Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-24993958-20160721222431/@comment-25396609-20160824202004

WC-83 wrote: Indeed, she'd have been more comfortable as an engineer for Atlas' military, but was sent to Beacon instead. SHE IS EFFECTIVELYAN ADULT WITH SEVER ANXIETY, WHY WOULD SHE NOT CHOOSE TO STAY WITHIN HER COMFORT ZONE?!?!

Speaking as someone with severe anxiety, it doesn't work like that. You don't just get sent somewhere outside your comfort zone against your will and remain functional enough to complete something as brutal as initiation at Beacon, especially in a world where the monsters you're fighting are drawn to negative feelings such as fear, anxiety, anger, and sadness.