havent read the link yet but holy shit this directly relates to my childhood experiences i had the hardest time with math as a child we would do these math facts sheets and the whole class was timed the kid who could complete it the fastest would get a prize i always dreaded the day we had those in 5th grade i broke down in the middle of class crying because i just didnt understand it i felt the pressure from my teacher and the kids around me to complete it they gave me more math homework to take home and i remember sitting at my kitchen table in tears completely stressed out my mom getting mad at me for not being compliant and doing my homework i think that time of my life has completely fucked me anytime i have to do simple math in my head i have a freeze response i literally cant think for a split second before im able to figure it out