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| Author: | Rachel Newhouse [ June 18th, 2013, 10:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | I need a mental disorder... |
I need to give one of my characters a mental, emotional, or personality disorder for a project, but as I'm not very versed in psychology and mental health, I'm not sure where to start looking. Does anyone have any ideas of disorders/conditions I could look into? Ideally it should be a condition that one could hide, medicate, or otherwise live a normal life without your friends necessarily noticing your "condition" right away. It's also fine if the "condition" is not a "disease" or disorder so much as it is a label... like ADHD. In other words, modern and pop psychology is fine. Thanks for the help! |
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| Author: | Legatus Christo [ June 18th, 2013, 11:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I need a mental disorder... |
Depression sounds like it would fit. Some sufferers hide it for years though it is controllable to a degree with medication |
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| Author: | Roager the Ogre [ June 18th, 2013, 11:31 am ] |
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I was thinking the same thing, Legatus. |
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| Author: | BushMaid [ June 18th, 2013, 4:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I need a mental disorder... |
You mean you need a mental disorder besides being a crazy writer? I'm not sure there are any worse mental ailments than that... Oh right. You need it for a character, Nevermind.  I agree with the above that depression is a good place to start. It has many different kinds of symptoms and you could write it pretty much any way you wanted. |
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| Author: | Rachel Newhouse [ June 18th, 2013, 10:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I need a mental disorder... |
Hmm, a very good idea. However, I should note that the project I'm working on is comedy... I might be able to turn depression on its head, but I think something more quirky might work better. Any ideas down that lane? |
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| Author: | Aragorn [ June 18th, 2013, 11:26 pm ] |
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, perhaps? |
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| Author: | Idril Aravis Mimetes [ June 19th, 2013, 12:44 am ] |
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Depression OCD Bipolar Kleptomania Hypochondria Is your character male or female? |
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| Author: | Jay Lakewood [ June 19th, 2013, 7:13 am ] |
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Hoarding is a scarily common mental illness. If left alone, apparently hoarders would fill their house and property with whatever they hoard (from guns to cheeseburgers, according to my source). I think that hoarding could be slightly humorous, if the object of hoarding is something humorous or the person has another quirky trait adding to the hoarding problem. |
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| Author: | Airianna Valenshia [ June 19th, 2013, 7:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I need a mental disorder... |
Can I just say.... the title of this thread made me laugh. "Aubrey needs a mental disorder?!?!" O.o 
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| Author: | Rachel Newhouse [ June 19th, 2013, 10:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I need a mental disorder... |
Ah! I'm glad my thread title worked on someone, Airianna. That could be quite funny, Ace.  Fascinating!My character can actually be either, Idril--I have a group of characters to choose from--but I'm leaning towards male. Those are awesome suggestions! Thanks, Jonathan! Someone on FB suggested PTSD. While I know that's not exactly a cheery disorder, I think with my plot I can pull it off... So I'm pondering that one. 
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| Author: | Lady Eruwaedhiel [ June 20th, 2013, 9:04 am ] |
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If you haven't read it, Mockingjay has a good example of PTSD. |
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| Author: | Rachel Newhouse [ June 20th, 2013, 9:28 am ] |
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Really? *needs to read that trilogy* *loves the movie* |
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| Author: | Elly [ June 20th, 2013, 9:31 am ] |
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Shame on you for not reading the books first.
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| Author: | Rachel Newhouse [ June 20th, 2013, 9:44 am ] |
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I watch the movie first all the time. 
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| Author: | BushMaid [ June 20th, 2013, 7:34 pm ] |
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Lt. General Hansen wrote: I watch the movie first all the time. You're a traitor to all you stand for, Philly! 
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| Author: | Rachel Newhouse [ June 20th, 2013, 8:57 pm ] |
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Quite the opposite, my dear. I'm a screenwriter, you know. |
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| Author: | BushMaid [ June 20th, 2013, 10:02 pm ] |
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I guess the question is then, are you more a screenwriter or an author?
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| Author: | Rachel Newhouse [ June 20th, 2013, 10:33 pm ] |
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Why, best of both worlds, of course. Would you expect any less from me?
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| Author: | BushMaid [ June 21st, 2013, 2:06 am ] |
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Lt. General Hansen wrote: Why, best of both worlds, of course. Would you expect any less from me? Then you should read the book whilst you watch the movie. *nodnod*
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| Author: | Rachel Newhouse [ June 21st, 2013, 8:24 pm ] |
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Tsk, and see how badly y'all have derailed the thread! It was even one of my own mods that started it. *gasps, appalled* 
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| Author: | Lady Eruwaedhiel [ June 21st, 2013, 10:18 pm ] |
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I did not! It was valid! |
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| Author: | Suiauthon Mimetes [ June 21st, 2013, 10:45 pm ] |
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She was referring to Elly. Lt. General Hansen wrote: Someone on FB suggested PTSD. While I know that's not exactly a cheery disorder, I think with my plot I can pull it off... So I'm pondering that one. That would be interesting to see used in a comical sense.
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| Author: | Rachel Newhouse [ June 21st, 2013, 10:52 pm ] |
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It's not so much the disorder itself that's comedic as it is someone else's reaction. Sadly I can't give plot details (yet), but I do think it will work given the plot I have to work with. |
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| Author: | Suiauthon Mimetes [ June 21st, 2013, 11:18 pm ] |
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Interesting. Can't wait to find out more.
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| Author: | Lady Eruwaedhiel [ June 22nd, 2013, 1:26 pm ] |
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Suiauthon Mimetes wrote: She was referring to Elly. Oh.  |
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| Author: | Varon [ June 26th, 2013, 8:14 pm ] |
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I wouldn't actually do depression, bipolar, or PTSD for this project. While the reaction is comedic, for people who them, it's not funny, and they get a lot of misunderstanding, suspicion, and bad reactions to them. To have someone treat it lightly is not funny or amusing. It really hurts when someone makes light of it. So, I'd say something more quirky, like OCD or maybe even a mild, humorous form of schizophrenia. |
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| Author: | Rachel Newhouse [ June 26th, 2013, 8:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I need a mental disorder... |
Yes, I know that's a risk with comedy. However, I think in this case it will be fine. With the way the story is set-up, I don't think the comedy is at the expense of the disorder. The disorder is actually more a part of the "surprise ending." I've got a coauthor, though, and he'll tell me if I'm coming off wrong.
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| Author: | Varon [ June 26th, 2013, 11:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I need a mental disorder... |
You know the story best, so best of luck to you and your co-writer then. It'll definitely be a challenge. |
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| Author: | Rachel Newhouse [ June 27th, 2013, 9:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I need a mental disorder... |
Thanks. Now I just need to get it written, ahem. 
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