anyway i lied im having the conversation.
we all joke about how eddie has a phd in compartmentalizing (after chris got LOST IN A TSUNAMI is a prime example) and has crazy repressed emotions and can’t seem to process the grief of losing his wife
but can we put all those pieces together and realize that this man has not been allowed to feel his feelings probably since long before he was thrust into being the “man of the house” at the ripe age of 10
he’s dissociating. maybe not constantly, but. often. probably any time he has ANY emotion he doesn’t know how to immediately deal with
and if he realizes this and tries to work on it, he’s going to have the most gut wrenching breakdown (s5 but NUCLEAR)
(important to note he canonically has ptsd + ptsd has a dissociative subtype! but i’m not too concerned with coming up with the exact diagnosis so idc)