and Navigating Daily Life
Dissociation is a way of fleeing without leaving the room.
Staci Haines • The Politics of Trauma
This is dissociation mode. People who enter this mode leave their bodies psychologically. Many, like me, may appear present, interacting with others, though mentally be far off on their own ‘spaceship’. Some detach so completely that they view the event as a dream. Others develop amnesia.
Nicole LePera • How To Do The Work: Recognise Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self
The term “dissociation” was coined by Pierre Janet in 1889 in the book-length scientific study L’automisme psychologique. For Janet, “dissociation” defined how the memory of trauma split itself off from the rest of the self, where it could not be internalized or assimilated.
Jayson Greene • The Rise of Dissociation Music
We might ‘dissociate’ and do the opposite: we check out, numb ourselves, engage in escapism, or fixate harder on connecting with others. In a state of dissociation, it is hard to advocate for our needs, our boundaries, and our limits. In addition, many of us have excellent auto-pilot functions and masking skills for when we dissociate, which can so... See more
The Radical Guide to Being Your Own Primary Partner | Radical Relating
I hadn’t realized how prevalent dissociative states were in people.