To be honest, I really don't know what sources would be reliable and which ones wouldn't. I mean, obviously not the ones that pretty much say he was the devil wearing stripes, but the more moderate sounding ones are a bit confusing...
Charlotte's memoirs are actually what gave me impression that he was prone to severe anxiety and stress, which can lead to physical illnesses especially if someone quits eating like she said he would. And most of his long absences from public life were after really stressful decisions. But I guess those could have really been caused by anything.
The "Issues with unexpected social calls" was referring to a couple of accounts I read about his needing to be presentable before taking visitors (as opposed to Danton and Marat's more casual meetings). One thing I read even said he would sometimes ask for advance notice of a visit, preferably in writing? (this for people he wasn't well acquainted with, not his friends)
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I mean, obviously not the ones that pretty much say he was the devil wearing stripes, but the more moderate sounding ones are a bit confusing...
Charlotte's memoirs are actually what gave me impression that he was prone to severe anxiety and stress, which can lead to physical illnesses especially if someone quits eating like she said he would. And most of his long absences from public life were after really stressful decisions. But I guess those could have really been caused by anything.
The "Issues with unexpected social calls" was referring to a couple of accounts I read about his needing to be presentable before taking visitors (as opposed to Danton and Marat's more casual meetings). One thing I read even said he would sometimes ask for advance notice of a visit, preferably in writing? (this for people he wasn't well acquainted with, not his friends)