“Go Big or Go Paimon.”

Welcome back to Screams & Schemas — where horror meets psychology with a dash of dark humor. I’m your host Jessie, a clinical psychology doctoral student, here to help you process the emotional carnage that is Hereditary.

This episode dives into:
• Intergenerational trauma
• Grief & dissociation
• Family systems (…and cults, but same thing sometimes)
• Schemas like abandonment, shame, and enmeshment

We explore Annie, Peter, and Charlie’s unraveling; how trauma gets passed down like cursed heirlooms; and whether Grandma’s book club is secretly trying to crown a demon king.

Plus: a clinical thought experiment — If Annie came into my office… — including diagnostic impressions + treatment notes (and probably a safety plan).

If you like psychology, horror, and laughing so you don’t cry — this one’s for you.