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The audience member recalls their first impressions of the movie they are considering, the preview and the The Movie Preview Critic recommendation.
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Against their instincts and TMPC recommendations they go see the movie anyways
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Even before entering the theater they sense the movie horribleness that lies beyond.
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As they watch the movie, they feel trapped, overwhelmed and in fight or flight mode.
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Physical symptoms occur: Eye irritation, itching, psychosomatic rashes break out. The audience member feels dirty, uneasy and infected.
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In a panic, in a mode of sheer survival, they flee the theater. The images of another bad movie burned on their brain, their retinas aching.
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Praying to God during this crisis is common. Prayer for a way out, an escape from this living nightmare.
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Eventually a way out is found. The exit door offers a temporary, desperate solution. Thinking that if they leave the vicinity of the theater things will be okay, the movie goer flees.
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It is quickly evident that the trauma is not a temporary feeling and on the way home anxiety and spontaneous crying may set in. In this heightened state of vulnerability and disorientation activities such as driving are extremely dangerous.
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Upon returning home the urge to “wash away the feelings” will take over. Compulsive scrubbing and wiping of the body, particularly the hands and eyes may occur.
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