gul dukat the type of guy to go to court-ordered therapy one time and come out immediately weaponizing therapy speak. he shows up to ds9 like “i respect your boundaries but i feel that i’m doing all of the emotional labor in this relationship. frankly, the federation’s presence in this sector is disrupting my self-care” and then sisko tells him to get out of his office
"i feel as if the bajoran people are weaponizing their trauma against cardassians, and truly, having these diplomatic talks at a bajoran venue creates a power dynamic that makes me and my fellow cardassians feel unsafe. the relentless critiquing of how i handled the occupation and the claims being made about what occured are attempts at gaslighting from the bajoran delegation that i simply cannot allow during a discussion like this. and frankly, if they continue, a toxic and dysregulating force in these negotiations, as well as a violation of my personal boundaries."
