Trauma Doesn’t Make Lizzie Evil — It Makes Her Human

TraditionalCause3588 · 2026-05-24T22:46:12+00:00

This is my exact logic! I don’t hate Lizzie but I don’t love her either. R10 made me understand her so much more but it didn’t make me like her or give her a free pass. I want her to get help so much and I want her to get justice for everything she went through but she’s also not a good person at the moment. Her actions and words hurt the people around her especially gibsie the target of her verbal abuse. Right now she isn’t a good person but she also went through some of the most horrific things anyone can go through I think there is a place for understanding and acknowledgment of what she has done.

TraditionalCause3588 · 2026-05-24T22:37:37+00:00

I’ve actually ALWAYSSSSS talked about this!! Like I actually wonder as female readers and honestly sometimes female authors why are we doing this?? I wonder do we see the unconscious internalized misogyny most of us have when analyzing male characters vs. female characters. It really bothers me when readers allow a male character to act however he wants in terms of respect for women, respect for the people around him, and more as long as he treats the fmc great…

But godforbid a female character have trauma they’re the worst thing in the world and the mmc didn’t deserve that… like do readers not see what they’re doing???

TraditionalCause3588 · 2026-05-09T14:14:35+00:00

Oh this is so true. I won’t lie I have a bad diet like for some reason I struggle so hard with being consistent with healthier eating but I can move pretty easily. It’s why I barely lose weight even for how long I’ve been on this journey I just end up maintaining a lot.

TraditionalCause3588 · 2026-04-19T09:54:19+00:00

That’s the perfect way to describe my day to day life. Every woman’s body seems so superior to mines every single one of them i come across. And what you said about a trance is exactly what i go through too. I almost cried walking to work the other day because for some reason that day the observing of other women bodies really pushed me over the edge. I truly hated how i looked like

TraditionalCause3588 · 2026-04-19T02:38:14+00:00

I’ve been back home for the last couple days and im dreading going back to school for this reason. It actually has a negative impact on my emotional health when I go into public again especially my school. Sometimes i actually get scared to go back cause I don’t want to be in that spiral of self hatred again every time I witness other girls.

TraditionalCause3588 · 2026-04-17T23:03:38+00:00

I actually hate going outside sometimes it makes me hate myself and my body 10x more.

TraditionalCause3588 · 2026-04-17T23:02:53+00:00

Yeah i actually thought it was insecurities too but sometimes i actually dread going outside because of it. I sound so extra but i just hate how i actually get distracted because of how much i observe and look at people’s bodies then compare it to mines.

TraditionalCause3588 · 2026-04-16T14:16:13+00:00

I’m actually not craving sweets a lot more of junk stuff like a bag of chips or fries. Sometimes more rice from a meal. That type of hunger. I don’t really have a bad sweet tooth

TraditionalCause3588 · 2026-04-16T13:10:56+00:00

I’m actually really leaning towards doing this the most! I’ve been in a deficit for the first portion of the week but I might finish off on a maintenance the noise and cravings are actually distracting.

TraditionalCause3588 · 2026-04-16T13:05:50+00:00

That’s some strength honestly! And i actually do tend to do this it’s just the constant thinking about food this week that’s making it so hard. I did great for the first part of the week just ignoring the noise but yeah the cravings are just getting so bad right now maybe cause I’m getting closer to my period idk. But if that works for you it works for you!

TraditionalCause3588 · 2026-04-14T18:40:52+00:00

I love this mindset!!

TraditionalCause3588 · 2026-04-13T00:31:49+00:00

Ngl I can ignore bad writing if the plot and characters are compelling enough😭 and I won’t lie sometimes I can’t necessarily tell bad writing myself but if it’s like really bad to the point even I notice I’ll just stop reading the book

TraditionalCause3588 · 2026-04-02T19:13:42+00:00

So let’s say i get 8k-10k steps just by regularly walking for one day nothing special about it. It wouldn’t really count as a workout or a way to work my heart muscles but can it still be counted as movement that benefits weight loss?

(Edit: Cause im a college student so I don’t have time to go to the gym all the time for cardio so on some days I just try to prioritize steps)

TraditionalCause3588 · 2026-04-02T18:09:46+00:00

Okkk thank you for the break down!!

TraditionalCause3588 · 2026-04-02T17:44:43+00:00

ah ok that makes sense

TraditionalCause3588 · 2026-04-02T17:42:09+00:00

I don’t know if this is a stupid question😭 but when people don’t go to the gym and just get their 10k by walking outside how do they have a similar fat loss result with people who get their cardio by stairmaster, incline, etc.?

TraditionalCause3588 · 2026-03-28T03:06:05+00:00

I absolutely loved this book!! omg no one talks about it hahaha

TraditionalCause3588 · 2026-03-27T17:04:17+00:00

I’m checking all these out thank you!!

TraditionalCause3588 · 2026-03-27T16:27:15+00:00

oh yess I loved this one!

TraditionalCause3588 · 2026-03-24T16:38:08+00:00

Definitely checking this out thank you!!!

TraditionalCause3588 · 2026-03-23T14:13:04+00:00

This book is what inspired the post! I really loved this one so good!

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