Between2Worlds [Story] 06/04
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@ThePlumbob
@DeafSimmer
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I wonder about Guardian’s words too. :no_mouth: Ooh cool question. Is evil born or bred? No idea.. watch me be a pro Slinker! *evades* (man I am weird)
Remember when you asked me why I had to feature a new cast? Yeap… cuz the trio went up and away each for their own justifications. Still not gonna pick a side among them. All leaving me like that. Hmph. ?
Remember when you asked me why I had to feature a new cast? Yeap… cuz the trio went up and away each for their own justifications. Still not gonna pick a side among them. All leaving me like that. Hmph. ?
@DeafSimmer
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Aw yes! I can see how strange Athena's responses might seem, considering she embraced her powers at the end of S1 and also how the first half of this chapter was her convincing herself that she’s past her trauma.
The three main ways we respond to immediate danger are fight, flight, or freeze. For most people, there is still a strong level of responsive thought processes. Eva for example, immediately tried to find escape routes, strategically jabbered on, knew when to stop, then only did she start biting her captors and elbowing their guts.
When danger or helplessness becomes overwhelming, such as at the brink of death, the body automatically ‘shuts down’ or ’freeze’. It’s a natural, automatic body response which a person has no control of. Hence why Athena stopped struggling when Rai seemingly almost broke her neck.
Athena is also a victim of repeated trauma who has had true bodily harm done to her. Trauma victims have altered brain chemistry. They are more likely to go into traumatic shock, and the brain goes straight to reactive survival mode (the reptilian brain) than respond(mammalian or neommalian brain). They experience danger and helplessness at higher levels than normal people because their brains are fear-conditioned so are more likely to arrive at ‘freeze’ than ‘fight’ or ‘flight’.
Trauma victims always blame themselves for not being able to choose ‘fight’ or ‘flight’. But their brain changes make it extremely hard for them to do so. Hence, it's best if we don't focus on what Athena did or didn't do because it's a form of victim blaming. Regardless of how powerful spellcasters are, to my understanding, they bleed and experience the world like the rest of us. Hope this helps!
The three main ways we respond to immediate danger are fight, flight, or freeze. For most people, there is still a strong level of responsive thought processes. Eva for example, immediately tried to find escape routes, strategically jabbered on, knew when to stop, then only did she start biting her captors and elbowing their guts.
When danger or helplessness becomes overwhelming, such as at the brink of death, the body automatically ‘shuts down’ or ’freeze’. It’s a natural, automatic body response which a person has no control of. Hence why Athena stopped struggling when Rai seemingly almost broke her neck.
Athena is also a victim of repeated trauma who has had true bodily harm done to her. Trauma victims have altered brain chemistry. They are more likely to go into traumatic shock, and the brain goes straight to reactive survival mode (the reptilian brain) than respond(mammalian or neommalian brain). They experience danger and helplessness at higher levels than normal people because their brains are fear-conditioned so are more likely to arrive at ‘freeze’ than ‘fight’ or ‘flight’.
Trauma victims always blame themselves for not being able to choose ‘fight’ or ‘flight’. But their brain changes make it extremely hard for them to do so. Hence, it's best if we don't focus on what Athena did or didn't do because it's a form of victim blaming. Regardless of how powerful spellcasters are, to my understanding, they bleed and experience the world like the rest of us. Hope this helps!
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