Loved this. I think the flip side of a surrender fantasy being a fear of genuine (uncontrolled) surrender touches on the heart of it.
Also, can confirm the fear of women reading goes back further - found a 1630s case last week of a woman who is referred to a physician by her husband (ofc) and diagnosed with melancholy because of ‘over much reading and watching’!
Loved this. I think the flip side of a surrender fantasy being a fear of genuine (uncontrolled) surrender touches on the heart of it.
Also, can confirm the fear of women reading goes back further - found a 1630s case last week of a woman who is referred to a physician by her husband (ofc) and diagnosed with melancholy because of ‘over much reading and watching’!
Omg! As we’ve prev discussed I know v little abt the 17th century but this is great!
This was fantastic! The analysis of surrender as something that requires agency again and again is so interesting.
tysm!! <3