Projection
Chris is functioning under a delusion because she has repressed her true feelings about sexuality, Sylvere, and her own identity. By pushing all of these thoughts away, she has successfully avoided either having to address them or solving them. Unfortunately this habit compounds until Chris' brain can no longer function normally and she projects her delusion onto Dick. He becomes the sole object of her desire, representing the fulfillment of every repressed desire. To her, Dick is the ultimate sexual partner and an endless source of affirmation, but this opinion is pure speculation and obvious projection because Chris has only met the man once and barely spoke to him at the time.
Avoidance
Chris is actively avoiding her responsibilities -- to her marriage and to herself. She is overwhelmed by the work to be done and the humility required to admit that she's been avoiding these responsibilities for so long. She's accountable to Sylvere in a relational sense, but she does everything she can to avoid talking to him. Eventually this escapist attitude manifests in Chris' obsession with Dick. Rather than address her problems with Sylvere, she offers Dick as a solution to their marital woes.
Self-Hatred
Chris does not love herself well, evident in the delusions which she's harboring. She continues to search for approval from exterior sources. In fact this was her motivation for marriage in the first place, but now she has been confronted with Sylvere's autonomy so much that she no longer can entertain him as a viable replacement for self-love. While she understands deep down that she is suffering and needs love, Chris believes the lie that someone else can honor that suffering for her. The truth is she doesn't need anyone else to fulfill her. Chris is capable of honoring her experiences by loving herself despite embarrassment, pain, and fear. She is the solution to her own problems, so Chris' rejection of this particular responsibility is a form of self-hatred.
