#protagonist disorder

[idkaguyorsomething]

it’s quite fascinating how, up until this point, despite being framed as the traditional protagonist, jodio is given mostly traits that are associated with previous villains in other parts. think about it, he demonstrates greed, ambition, and a tendency towards excessive violence and short-sighted decisions. he’s even explicitly diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder and calls himself a sociopath, traits that are often associated with villains due to the lack of empathy it causes (which is a whole can of worms about the stigmatization of mental health in popular fiction, but i’m willing to give araki the benefit of the doubt and wait to see which direction he takes the story and that trait in particular in).

on the other hand, dragona is given the most traits we associate with classic heroism, being the leader and mediator of their group who advocates for holding back when jodio gets out of hand and the one that gets to experiment with the macguffin, as well as being nicer and having almost as much focus dedicated to them as their brother. the fact that, as a dark skinned person of color with an ambiguous gender identity, they’re also a rather nontraditional hero, especially in a japanese piece of media, adds another interesting layer to this.

there are two main parallels we can draw to these two: giorno and bruno, and dio and jonathan

jodio and giorno both obviously embody a lot of dio’s traits, being ruthless and power-hungry, although jodio is certainly more emotionally open and driven by personal gain than reserved and idealistic, more like a young dio than most of his sons were. whereas dragona, as a calmer team leader who follows the rules but still needs the protagonist to bail them out of a tight spot, has tons of parallels to bruno, but the fact that they’re set up as the underdog brother with more traits the story associates with heroism when their brother is a clear reference to dio brando of all characters should not go unnoticed

what i’m trying to say is that upcoming emotional drama is inevitable and it will HURT

#ARAKI YOU BETTER NOT FUCK UP THIS RARE DEPICTION OF A PROTAGONIST WITH ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER #YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR WRITING OF MARGINALIZED CHARACTERS WE’VE ALL SEEN IT HAPPEN #IF THE SIBLINGS START CLASHING LET IT BE A MORALLY AMBIGUOUS CONFLICT #THIS STORY IS FILLED WITH SO MUCH POTENTIAL I DON’T WANT TO FEEL LIKE SHIT BY THE END OF IT #jjba #jojo’s bizarre adventure #jojolands #the jojolands #jodio joestar #dragona joestar #giorno giovanna #bruno bucciarati #dio brando #jonathan joestar

[narcissisticpdcultureis]

npd culture is having a hate/love relationship with people who like something you like. this is meant to be MY interest but at the same time i can talk about it to someone and there's more fan content... - protagonist

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#npd culture is #npd #actually narcissistic #actually npd #narcissistic personality disorder #cluster b #-protagonist

[eurekavalley]

Jane Fonda is so fascinating, like she had three husbands and reinvented herself for each of them in a way that was always authentic to herself, and also only became herself after leaving all of them and giving up on marriage altogether. After her first divorce, she moved back in with her dad and let the Black Panthers use his apartment for press conferences while she served cocktails to reporters, until the FBI showed up and her dad asked her to move out. When she was married to Tom Hayden, she was the major breadwinner and she also did all the dishes and laundry by hand because he wanted them to live like the proletariat. When they needed a source of funds for his economic justice work, she made her first workout tape and it sold 17 million copies. Sometimes she took her laundry over to the house of her French ex-husband to use his washing machine in secret. For Coming Home, she refused to film the part of a love scene that implied p*netration, so the final cut just has Jon Voight going down on her. Then she had to justify it to her socialist husband *and* her five-times-married dad who were both mad about it, and then she won an Oscar for it. When she was exiled for Hollywood for her political views she filmed a version of The Dollhouse where she made Nora a lesbian against the director's wishes and he had to cut around it. Then she married a billionaire and lived on a ranch for ten years. Then she went back to Hollywood and had a whole other career. Just a total legend.

