8/22/2023 0 Comments Cassie and maddy euphoriaSo, what would healing look like for Cassie? If she were a patient of Dr. Mills says the character would indeed fit the diagnostic criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder. From a medical standpoint, does she fit the bill? A person can’t technically be diagnosed with BPD until they are at least 18 years old, and other issues like complicated grief, as opposed to a personality disorder could be at play with Cassie, but Dr. Some fans have speculated that Cassie has undiagnosed Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), a mental health disorder characterized by intense, unstable emotions and relationships as well as insecurity and self-doubt. “I think Cassie truly has a fear of abandonment” This could also explain why Cassie remained so committed to the “they were already broken up” stance when critiqued about the betrayal by family and friends. Understandably, you may be thinking, there are so many guys in the world, why would Cassie sacrifice her closest friendship, and for a guy who she likely knows is abusive?Ĭassie’s trauma history and her need to feel good in the moment may have trumped her ability to be empathetic to her friend, explains Dr. I think that's what's happening with her.” I think Cassie truly has a fear of abandonment and she's addicted to these unhealthy relationships just as severely as Rue is addicted to the drugs. “When we're in relationships, even when we hug someone, but especially when we're intimate with someone, we get these oxytocin and dopamine and serotonin released. Mills, explaining that people can be addicted to substances, food, a range of things-including relationships and love. “I think Cassie is addicted to love,” continues Dr. Mills, because once you have that fear of abandonment, you go to extremes to not be left behind. She desperately wants people to like her, explains Dr. Those wounds seem to be a major driving force with Cassie’s history of struggling to say no, staying involved with guys she’s aware she doesn’t like, and staying involved with guys who’ve mistreated her-like sharing nudes and filming her during intimate moments without consent. She had a healthy relationship with her dad before he walked out on the family during her childhood, and that likely sparked a severe fear of abandonment within Cassie. Mills believes there are multiple layers at play, like unresolved grief from her father’s abrupt absence. When it comes to Cassie’s general mental state, which connects to what motivates her actions, Dr. However, many fans were perplexed by Cassie’s cardinal violation of girl code and left wondering, Why would she do that? While hooking up with your on-again, off-again girlfriend’s best friend is extremely shitty, it’s not exactly off-brand for Nate, who has a lengthy history of consciously inflicting harm on others when it serves his self-interests. ”Ĭassie and Nate getting together was one of season 2’s biggest and most chaotic curveballs. Mills provides health and wellness coaching for women to prevent mental health disturbance and burnout, and has various self-care products, including an online self-care course titled, “ The Mental Wealth Masterclass. In addition to psychotherapy services, Dr. Mills, a Nationally Registered Health Service Psychologist, Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional who works with adolescents, adults, and couples. We checked in with Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Dr. It saw our favorite East Highland teens (plus Fez and Ash-and minus Nate) up to more shenanigans, still mostly propelled by sweet thrills, unhealed wounds, and an achingly familiar yearning for connection.Īs discourse faithfully filled timelines and group chats with each episode, it seemed fitting to ask a specialist some of our most pressing questions about the show, specifically about the girls and their dysfunctional relationships: Why would Cassie do…*gestures vaguely*…all of that? How the heck would Maddy recover from all her trauma? And perhaps the biggest question of them all: Sure, Rue and Jules as end game would be adorable but is that relationship good for either of them?
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