#characters with mental illness

[mythtakens]

“these characters should be mentally healthy before they get together 😌” ummm no I actually think we should smash their mental illnesses together like clumps of play-doh and see what colors it makes

[noriartz]

There's no shame in having meltdowns! It sucks by itself already!

[rosieofcorona]

if i'm not DISGUSTINGLY in love with at least one (1) of the characters in any given piece of media it is not for me. if i have no one to crawl and weep for? can't get into it. if there is not one single character that makes me want to bash my head through a wall and then write ten thousand (fictional or academic) words about them then what is the point. respectfully

[sixoclocker]

the nuances of being alive when you aren’t meant to be

[ilovelosermen69]

My emotional attachment to fictional men that kill people is insane.

[minnisode]

Life Series Characters as Character Tropes/Writing Prompts

my very normal and casual way of coping with the finale of wild life.

(not my original idea)

[demadogs]

Donnie Darko (2001) - dir. Richard Kelly

[macdenlover]

i really can not stand the “fandom is so fun we’re all just projecting and making shit up” thing. because no i actually deeply admire the canon of my favorite media and all the intention and care and craft put into it. we are not the same.

[clouvu]

Offering lil doodles of them bc my eyes have been opened

[lotus-pear]

OH MY GOD MY FAVORITE FUCKING THING EVER IS WHEN GINGERS GO ^w^ BECAUSE THEY LOOK EXACTLY LIKE A SMILING FOX AND ITS GENUINELY LIKE THE CUTEST THINNG EVER

LIKE TELL ME THATS NOT THE MOST ADORABLE THING EVER😭😭😭😭

[potatobugz]

ok here are the rest of my fried chicken doodles. whats wrong eith them

[anyne-9]

don't get too lonely out there, 'kay?

[noriartz]

Needing accomodations does not make you a lessr person, less deserving of respect and rights!

[bones-of-a-rabbit]

i just think it's neat that he would b more than happy to be my friend even tho im a bit fucked up (and i am willing to b his friend even tho he's a bit fucked up, also) (we can b a bit fucked up together) (heart emoji)

[writtenbycassandra]

i hate it how people criticize tori spring's characterization in solitaire, especially in the original version, when she's actually one of the most realistic teenage characters i've ever seen.

many teenagers in books either behave completely nonsensical considering their age or have an unrealistical amount of strengths that overshadow their negative personality traits.

tori, on the other hand, has a lot of flaws — her pessimistic attitude, which leads to self-destruction and constant stillness, her bitterness, and her habit of judging people too quickly. and some readers seem to disapprove a main character who has these flaws and call her unlikeable and far from reality for having them.

in my perspective, there is no character that portrays the way how your teenage years can be filled with rue, sorrow, and pain better than tori. she is realistic. most adolescents do not just get up after being neglected and ignored. and tori not only had to witness that and her brother's bullying and traumatic experiences — she also suffers from concerning mental health issues, which is a truthful response to the things she had to endure.

calling her unrealistic is like calling normal teenage behavior unrealistic because most of them do not socialize very often or find joy in things anymore. they have grown attached to their computers, writing, blogs, movies, and video games to hide from the real world that hurt them—just like tori did.

she's the perfect example of a character whose character development isn't changing her into a suddenly happy, forever grateful ray of sunshine only because of one moment where she decided that her friends and family were worth it. and some don't like to see a character fighting their mental illness without devolving into a cheery person.

[roomwithavoid]

this comic is mostly about mental disorders. i used my changeling sona for this one since i felt the metaphor to be quite apt.

the panel with the muffin represents a person headcanon of mine that reformed changelings will often eat food that is "made with love" to sate themselves