It is obvious that Kitty has created an alter ego to deal with her pain. It's a common symptom among many mental disorders, including Autism Spectum Disorder and Narcissistic Personality Disorder. In ASD, it commonly manifests as "masking," while in NPD, it commonly manifests as gaslighting and delusions of grandeur.
So no one here is actually talking to the real Kitty. The real Kitty doesn't exist in this thread. The person we're interacting with is a fictitious character who doesn't exist. And since that character doesn't exist, there's no such thing as objective facts for that character. That character, and her history, is whatever the roleplayer says it is. It's like when we were kids playing pretend, and there was that one kid who was always invincible to everything and was always more powerful than everyone else. It's like a Dungeons and Dragons roleplay, where you can make up your character's backstory, and no one can tell you any different because it's your character.
People do this to protect themselves from pain. By taking on the mask of their alter ego, they pretend that they didn't do any of the things they're ashamed of. Any criticism you direct towards them gets redirected toward the alter ego. And since the alter ego (purportedly) didn't do any of those things, your criticism is moot.
This is why Kitty seems to kinda-sorta-but-not-really take responsibility:
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Originally Posted by KittyLamour
Good grief I admitted to experiementing with AI way back at the beginning of this thread. I found the app on IG. I was bored and I tried it out, I had a good old time with it. It's the one and only I ever posted an AI pic, I must not have been thinking too clearly, I do make some fucked up choices some time. We're only human. But quit trying to punish me over and over and over for the same old shit.
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Her real ego wants to take responsibility and do better, but then she deflects to her alter ego to avoid responsibility by playing the victim. So we see both at the same time.
Kitty: other peoples' opinions are your drug, and you are addicted to it. That's why you created this thread and keep coming back to respond to it. You are addicted and can't help yourself. You are not missing time with your horses because of other people; you are missing that time because you're an addict. So just like with any drug or alcohol addict, you have to be willing to give up that drug completely. That means completely cutting off access to that drug -- even if it means deleting your account and never coming back. I AM NOT SAYING I WANT YOU TO DO THAT. I am saying that I think it may be better for your own mental health.
Everyone else: I think you should just let her go. I appreciate all the backstory; I wasn't here 8 years ago to witness this drama myself. But continuing to argue with Kitty at this point is like continuing to argue with a toddler about whether or not they ate the cookies, while they have cookie crumbs all over their face and hands. It's a waste of your time, and it just makes you look like you don't understand irrationality when you see it.