In Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper, John, who looked very much like a woman, had a hand held like a knife to his throat, as though he were being threatened. Judas, tightly clutching a money bag, faced him in profile.
Women were often threatened by death and money, forcing them to make choices that betrayed Jesus, all while keeping a smile on their faces.
What a despairing life that was.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder was a type of neurosis, and women had a higher rate of OCD than men.
Highly educated women around the age of thirty were especially prone to OCD. Their workplaces were high-pressure, fiercely competitive, and quick to eliminate people, making obsessive tendencies easy to develop.
Men experienced this pressure too, but they could vent through drinking and having fun. Women had relatively fewer outlets. Some women vented through cosmetic surgery.
In this age where thinness was considered beauty, many women endlessly picked at their figures. A slim body meant small breasts, so more and more underwent breast augmentation.
Besides silicone implants, there was also autologous fat grafting, as though their bodies were made of modeling clay and could be kneaded however they pleased.
After getting their breasts done, they thought their buttocks were not perky enough and had those done too. Then they thought their chins did not look good enough, so they got their chins done. It was as though they would not stop until they died on an operating table.
People pursued perfection and hoped to achieve flawlessness. Having high standards did not necessarily make someone a perfectionist, but nothing in the mortal world was perfect. Pursuing perfectionism was an illness; they found every flaw unbearable.
Perfectionists not only held themselves to high standards, but also expected others to do everything flawlessly. They were constantly critical