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AeroChild wrote:

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Blond & Twinkle, I'm OCD as well. Just so you know where I'm coming from. I think Nat's thought loops and obsession over Matt/Bible is a covering mechanism more related to the chameleon syndrome. She lacks focus, therefore she needs sometning to focus on, but the fact that her focus can change on a dime is, to me anyway, the key to her not being OCD. Her obssesion with Matt/Bible is also indicative of the persona she wants people to see, not what it really is. Being a loyal friend/girfriend and/or Christian is, to her, the perfect persona. Just differing opinions, none of us are psychologists. :)

Aero, I'll be the first to admit I'm no expert, so I just *think* out loud and I'm always loving to hear others' takes on stuff. You could very well be spot on. One thing that points in that direction is the fact that her personality has 100% changed. She's gone from sex-kitten to bible thumper. It's crazy how much her personality changed.

I chalked it up to delusion & obsession on religion & Matty, but your description could fit too. Hell, none of us are professionals, so it's all just speculation anyways, but interesting to try and figure out, nonetheless!

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AeroChild wrote:

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After all that berating from Chelsia, jabs about the BJs from the guys or all the stuff Matt said to her, especially anout having a GF...you would think the girl would show a little emotion and break down. She just seems so void of it that it is almost un-natural

that would make me think she's been insulted her whole life, prolly starting as a child in school. so she's numb to it and she talks to herself, just as she was when Chel was going off and makes herself believe in the fantasy world not what's being said to her. It may be why she dresses as she does, etc. her body is prolly one thing she's never been criticized for.

She's said she was just tortured as a kid in school. She was one of those kids the other kids tore apart daily. Makes sense.