#to me she is an inteovert and has SAD

[faysgeekystuff]

Francesca Bridgerton has SAD

This new season of Bridgerton has been absolutely amazing with Polin, Eloise scenes, Violet being Violet, and, of course, Francesca Bridgerton. She is such an interesting character to me, and extremely relatable to many people. She has become my favorite character in the franchise due to how much I relate.

I think everyone agrees that she is an introvert, it's been confirmed by Julia Quinn and everything. Having her social battery run out, enjoying solitary activities such as piano forte, being overstimulated by crowds, needed time to herself, preferring to be a wallflower, sitting in companionable silence ect. She is very different from her sibling, and it's refreshing to see an introvert in the Bridgerton family.

One thing I couldn't help but notice is the anxiety she has when she's social. Now someone isn't necessarily neurodivergent or has a mental health issue if they're an introvert but there is a higher likelihood because of how many signs overlap. Francesca is a character that I've noticed many people, introverts or nuerodivergent people especially, relate to. I honestly think it's amazing! But I haven't seen many people talk about the clear signs of anxiety she has.

She fidgets a lot in social situations, avoids eye contact, anxiously follows social situations until she's told by someone it's okay to take a break or to go play piano. Avoids being social but will mentally prepare herself if she has to go to events. She wants to be done with these situations as quickly as socially possible, which we see when she leaves multiple balls early. There are so many signs but the biggest one for me is the faces she makes.

Hannah Dodds has done an amazing job showing the rich internal life of Francesca. The faces she makes show clear thought and internal dialogue without any of it having to leave her mouth. The anxiety she has before meeting the queen and having everyone look at her, the panic when she is surrounded by multiple suitors who don't follow her practiced dialogue (they went off script!), the relief when she finally has time for herself and can get away, the nervousness when she's dancing with a suitor because if she messes up everyone will see and judge her. All of it leads me to believe that she is a very socially anxious person.

All in all, I see her as an introverted person with Social Anxiety Disorder and relate to her so much because of it. It's something more people should talk about. When we see Social Anxiety on screen or in TV it's almost always someone who never leaves the house or has a panic attack when people start talking to them. It's almost always portrayed as debilitating and generally becomes the personality or quirk of the character. There definitely are some people like that but SAD is often fairly functional. We can go to social events, talk to people, be in a crowd, ect.

A lot of the time an underlaying anxiety throughout the interaction and you have an internal monologue telling you to not to mess up. To avoid judgement. Asking if this is okay to do? Do i look weird doing this? Are they laughing at me? When is it okay to leave? Can I go to the bathroom now or is the timing weird? Am I making eye contact too long or too little? Can i find somewhere away from people? Most of that stays internal but it can have few outwards signs. Things like avoiding eye contact, or figeting, making a face, trying to find a way to escape a conversation. All things we see Francesca do. It's so nice to see a mild form of social anxiety on screen for a change. Someone who can live their life despite the anxiety and is so much more than just their disorder.

Even if you don't agree with me and you think she's just an introvert, or she's shy, or she's on the spectrum, or anything else. I find it amazing how many people see themselves in her. That she can be seen in so many different ways, and have so many people love her without being a loud or gregarious person. She's quiet and has a rich internal life, and so many of us love her for it.

[tartagliaxx]

hi lei!! how are you? i kinda wanna know if you were in genshin what type of vision would you receive and why?

also i see you've been playing the hangout events !! :D i've only gotten through noelle and chongyun's so far and their so cute,,,,it honestly makes me feel worse. i know this isn't an otome game and should be trying for all the endings but some legit make me feel bad T_T mhy seriously excepts me to tell noelle that she needs more strength or to feed chongyun spicy food when he trusted us? i still did though because i need the exp fhwkdjwo

i'm pretty sure there are gonna be more hangout events cause they referred to it as the first one which means theres gonna be more later 👁👁 i hope kaeya is gonna be included in the next one hes my fave!! hes also a CRIMINAL,,,,lei he stole my heart and just gets to walk the streets free of his crimes!!! T_T its especially sickening cause he should be putting people like him behind bars!!! i was missing him for a while now but i'm glad we got to see him in the windbloom festival!! i wonder who he's writing his poem too tho :0 i was thinking maybe its a platonic one for maybe jean or even diluc which would take a sad turn T_T

anyways i've rambled to you enough remember to drink some water and eat something!! ^_^ - 🍰

heyyy babe!! im doing fine, thanks for asking! i just woke up like a few minutes ago and it’s already 12nn. i took some tests before and got dendro and cryo. personally, i believe cryo fits me more bc im pretty reserved irl. like yknow how winters are usually silent and intimidating? thats how im often described at school but also, im pretty comforting when you get past the coldness in the beginning (i promise im not a bad person. im just inteoverted w a rbf)

and yes! i’ve been doing the hangouts. i see we chose the same first two! i got all 6 endings for noelle and 2 for chongyun yesterday. i totally understand the sentiment like i would never make some of the choices i had to make to get the endings. ngl the strength thing is lowkey funny cause it makes the traveler sound like a macho, power enthusiast gym body w kiloliters worth of protein shake. (i also see we are both exp deprived people)

seeing as the hangout events are a hit, im pretty sure they’ll add more. when the time comes, i hope they’ll add some for 5* too. im still waiting for that date w childe. anw, yes! 😤 kaeya deserves to go to jail. he stole from you? well, he also committed arson. what was he thinking setting our hearts on fire like that?! ugh how sickening. i almost fainted when he appeared in the quest. the charisma? the looks? the voice? on freaking point. ngl i think he just joined the poem writing thing to mess w venti. i dont think he needs any help in that area at all. i mean he flirts for a living. being a captain is just a side job. its nice to think that its for diluc tho. like,, a poem that expresses untold feelings of regret and brotherhood. his poem unspoken against the man who has closed his ears.

enough about that.. thanks for dropping by! how are you? i’ll grab some lunch after this. remember to drink and eat on time too! 💕