Transformative psychology #8: Cassandra complex and women who warn us

Cassandra made a deal with Apollo, it is written, that he would grant her the gift of prophesy if she would have sex with him. He gave her the gift, then she decided she really didn't want to lie with him, so he kissed her and cursed her to be unbelieved. For the rest of her short life, she warned her fellow Trojans of impending catastrophes, and all her dire predictions were both ignored and then came tragically true.

Psychologists have written about the "Cassandra complex" for many decades, with varying interpretations (Azriel, 2023). Those who observe public policy debates have seen women give serious warnings and been dismissed as "hysterical" or emotional all too often. Is this a simple psychological problem inherent in patriarchy or can it in turn produce actual psychological problems for the "Cassandras" who offer terrible predictions and are dismissed--even when they have been correct in the past?

References

Azriel, N. (2023). Rethinking the Cassandra Complex: Toward Collective Reclamation of the Capacity to Listen. Jung Journal: Culture & Psyche, 17(3), 25–38. https://doi-org.proxy.lib.pdx.edu/10.1080/19342039.2023.2224710