"I always thought fainting showed an inherent weakness……" — Karen Marie Moning

I always thought fainting showed an inherent weakness of character, but I… - Karen Marie Moning

"I always thought fainting showed an inherent weakness of character, but I understood it now. It was an act of self-preservation. Confronted by emotion too extreme to handle, the body shuts down to keep from running around like a chicken with its head cut off, potentially injuring itself."

— Karen Marie Moning

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