#Peter pan syndrome

[jacks-weird-world]

[woklaza]

Edogawa Ranpo- Puer Aeternus

I was just doing random stuff at 4:36 am when I came across this thing called Puer Aeternus during a psychology knowledge hunt and figured it really suited Ranpo.

Puer Aeterus, more commonly known as Peter Pan Syndrome, is a popular psychological expression describing people who find it difficult to grow up. Puer Aeterus means 'eternal boy/child' and came from the mythology of a god who is eternally young, as you can tell by the name.

Before I dive into my analysis, there were qualities of men with Puer Aueterus I found that I thought really described Ranpo. They are usually very attractive and influential, want freedom in their actions and live in their fantasies. Most of the time, the reason they dislike, or refuse to accept, the idea of growing up is to not be like 'boring adults' like how they should be. That's pretty Ranpo, right? There was also a description of them being immature, impatient and usually cannot bear the consequences of their own actions.

One of the symptoms of Puer Aueterus was seeing the world differently from others. With the 'elephant snake' scene of Little Prince as an example, we could see how an adult and a child see things differently, with the child showing more creativity and imagination. The further explanation is that Ranpo does not want to be living in the same way as boring adults, and therefore remains a childish personality. And Ranpo constantly sees the world differently from others emphasising his symptoms of Puer Aueterus.

Some other symptoms of Peur Aueterus also include fear of challenges that they couldn't solve, being dependent and being attached and dependent on a close person. (That is clearly Fukuzawa) They really suited Ranpo, so it is almost certain he has Peur Aueterus.

People with Peur Aueterus also have trouble with relationships, and common issues were abandoning close relationships to salvage dying ones. This is only worth a little mention, for it does not really affect Ranpo.

So to summarise, Peur Aueterus is basically describing people who:

~Refuse to grow up and prefer to live in a more imaginative way (Ranpo Season 1 to Season 5)

~Constantly dependent and have trouble with attachment issues (Fukuzawa and Ranpo's relationship)

~Scared of the consequences of their actions (Not scared, but Ranpo really shows how the consequence of his actions affect him)

~Troubles with relationships and feelings (Ranpo was at first reluctant to save Atsushi in Season 1)

Personally, I thought that really suited Ranpo. But just as a clarification, this is just my own analysis and research and I am not an expert in Psychology. So think of this as some sort of reference and don't completely rely on this post. Also, Peur Aueterus isn't a mental illness/disability, it's just a psychological trait found in some people.

[the-daughter-of-lilith]

I can't stand how many women in their 20's were fed Disney princess fairy tales as children. Despite being given Disney princess themed stuff as a kid, I always hated it. My room was not a place of self expression. It was a room that fed into false tropes of what it meant to be a girl/woman in society.

(I also was never a fan of pink, it was forced onto me to "like" it because I was a girl. It's taken me a very long time to actually enjoy wearing the color pink without feeling disgusted with myself wearing it.)

Mulan was always the most inspiring "Disney princess" for me. Mulan is, and always will be, an inspiration for girls and women.

[voca-song-a-day]

Today's featured song is: "Peter Pan Syndrome" by BuzzG feat. Hatsune Miku!

[mayordebbie]

It truly hurts me mentally when people tell me, "You're 20" "You're an adult. Just grow up" "You belong in a mental hospital" I am tired of all this shit! I have Peter Pan Syndrome! My mind is stunted in growth! It is extremely difficult to mentally grow up, and I don't wanna grow up anyway! I heard that a lot of people don't accept us for who we are! So you know what? Fuck anyone who won't accept us for who we are! Fuck anyone who reminds us of our physical age! Fuck anyone who tells us to grow up! So if anyone else has Peter Pan Syndrome, let's start a revolution! We will not be fucked over any longer! We are people! We are not mentally insane morons! We are definitely not pedos! All we are is just mentally children/teens! If anyone is against us, fight me in the comments! Come at me you normal adult-minded motherfuckers! Just another reason to continue mentally destroying myself slowly until I eventually kms. I'm not mentally okay. I'm dealing with a lot of trauma and judgmental people who make me suffer with mental agony. My mental health and mental psyche are very much broken, guaranteed! And so is my ego *very angry expression with tears started to fall from the eyes*

Also: listening to Rotten Milk by Melanie Martinez offense me so much!

[se1ene]

[geekysciencemom]

Do you know what a "Wendy" is? Here is my story of how I became one and how I am healing.

[melziss]

I hate growing up bro, adulting is hard af

one day im 17 and got no worries (lies) and the other im 18 and somehow am supposed to have it all figured out???

also like thanks mom for (not) helping.

[barramundi]

me irl after watching peter pan and wendy

[jacks-weird-world]

Moments...

🌊

[spectra-s-writings]

my life has never been mine

it has always been intertwined and twisted with someone else's, because i can't seem to live by myself. in my head, i'm still a little girl who needs guidance, a tutor, when i should be endorsing this role. tell me, how can i be mine? i'm too old now to keep on living this way.

[arcenciel-par-une-larme]

And let's not even open the other can of worms -- that bullies and mean girls nowadays refuse to grow up, and their behaviour is seemingly not only tolerated by society, but oftentimes even lauded as virtuous and just.

[honeybeeinawillowtree]

It scares how much I still feel like a teenager in a lot of ways…

[shoujo-memory]

Peter Pan Syndrome by Sakai Mayu

[arcenciel-par-une-larme]

The simplest way to expose a leftist is to let him speak without interruptions.