#therefore the hyde physically represents the so called lack of emotional regulation or having big feelings and not knowing what to do

[thenecropolix]

I cannot stop pondering a potential Jekyll and Hyde au with Sasha.

I never read the orginal book, but having dome some digging, my understanding that Jekyll was trying to separate his "good" from his "bad" but we know at the end of the day, he and Hyde were always the same person, it was a matter of circumstances (at least how I see it).

The story behind his character interested me because it involved a teacher Stevenson knew that was found guilty for a murder, a man that from Stevenson's perspective "appeared" to be normal in how he conducted himself; naturally, I suspect the entire character of Jekyll/Hyde is based on the concept of perception and how one conducts themselves around different people (you wouldn't act around your coworkers the same way you'd act around family for instance). To one group of people, you appear as one way, but then imagine their surprise that's not how you act around a different set, as if you were a totally different person.

Such thinking has led me to the thought that the concept of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde could be applicable to masking, stimming, and emotional regulation in neurodivergent people. Given that neurotypicals expect us to conduct ourselves according to their standards and detest the way we express ourselves despite its benefits, we are forced to put on a facade that pleases them to the point that people question if we're on the spectrum to begin with.

Considering how Autistic coded Sasha Nein is, I can't help but consider him in a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde situation where the transformation into Hyde is less about indulging in immoral tendencies and moreso the repression of stimming or allowing oneself to indulge in behaviors that are looked down upon by a neurotypical society. To "normal" people, the neurodivergent person may appear beneath the definition of a "proper" person and is treated as such when the reality is their is nothing wrong with them other than they process things differently. I feel that such a subject would be interesting to explore with Sasha's character and the fantastical, gothic nature of the Hyde formula.

#psychonauts #the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde #i am #having so many thoughts about this #something something #the ostracization of neurodivergent folks resulting in feelings of shame and abnormality #resulting in a division within the person where they feel they must hide this “other” self to maintain social acceptability #ah #I fogot to mention it #but emotional regulation plays a big part of what I have in mind #being unable to react without prejudice due to the intensity of such emotions #therefore the hyde physically represents the so called lack of emotional regulation or having big feelings and not knowing what to do #given his specialty #It would be interesting to see Sasha's “hyde” as a manifestation of his repressed emotions #both the good and the bad #is this completely random #maybe so #but i am going through it and you must bear witness lest I mentally explode from repressing such thoughts #sasha nein #the necropolix speaks