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The Long Goodbye

2024/8/8
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Nobody Should Believe Me

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Andrea Dunlop
一名专注于真实犯罪和社会问题的媒体人物和作者。
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Crystal
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Jo
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Andrea Dunlop:本集探讨了与患有孟乔森综合征的母亲或类似亲人相处带来的长期影响,包括持续的焦虑、对疾病和死亡的恐惧,以及亲人性格的改变。这种疾病会像一个不受欢迎的客人一样,始终萦绕在家庭成员身边,并随着时间的推移,其谎言、疾病和与死亡擦肩而过的事件会变得越来越极端和频繁。 Andrea Dunlop 还分享了她与患有孟乔森综合征的姐姐 Megan 的经历,描述了姐姐人格的逐渐消亡,以及她如何努力将姐姐现在的状态与童年时的回忆调和。她认为,失去一个从未真正存在过的人,是一种复杂的悲伤。 在节目中,Andrea Dunlop 还讨论了人们倾向于相信自己所爱之人的话,即使这些话是谎言,以及这种信任在面对孟乔森综合征时所带来的挑战。 Jo:Jo 分享了她与患有孟乔森综合征的母亲 Donna 的复杂关系。她描述了母亲反复住院、以及她如何习惯了母亲的病情,甚至在母亲陷入昏迷时,也一度认为这是她一贯的模式。Jo 在得知母亲昏迷后,经历了恐慌和焦虑,并驱车前往医院与母亲道别。 在医院陪伴母亲期间,Jo 经历了复杂的情感,既有对母亲的爱和担忧,也有对母亲行为的愤怒和失望。她向母亲表达了爱意和原谅,同时设定了界限,并希望母亲能够为她的成就感到高兴。即使母亲在昏迷中醒来后神志不清,Jo 也努力与母亲保持联系,并珍惜这段时间与母亲相处的时光。 Donna 从昏迷中醒来后,Jo 意识到母亲不会改变,并决定与母亲保持距离。她回顾了与母亲相处的点点滴滴,并最终决定不再与母亲有任何联系,只保留在医院里与母亲相处的美好回忆。 Crystal:Jo 的姐姐 Crystal 分享了她对母亲 Donna 的看法,以及她与 Jo 的关系。她认为母亲 Donna 的行为疏远了她周围的人,让她感到孤独。她对母亲抱有谨慎的态度,并不期待与她建立任何关系,但同时她也回忆起童年时母亲“好”和“坏”两种状态,以及与母亲相处的一些美好回忆。在 Jo 的母亲去世后,Crystal 与 Jo 互相支持,共同处理母亲的后事。

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The episode explores the complex feelings of losing someone who was mostly an illusion, using the experiences of Jo and Andrea's sister Megan as examples.

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Just as Jo has made huge personal strides in the spring of 2023, Donna slides into a coma and Jo returns to Hutchinson to say what they will believe to be their final goodbyes. However, even Donna’s “deathbed” isn’t what it seems, and she ends up pulling through: leaving Jo to manage the complicated process of setting boundaries with their mother after yet another dramatic brush with death. 

Over the next year, Jo continues to thrive and heal their relationship with their sister: just in time for the two to receive a shocking phone call.  


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