No one is saying it's a reflection of Beyonce. But it does involve her because relationships/behavior do not exist in a vacuum.

I know that's true for some people...but this whole thing just reeks more and more of PR stunt to me.

ditto. this is reaching obvious levels of PR stunt now...

yeah but the timing??

She is apparently all about BJs...or so I've recently read

hahaha "passive aggressive prayer" = golden. they're the best kind!

But that's what's so fucked up about it! If that's true, this woman is suffering but is under that much pressure that she is living this double life. Living a lie! It's messed up.

It's not a stretch to imagine that, and that's exactly what's so unsettling about it to me. That we live in such a culture that allows and supports her living that double life. That many are justifying the whole thing for the very reason you imagine. That's fucked up! The whole thing is just gross.

It may have been, but I think the point is it strikes many of us as odd that one would have that kind of a reaction in the middle of an assault...in a tiny, enclosed space no less.

Except there is nothing bad or scary about the hypothetical explanation I gave.

Right, but you can just tell them that. That it's something she might not be able to understand yet, but it has to do with the way people in our culture view and treat women, and how that affects women. Or that you're not sure yet how to explain it to her, but you're going to think about it and revisit it with her…

Judging someone's choice to get plastic surgery is not judging their body, though.

I'm not sure what small sample size you're referring to in the reference I listed in my comment...or in any of the references I've listed throughout this thread.

Who said case studies or books are scientific fact?

Oh awesome! I have a bachelor's and master's in the psyc field but did not start learning this stuff until late into my mater's degree because the neuroscience on this stuff has slowly been coming out over the past decade or 2, so it's still fairly new to the field and to many degrees and programs.

I don't want a thank you, I don't care if you believe me, and I'm not going to try and "defend my claims" to someone who calls them a "fancy theory impossible to disprove" when my "claims" are actually scientific fact, rooted in groundbreaking neuroscience researched and demonstrated by the authors I listed. Call it…

I'm not sure if there are different types of nonverbal memory, but you are right on the money about implicit, nonverbal, "felt sense" memories being exactly what PTSD flashbacks are, and exactly why they're so disorienting and distressing. It's the same as preverbal memories in the sense that it's using the same part…

I'm not suggesting that "babies left alone in their cribs all day become sociopaths". I'm saying that leaving your baby alone in a crib all day with no human contact is a big part of the reason for/cause of sociopathy. People keep taking that one phrase out of the context of the whole sentence and ironically making…

Well, it's not my job to leave you with specific citations. I gave you the authors, all of their work demonstrates this stuff, you can look it up if you want to debate this topic. Also I left you with 13 well-known authors/researchers on this subject, all of who clearly demonstrated what I wrote about in their work.…

Wow. I'm so sorry that happened to you. I find it amazing you remember that. Even though it's painful to remember, I think it's a good thing. A lot of people can't pinpoint their anxiety, depression, etc. to any one event when it's a preverbal experience like that. And I'm really glad you found support and love in…