The Archeron sisters are the perfect example of how everyone deals with trauma and depression differently.
Nesta shows us that we can get ugly and nasty when dealing with trauma and depression when we donāt actually mean it but we canāt help it. Itās a trauma response to assert dominance. And through asserting dominance, we protect ourselves even though it may be wrong sometimes. We hope that in asserting dominance and being nasty, it will intimidate others into thinking twice before violating us!!! We see through Nestaās actions how itās a direct result of trauma.
With Elain we see how people can become withdrawn, disassociated and avoidant when dealing with trauma and depression. We tend to turn to the things that once gave us joy in the hopes that it will heal us, like Elain does with gardening. We also avoid confrontation as much as possible because weāre tired and withdrawn from reality. We avoid the harshness of reality as much as we can because if we donāt, weāre constantly reminded of how horrible this world is and what was done to us. We also tend to lean on the people that bring us most comfort and security in our lives so we donāt have to worry about being a target anymore.
With Feyre we see how people can completely give up and not care about our lives or what happens to it anymore. We donāt care how much weight we lost/gained. We donāt care whether weāve eaten or not and we donāt care if someone completely dictates our lives and future because weāre so numb and withdrawn that we just donāt gaf anymore. We are willing to let others live our lives for us and donāt care whether we live or die until someone tells us that itās not right. And even then it takes months for us to start caring again. Even then it takes months to stop feeling numb and wanting to live again.
So thatās why Iām 100% pro Archeronās and the rest of you guys can eat rocks for all I care š©
