we just read it (as in, we finished it in one sitting five minutes ago) and just want to re-emphasize how fucking rough the therapeutic abuse is, because even with the TWs we weren't fully prepared.
like, it gets to a point where the therapist says that he *sees why they were beaten as a child* because he's mad at them, and he kicks them out of therapy repeatedly. probably over 50% of what he says is accusing them of lying or faking, including yelling at them for having a panic attack while they were actively having it.
the framing of integration was also pretty upsetting to us, but it's a memoir and if that's how emma grove experienced it, that's obviously totally fine. we just get incredibly sad seeing alters treated like they're less deserving of a life than the 'host,' or like their existence is inherently a detriment.
the TW stuff aside though, some of how they talked about gender really hit home for some of us. ed says he's not a woman but a man who wants to be a woman, who might be one deep down, which fits one of our headmates very well. ed in general is very relatable to that headmate. and riley saw a lot of themself in katrina (which is part of what made the ending so painful for us).
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Date: 2024-09-20 12:51 am (UTC)we just read it (as in, we finished it in one sitting five minutes ago) and just want to re-emphasize how fucking rough the therapeutic abuse is, because even with the TWs we weren't fully prepared.
like, it gets to a point where the therapist says that he *sees why they were beaten as a child* because he's mad at them, and he kicks them out of therapy repeatedly. probably over 50% of what he says is accusing them of lying or faking, including yelling at them for having a panic attack while they were actively having it.
the framing of integration was also pretty upsetting to us, but it's a memoir and if that's how emma grove experienced it, that's obviously totally fine. we just get incredibly sad seeing alters treated like they're less deserving of a life than the 'host,' or like their existence is inherently a detriment.
the TW stuff aside though, some of how they talked about gender really hit home for some of us. ed says he's not a woman but a man who wants to be a woman, who might be one deep down, which fits one of our headmates very well. ed in general is very relatable to that headmate. and riley saw a lot of themself in katrina (which is part of what made the ending so painful for us).