#jane fonda #she's a mess and i love her #prestige drama seven seasons protagonist energy #this is all in ymrt: jean and jane btw #and jane fonda in five acts #(there's a lot more about her mom and her lifelong eating disorder too tw) #i really love the love scene in coming home and it was a delight to hear how much of it was her vision #also the writer of the movie had a heart attack in the middle of writing the script so they ended up improvising a lot of the film??? #then he won an oscar too #blah blah blah

[eskewdaily]

Please please please give us some thoughts on Riyo. David Ward this David Ward that …. What about RIYO? We don’t even know homegirls last name

Riyo is a badass protagonist but, like all badass protagonists, she has something deeply wrong with her. Part of this is due to her grief at losing her partner, but I think it's clear that she has always been the kind of person who cannot let things go (something something theme of toxic hope). She is charging headfirst into danger to save a man who is most likely dead. She doesn't actually understand the gravity of this because her whole life feels like a fight anyway.

#She has protagonist disorder basically #i am in eskew #riyo #manifesting a last name for my girl #I honestly do love her but every time I try to relisten to skew I get distracted part way through episode 1 #Need to collate all Riyo episodes. Her perspective is fascinating #Edit: #Riyo duale #Ty

[qbdatabase]

Daily Book - In the Present Tense / Past Imperfect

In the Present Tense Carrie Pack Adult Romance / Sci-Fi (In the Present Tense #1), 2016, 336 pg bisexual male MC with dissociative identity disorder x female (possible) LI, mlm male (possible) LI

Past Imperfect Carrie Pack Adult Romance / Sci-Fi (In the Present Tense #2), 2018, 274 pg bisexual male MC with dissociative identity disorder; schizophrenic straight female MC

(note: I’m unsure if the female MC from book 2 is present in this book, but I wanted to include schizophrenia rep for Schizophrenia Awareness Day, so this is a double feature Daily Book!)

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#In the Present Tense #Past Imperfect #Carrie Pack #schizophrenia awareness day #200 pg #2010s #300 pg #adult books #book series #female protagonist #lgbtqia #male protagonist #queer books #romance #science fiction #time travel #bisexual #bi rep #schizophrenic rep #dissociative identity disorder rep #DID rep #mlm #mlm rep #daily book

[caffeinatedopossum]

Physco analyzing owl house characters part 2: Luz

(Spoiler warning for s3 ep 1! And tw again for mental illness, death, trauma, etc)

This time I'm gonna talk about Luz- a protagonist who canonically has ADHD. She's seen throughout the show being impulsive, indecisive, and hyperactive with a tendency to hyperfixate on certain interests such as glyph magic and the good witch azura. Time and time again, this gets her into trouble with peers, teachers, and friends as she's ostracized for being different without knowing why. She's seen as being absent minded, disruptive, and lazy when in reality, she's just trying to navigate a world that wasn't made for her.

Things like social isolation, academic struggles, and bullying are all things that can often be traumatic on their own but it seems Luz handled these things very well with the support of her mom for most of her life.

Her dad's death was not only extremely difficult for her because she lost a loved one but also because people started misunderstanding her even more, seeing her normal differences from her peers as a reaction to her loss. Suddenly her behaviors were seen not as quirks or differences but as attention seeking and acting out.

A common trait of adhd is rejection sensitive dysphoria- when rejection is either perceived when it's not really there or perceived as being much more intense than it really was meant to be. I feel like Luz experienced this when her mom suggested she go to a summer camp to "help" her, feeling she was losing that support from her mom, even if in Camila's eyes, it really was meant to help her.

She didn't want to be fixed, she wanted to be understood and so she ran away. I think being in the demon realm was so appealing to her because everyone acknowledged that she was LITERALLY in a world not made for her which made her feel more understood and accepted, even though she still faced a lot of the same obstacles as in the human realm.

It seemed like a lot of her trauma started to really affect her once she realized she really couldn't get back home. She's seen after that point being more avoidant and even secretive with people she cares about as she continues to internalize her mistakes as character flaws, which only intensifies as the show goes on.

In thanks to them, she very obviously displays symptoms of depression with changes in her mood and sleep and the episode even suggests some suicidal ideation at points. People with adhd are 2.7 times more likely to have or develop depression than the rest of the population and very likely to have insomnia. Even by the end of thanks to them, Luz is still very obviously burdened and I can't wait to see how she goes forward throughout the show, hopefully gaining back some of her carefree spirit by the end and trusting her friends to accept her.

