Choices and Personas
The conversation dives into the heavy burden of living with one's choices, particularly for characters like Mike, Kim, and Gus. Gus's transformation stems from his past traumas and the loss of his boyfriend, while Jimmy's painful evolution into Saul Goodman reveals the depths of his hurt. The discussion highlights how we all craft personas to cope, reflecting on the extreme versions of this phenomenon seen in these characters.In this clip
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Related Questions
If we can't forget traumatic events but can modify our emotional response to past events, can the changes to a person's character following an event also be reversed or altered? For example, if someone who was once very positive and engaging returns from war or suffers the loss of a parent/spouse and as a result becomes guarded and distant, how much of our 'character' is malleable? Or can people truly become 'stuck in their ways'?
If we can't forget traumatic events but can modify our emotional response to past events, can the changes to a person's character following an event also be reversed or altered? For example, if someone who was once very positive and engaging returns from war or suffers the loss of a parent/spouse and becomes guarded and distant, how much of our "character" is malleable? Or can people truly become "stuck in their ways"?
How much of our 'character' is malleable, and can people truly become 'stuck in their ways' as discussed in the episode Shrink Next Door: A Psychiatrist’s Analysis and the clip Mind Control Dynamics?