Third-eye Thoughts

thirdthoughts.bsky.social

12 October 2026 18:52

Thank you for posting this. I've seen a number of takes, and being familiar with Ursula's other stuff (and concise style), I kinda assumed the complaints were people who were missing subtext, or think flat dissociation is the only kind, or similar. Nice to have it confirmed.

A_lethe_ion

aletheion.bsky.social

05 October 2026 12:41

emotional closeness, of care. Abusers might feel shame or guilt until they relapse into violence to self soothe or reform that feeling of control and security at the other persons cost.

A_lethe_ion

aletheion.bsky.social

05 October 2026 12:41

Its also something that can happen. The body isnt a machine. People can orgasm during rape. That's not a sign of consent & a lot of people feel deeply ashamed of that, despite not having any control over that reaction. We also know that abusers dont tend to be monsters 24/7, there will be phases of

Petite Pandemonium 🌙✨

petite-pandemonium.bsky.social

05 October 2026 06:18

Basically you are saying that literary studies are bullshit. Bettelheim got it all wrong but you, a random bsky user are the expert. Sometimes I hate the internet.

Kingfisher & Wombat

tkingfisher.com

04 October 2026 12:10

Please note, I will be blocking with a liberal hand henceforth. The book is written, it is published, neither man nor god can change what’s on the page. (Yelling at me certainly can’t.) Love it or hate it, it’s done. But seriously, HE SANG THE SHANTY!!