[He frowns, left hand closing around the rosary that hangs around his neck.]
I'm no stranger to trauma, Dr. Sweets, and I don't mean just what I've experienced here in the past year. I - I manage what I've experienced.
[That's probably the single biggest lie Mello's currently telling himself. He doesn't manage; he ignores, compartmentalizes, distracts, finds something else on which to focus his energy and attention. Like he's doing now, breezing entirely over the issue and pushing ahead at full steam.]
The crux of the argument as to whether I've been brainwashed by my upbringing is the choice I made to serve as a sacrifice. But it was a rational decision. I weighed my options carefully. It was necessary.
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I'm no stranger to trauma, Dr. Sweets, and I don't mean just what I've experienced here in the past year. I - I manage what I've experienced.
[That's probably the single biggest lie Mello's currently telling himself. He doesn't manage; he ignores, compartmentalizes, distracts, finds something else on which to focus his energy and attention. Like he's doing now, breezing entirely over the issue and pushing ahead at full steam.]
The crux of the argument as to whether I've been brainwashed by my upbringing is the choice I made to serve as a sacrifice. But it was a rational decision. I weighed my options carefully. It was necessary.