#toh #the owl house spoilers #toh spoilers #toh speculation #toh s3 spoilers #toh s3 #toh characters #the owl house #basically please someone get this girl some therapy ;-; #she genuinely my favorite protagonist in any show ive seen tbh #shes so multi faceted and interesting #i deeply understand her inner conflict and flaws and i love to see someone acknowledge them in media #like adhd is talked about sooo much (or at least more than most disorders) but the actual struggles of it are usually overlooked #luz is a great example of a lovable character with (redeemable) flaws and the amount of growth shes already gone through is insane

[propelbottle]

i'm slowly becoming a tea boy

#easier to make than coffee.. #also my bf and i have been watching the mentalist #dndksbdbdj this is going to sound stupid but we're both chronic insomniacs and the mentalist lowkey makes us laugh so hard we fall asleep 💀 #shows that make you say 'go white boy go' idk it makes me laugh dbdn he's such a fucking snake #it's so hard to watch though sometimes i feel like those kids watching the good doctor #the 'skilled' protagonist.. amputate everything below the neck etc #i just think he and i have a similar mix of disorders

[stupidsexpotflanders]

Logan Echolls, light Yagami, Mikami, anakin Skywalker, darkling

Put five characters in my ask and i’ll put them in my order of preference <3

Now,this anon was cruel,lol.

5. The Darkling(if Barfdugo wasn't such a shit writer,he'd be higher,but alas)

4. Logan Echolls (another one who suffered from shit ass writing in canon)

3. Teru Mikami

And now,to the round of fire...

2. Anakin Skywalker

1. Light Yagami

The first two places were a close one,but I picked Light because I'm on a Death Note vibe. Besides,the DN universe isn't as fun without Moon Night God,and I can't see many characters having such villain and protagonist power at the same time.

#ask game #anti leigh bardugo #aleksander morozov #anti rob thomas #veronica mars #logan echolls #death note #star wars #teru mikami #anakin skywalker #light yagami #villain protagonist #on a tangent I say we need less of ''light is a narcissist/psychopath/[insert psychiatric disorder here]'' #and more of ''light yagami is a slut/whore/hoe'' #society has progressed the need of ''this evil or otherwise shitty character can't love even if canon proves it's not true'' #but light yagami can and must be slutshamed #don't @ me #i apologize for the other fandoms who have to see this lunacy lol

[semercury]

I am going to scream and bite and cry and punch a wall and roll in the dirt

Nothing happened. I'm just insane.

#stuff sarah says #i mean i think the term is ''suffering from several chronic mental disorders'' #but insane is shorter #and i think im just overly tired and also very overwhelmed bc of what the next week or so will bring #and im also scared of acting like a weird bitch at work and so to fix that i act like an even weirder bitch #i miss my therapist #really out here feeling like the protagonist whose mentor died before they had learned everything they needed to know #bc thats kinda what literally happened #i know ill eventually have to get a new one but i think i will wait until im in some sort of crisis #bc right now i just cant be bothered to deal with explaining all my shit to someone new #like you wouldnt get it. you had to be there. and he was there for most of it #im so fucking tired. just of so much and in so many ways

[catboynutsack]

Listen I adore the protagonist of Shin Megami Tensei V but you KNOW those bangs are homemade. You KNOW this dude was having a shitty day and in between crying he took some kitchen scissors to those fuckers. I refuse to believe a hairstylist agreed to give him those bangs

#shin megami tensei v #shin megami tensei #shin megami tensei protagonist #jrpg #video game #we've all been there tbh #at least my fellow binches with mood disorders #tw swearing

[stormxpadme]

Still 60 punds too much on me BUT weight is within BMI limits, so we’re clear. First surgery on 27th of March. I can work with that.

