Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 21

[cahn]

Much slower because of world-events/Life-in-general/Yuletide/holidays, but still going!

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Comments

Re: Fritz-Duhan Follow-Up

[mildred_of_midgard]

I feel like Fritz is extremely sensitive to perceived criticism (part of having anxiety disorders) and likely to perceive things as criticism even if they're not meant that way. I also suspect that this would be exacerbated when he's under stress, So I could easily see a double whammy of "You haven't written your wife" and "It's your fault her brother's dead" putting him on the defensive, all the more so when his emotional support dogs, books, and flutes are gone. (Not saying AW said it was Fritz's fault, but if he's in a hypersensitive mood, that's exactly how "died in your service" is going to come across to our guy with PTSD.)

I remember your conclusion at the time ws that Fritz decided to write a letter to ensure now one else ever pesters him into writing a condolence letter again

Lol, I'd forgotten about that, but yes, I did make that joke. Alas! I fear his self-awareness was not that good.