BEER Ch. 3 The Big Alexithymic Lug

[John Bailey]

So a few steps in and we've had Alexithymia, Borderline Personality
Disorder, Kugelblitz theory, DSM reference. Diagnostastic!

Or are the people in Maxine's life characterised by emotional
disconnection? Are they America? Or are they who she finds it easier
to be around?

On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 6:38 PM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
> "Luvbux 6.9"
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/69_%28sex_position%29
>
>
> "big alexithymic lug"
>
> http://www.alexithymia.us/test-alex.html
>
> describing Horst; alexithymia is a personality construct characterized
> by the sub-clinical inability to identify and describe emotions in the
> self. The core characteristics of alexithymia are marked dysfunction
> in emotional awareness, social attachment, and interpersonal relating.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexithymia
> http://bleedingedge.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_3#Page_25
>
>
> "wacky sidekick"
>
> http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Sidekick
>
>
> "fastmouthed soubrette"
>
> A soubrette is a female stock character in opera and theatre. The term
> arrived in English from Provençal via French, and means "conceited" or
> "coy."
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soubrette
>
>
> "Princessipality"
>
> http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0701&msg=114339
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