Characters on the Couch
Film & Television Blog
by Dr. Sandra Cohen
DYING FOR SEX EPISODE 5 MY PET: Molly Lets Down Her Guard with Neighbor Guy (It’s Not Easy…)
Why is it sometimes preferable to have a pet? Dying for Sex Episode 5, My Pet, offers us a good example (as in Molly’s Barking Man/Pet). Pet doesn’t say you’re wrong, violate you, or tell your secrets (namely, Steve, Molly’s abuser, and her mom). Yes, it’s quite difficult for Molly to let her guard down.…
DYING FOR SEX EPISODE 4 TOPPING IS A SACRED SKILL: Molly Wants Power (& How She Gets Some…)
Dying for Sex Episode 4: Topping is a Sacred Skill reveals one thing you don’t have when you’re sexually abused as a child, and that’s: power. Your abuser has the power. You? You have no control. You’re scared, helpless, and you go away, go dead, shut down your desire, just like Molly did. If you’re…
DYING FOR SEX EPISODE 3: FEELINGS CAN BECOME AMPLIFIED: When Reality Hits Hard & Molly Has No Control
Dying for Sex Episode 3 shows us one major reason feelings can become amplified. It’s when reality hits hard after you’ve been avoiding reality for a very long time because it’s too painful to feel. And, for Molly, all those unwanted feelings are helped along by Dr. P’s new concoction of pharmaceuticals to go “full…
