Disorganized Attachment is viewed as the most harmful out of all the attachments a child can have towards his/her parent(s). “The child is caught in a terrible dilemma: [emotional cruelty and frightening behavior] her survival instincts are telling her to flee to safety but safety is the very person who is terrifying her… In these situations, children typically disassociate from their selves. They detach from what is happening to them and what they are experiencing is blocked from their consciousness.” This is the exact dilemma Portnoy is facing. His 6-year-old, premature brain is in a state of turmoil; he left bamboozled why his mother, who always praises him and treats him well due to his genius, is threatening him as a child. At this age, he does not understand the implications of her pointing a knife at him just
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This will take precedence with his future interactions with other human beings, especially with his fetishes. With such a conflicted attachment towards his mother: he is deeply intrigued by her and often thinks sexually about her (stockings example?), but is also conflicted with the fact that he was almost killed by this same woman. Therefore, his worldview of love is deeply affected. Overall, he is a shallow when it comes to love, objectives women based on their physical qualities, and is always looking for “fresh pussy”. “Leaving out of consideration her the health partner, he may easily fall in love with a detached person, provided the latter has some glamour though wealth, position, reputation, or particular gifs; with an outstanding narcissistic type possessing a buoyant self-assurance similar to his own.” (Morbid Dependency 243) (example with monkey?) With such serious trauma caused at such a young age, Alex is mentally scarred for the rest of his life and in turn, fears getting close with women and chooses to date non-Jewish ones,
This will take precedence with his future interactions with other human beings, especially with his fetishes. With such a conflicted attachment towards his mother: he is deeply intrigued by her and often thinks sexually about her (stockings example?), but is also conflicted with the fact that he was almost killed by this same woman. Therefore, his worldview of love is deeply affected. Overall, he is a shallow when it comes to love, objectives women based on their physical qualities, and is always looking for “fresh pussy”. “Leaving out of consideration her the health partner, he may easily fall in love with a detached person, provided the latter has some glamour though wealth, position, reputation, or particular gifs; with an outstanding narcissistic type possessing a buoyant self-assurance similar to his own.” (Morbid Dependency 243) (example with monkey?) With such serious trauma caused at such a young age, Alex is mentally scarred for the rest of his life and in turn, fears getting close with women and chooses to date non-Jewish ones,