If you all were ever curious on how i sit in chairs, tbh, i sit like Nolan 💀
You won't catch these legs hanging off a chair if I'm sitting in it, propped up always <3
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If you all were ever curious on how i sit in chairs, tbh, i sit like Nolan 💀
You won't catch these legs hanging off a chair if I'm sitting in it, propped up always <3
(screenshot is mine)
let's all beat him with rock
So what's the wildest thing that's true in the Law and Order universe (and just actual L&O, not stuff like which detectives are also on Sesame Street)?
My favorite weird fact is that Detective Stabler punched an astronaut.
Sunday
warning: minors dni, fingering, oral (f receiving), brat behaviour (if you squint), OC
Just curious why nobody sends in req's but likes my posts asking for them😪 Honestly what's up? Am I that scary?😭😭
pina at the end: "this tía doesn't lose a single final... but she is shy today"
Law and Order Theory: Mike Logan has C-PTSD
As I have stated previously, Mike Logan is one of my favorite Law and Order characters. I find his character fascinating and I want to know more about him, since the show did not give us a lot. I make headcanons to fill in the blanks. This started out as one such headcanon, but I realized that there is actual evidence to support this. Also, I have not seen anyone else discussing this, so I thought I might as well put my thoughts on it out.
The evidence:
First things first, what is C-PTSD, how does it developed in a person and what is its symptoms?
C-PTSD stands for Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and it occurs when one has experienced what is defined as Complex Trauma, which is commonly prolonged or repeated exposure from either one or multiple traumatic events and there feels little to no escape.
C-PTSD shares some symptoms with PTSD, but there are some additional ones that might add layers to the healing and diagnosis process.
According to this WebMD Article,
What is complex PTSD? Triggered by chronic trauma, complex PTSD adds problems with relationships, emotions, and self-esteem to the usual sym
C-PTSD symptoms generally fall into a few core symptoms, most of which Mike Logan fits perfectly into. Feel free to read the above article or another before reading the rest of this post.
(Also, please note: I am not presenting myself as someone who is an expert on C-PTSD or and registered psychologist. This is just me presenting evidence to support a fan theory. Also there are way more symptoms of C-PTSD, not just the ones listed below. If you find other information that either helps prove or disproved my theory, feel free to either reblog or put it in the comments.)
Now, time to present my theory:
Re-experiencing: We don't actually see Mike having any flashbacks or nightmares, but that doesn't mean he might not be having them. Given the fact that the first we ever learn about any trauma he experienced as a kid was "Indifference" [1x9], and it seems like it only came up because of how much Carla Lowenstein reminded him of his own mother who used to hit. However, I think the opposite is more likely the case - Memory loss. Mike has repressed the memories of his abuse, which yes, can also be a symptom of both PTSD and C-PTSD. In fact, he even flat out admits this in the episode "Bad Faith" [5x20] when he tells Cragen that he repressed the experience and doesn't have a clear memory of what happened with Father Joe Krolinsky.
Sense of Threat: Again, we don't see any signs of Mike being jumpy or hyper-vigilant, but also keep in mind, he is a police man, and a detective at that. He could not have it this particular symptom - or he could have trained himself to mask it so that he would not be perceived as "jumpy" by his coworkers, who could have seen that trait as liability in the field, which is not untrue.
Avoidance: This we actually see in the show. Mike has actively avoided churches and religion unless it is related to a case (i.e. "God Bless the Child" [2x5]) or it is a funeral for a friend (i.e. "Confession" [2x1]). He even states in "Apocrypha" [4x7] that "Next time I go to church, six of my closest buddies will be carrying me." This indicates that unless it is absolutely necessary, Mike would prefer to never step foot in a church again.
But then why do we never see him have an adverse reaction while being in or near a church, you might ask? Probably for the same reason we never see him jumpy or having a flashback - he has either learned to mask, or even repress his reactions enough that nothing looks off to his coworkers or the people around him. It is also possible that him being in "work mode" is a factor in this. He is a police officer, he cannot show weakness on the force. Not to his co-workers and certainly not to the suspects.
Trouble Controlling Emotions: I almost feel like I don't even need to explain this one, but I will anyway! It is very easy for Mike to get angry with people, especially suspects who give him and his partners a hard time. He seems to almost always be on the verge of decking anyone who makes him even slightly upset. There are many examples (way too many to list here), but the most notable one is the one that getting him 'exiled' - punching Councilman Kevin Crossley in "Pride" [5x23]. You can see on his face that he knows he fucked up, so why did he do it in the first place? Easy, in this instance, he wasn't in control of his emotions. Granted, anyone in Mike's position in that instance would have trouble keeping it cool (brief recap: an angry mob was trying to get to Crossley, Bricsoe and Logan were trying to get him to safety, but Crossley was uncooperative. In fact, he was actively making it worse. Mike's punch actually allowed him and Lennie to finally get the man in his car and get him to safety, but it still heavily damaged Mike's career). Someone with a cooler head probably would have found a better way to handle it, but Mike has never been one to keep a cool head.
Negative Self-View: Like the first two, this one is admittedly trickier because we don't see a lot of Mike's inner view of himself in the OG. We don't see his private life, or hear his inner thoughts. However, even in the OG, I can't help but feel like Mike doesn't have a good sense of self-respect. The closest I can think of is in "Confession" [2x1], where Mike is seen to be very reckless in regards to his job, position and even his life in a sense. Like he doesn't care what happened to him, as long as Max's killer is brought to justice. While this is noble, it is also incredibly reckless and he gets chewed out for it by Stone. We do get more evidence of this in CI, though. We see that he carried around the newspaper article of him punching Crossley around, as if he is reminding himself of his greatest failure. Both these things indicate a lack of self-worth on Mike's part, and also points to him feeling like a failure in some ways - he failed to protect Max and he failed to keep his job and reputation in Manhattan.
Relationship Problems: And last, but not least, Mike relationships! Despite seemingly being known for having a lot of girlfriends, they don't seem to stick around. In the OG, this could have been written off that Mike was young and not ready to settle down, but even in CI he is not shown with anyone steady. This could be for a multitude of reasons (job, sexuality, just didn't work out), but it is also possible that Mike has trouble forming meaningful connections due to C-PTSD. The relationships might have ended because he had trouble opening up and forming those deeper connections, as well as feeling unable to emotionally open and let his guard down, even around his romantic partner. This can also hold true for platonic relationships, as we get the sense that he didn't talk to those in the 27th after his transfer until the "Exiled" movie, though that could have also been self-preservation on some of their parts, but I refuse to believe that with Lennie. All in all, when you have trouble trusting the world, it can be hard to trust other people.
So what "gave" Mike C-PTSD?
As stated above, people who have been diagnosed with C-PTSD have experienced repeated or prolonged trauma. Many times, this translates into childhood neglect or abuse, the latter is something that we know Mike suffers from. He was physically abused by his mother and sexually abused by his former priest, Joe Krolinsky.
Conclusion
In my findings, I think the main trauma that influenced Mike's theorized C-PTSD is what Krolinsky put him through, though his mother's abuse is certainly a factor and he clearly has trauma surrounding her as well. However, I say his terrible experience with Krolinsky becuase it has the most obvious effects on his life: losing his faith in the Catholic Church, possibly his relationships, and not having trust in most authority figures. Still, those are just my thoughts and you are free to agree or disagree.