Not what I remember.
The theory of CD was first introduced into the medical language in th 50s, and one of the justifications for its inclusion as a psychological aberration was the fact that the victim is unable to be conscious or aware of the conflicting nature of the personality disorder. Thus no stress or discomfort whatsoever can ensue.
I have failed to see anything in the last 60 years or so to modify that initial part of the theory.
The theory of Cognitive Dissonance has had its ups and downs as a debatable theory every decade or two since then.
That it exists, regardless of the mechanism, is almost indisputable, and this baby momma is living proof.
Its one of my favorite topics. Cognitive dissonance typically manifests itself by the stress resulting from subconscious beliefs about oneself that are in conflict with the conscious real live world.
It is the force that causes your lovely little princess teenage daughter who has had the best of everything in life from parenting to opportunities, to take up with the tattooed creep from the convenience store who is already a baby daddy and slaps her around.
It is the force that causes your top salesman on his way to the executive ranks to visit transvestite prostitutes in his off hours.
Momma Brown is just a plain old thug momma in denial. IMO>