Girls develop psychosomatic illnesses as an unconscious exit from marriage

Evidence

EVERYTHING CRASHED around Lina. Her relationship with Laith had turned rocky. Wisam was in prison. School was going nowhere, and she had stopped working at the bagel shop. Her menstrual cycle was disrupted by the stress, and she found herself bleeding for a solid three months. She went to see a doctor, who wanted to perform surgery on her uterus. “Does that mean I will lose my virginity?” she asked him. She refused the surgery, and in July 2003 she moved to Virginia instead. The relocation was calming. Within days her bleeding stopped. — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 672 (#qualifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Girls’ symptoms arise from their situation rather than a mysterious feminine soul — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 712; Girls’ early fears of sexuality often crystallize into a refusal of marriage; Judgmental fathers and family discord drive girls toward severe psychosomatic illness — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 763 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Severe psychological stress can cause chronic menstruation that resolves with relocation #qualifies (0.70) — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 672