Psychological Theory Analysis in Pretty Little Liars

In Pretty Little Liars, ” A ” is always playing some mind game on the Liars. These become irremovable disfigurement in their unconscious  minds, but throughout the series they  come face to face with their deepest insecurities and worst fears.  Aria, Spencer, Hanna and Emily  always believed that the infamously conniving Alison  had disappeared to perfect her act as “A”; the killer that knew everyone better than they knew themselves.

One thing that “A”  does is get the Liars at  border line death. This makes me think if one continuously throws a knife at your head and misses, you will be inclined to believe that they will continue to miss…until of course they don’t. From time to time again the Liars tend to put themselves in a “Life or Death” predicament ; I believe they unconsciously take their lives for granted now because “A” have tricked them into believing that a life doesn’t amount to much.

Another thing that “A” has successfully done is made the Liars feel like it’s them against the world and  taught them to trust no one, not even their own family; brothers especially. In the season finale “A” was to be revealed, “A” was not Alison but her brother estranged brother Charles Dilaurnentis turned transgender friend CeCe Drakes. No one could believe the games played on the Liars or those who surrounded was done by Alison’s brother. CeCe even said, I would never have killed them (even though they almost died multiple times) because she loved all of her “dolls” “.

Now one has to wonder the motive of CeCe, what was hidden in her unconscious mind that made her torment, kill, destroy and abandon the ones in her life. Many will take under consideration that her Father practically disowned her because she no longer wanted to be “Charles” but  “CeCe”. The fact that her own Mother was ashamed of her to an extent and the fact that she still loved her was too much for her mind to process. And above all else her sister that she considered to have a twin bond with chose Aria,Spencer, Hanna and Emily as her “sisters”  hardened  her heart with jealously, hatred, bitterness and wicked love.

Overall CeCe has taught me that when our dark memories from our unconscious minds re-surface, we have a choice on how we deal with them.Are we going to signal for help or let these buried thoughts dictate on how our stories end.