If found the level of emotional and psychological manipulation to be very disturbing. It must have been truly devastating for Donna to discover that it was all lies – though thankfully she has regained her sense of self in the years since then.

Previous related Hacker News discussions:

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10625841

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18219375

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8192381