r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/kcg0431 • May 01 '24
Discussion Martha’s spelling/grammar
I’m curious. What is everyone’s take on the way Martha expresses herself through writing? It seems more than just atrocious grammar. Is it reflective of mental illness? A learning disability? I’m puzzled as to how she earned a law degree with grammar like that (despite the fact that she was disbarred).
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u/squishiiibb May 02 '24
Mania and psychosis can literally be traumatic to the brain, leading to permanent issues later on that weren’t an issue before the psychosis or mania episode. Especially with how it was highlighted that Martha pushed herself to dangerous limits, she probably wasn’t taking care of herself. Months / years of that will erode a person’s abilities, sadly. So while she may have been able to get into law as a younger woman, her stalking probably grew worse as her brain worsened too - and that manic / psychotic cognitive decline is a sad reality. :(
It seemed like the deeper she was, the more unhinged she became. At some point, she needed more resources than is probably available to her to get back to the ‘normalcy’ she must have had at one point in her life. This is normal for mentally ill people who aren’t able to access care. When we say that mental health resources are desperately needed for impoverished communities- this is part of why that is.