#personal #health #eating disorder #liposection is a go #also i get to be part of another gancy study #meaning i get laser treatment for free after surgery #also meaning it’s five surgeries instead of 3 #as i said i’ll be cut open more often #than my protagonist in a million words #this year

[idkaguyorsomething]

Two personal preferences for the Jojolands: it does not end on a downer note and that the author does not play Jodio's mental illness for horror.

definitely gonna agree with you on the second one, though slight disagreement on the first one. part nine could very well be the last jojo’s we’re ever gonna get, so it makes a lot of sense that people are gonna want it to end on a happy note. and traditionally, every part has ended with the characters at least reaching some level of satisfaction and personal fulfillment, but there has ALWAYS been casualties along the way, ranging from that one side character to the entire core cast minus a literal child. the happiest ending we got was in part four, which definitely had a more relaxed slice-of-life vibe to it than part nine, which already parallels part five, a story where literally half the cast gets killed off as they brutally slaughter all their enemies. having everyone in the main cast survive to the end seems unlikely, and tbh, i do enjoy the fact that in a lot of jojo stories, anyone can die. even if i love these characters with all my heart, it is an effective narrative choice to kill them off in order to raise the stakes. nearly every death in this series feels like an emotional gut punch without sidelining the actual agency of the character being killed (rip george jr, the least important joestar). depending on what kind of story araki wants to tell, a bittersweet ending could be more effective than an unconditionally happy one. but hey, if it’s his final outing in the world he created, ¡he might actually feel like being merciful to his characters for once! and if it’s not, well, i’ll look forward to all the fix fics everyone writes where everyone lives.

as for jodio’s mental illness, this one has me a bit worried. araki has made a lot of dubious writing decisions in the past on sensitive topics like this (overuse of sa, “curing” johnny’s disability, side characters that come off as dated ethnic caricatures) but he has made a consistent effort to include a lot of demographics that don’t show up in a lot of manga, and his writing of characters from said demographics has considerably improved over time. tracking the women in his stories, from erina to lisa lisa to trish to jolyne to yasuho, and how they’re treated tells a fascinating story in and of itself. johnny has a lot of emotional depth and character beyond his disability. this series honestly has more black characters than any other manga/anime i can think of (though i haven’t watched afro samurai yet). there are absolutely problematic elements here to critique and pick apart, but i kinda prefer this flawed approach to representation than the nonexistent state of it in other similar stories. but getting back on track, araki has written a lot of shit in the past, so he could definitely fumble the ball again here. however, i personally think there’s currently more setup in the story for jodio to become more of an antihero in line with giorno or johnny. he’s on good terms with at least two of his family members, an achievement hitherto unheard of in this series, and he’s depicted as more of a goofy teen who makes bad decisions somewhat in line with the criteria for antisocial personality disorder than an irredeemable monster. it’s far too early in the story to tell where this is headed, though, so overall we just have to cross our fingers and hope that araki goes for a more sensitive, nuanced portrayal of a protagonist with aspd instead of going all “lol he’s joDIO what did you expect”

#please please please this kid could honestly be one of my favorite protagonists ever if he’s written well #the first chapter did such a fantastic job of establishing jodio’s character and these later ones have been carrying that momentum #don’t fuck it up araki #jjba #jojo's bizarre adventure #jojolands #the jojolands #jodio joestar #antisocial personality disorder #if anyone with antisocial personality disorder wants to comment on this i’d be super interested #hirohiko araki

[narcissisticpdcultureis]

npd culture is hating when people say "nobody's perfect" yeah well. im right here - protagonist

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#npd culture is #npd #actually narcissistic #actually npd #narcissistic personality disorder #cluster b #-protagonist

[rotzaprachim]

Gosh trying to write more about jesper’s gambling addiction…

#It’s so rare to have a ya protagonist with a serious process addiction disorder but like #This book series doesn’t ever really face it head on or suggest solutions to help him #And it’s not like. Supernatural. Is really going to be better

[jaekaicx]

fun fact: one of my favorite games has a fangame made about it where a bunch of its antagonists all go to therapy

thats it. thats the whole premise

#no joke #you play as an intern of some therapy place and you end up leading a group therapy session with the og game's protagonist and like #a dozen of the antagonists who range in level of assholery but have all decided to be civil just for this #ngl its pretty simple you kinda just go one by one w each person and run through their trauma and stuff #but it is p interesting and i did learn a bit abt different mental health conditions/disorders #if you choose to pry you can even get the protagonist to unload all of their trauma and its so interesting #uh. idk if anyone here knows abt the game but uh its a minecraft storymode fangame #its called trust fall and its on itch.io if any mcsm refugees are here and wanna check it out #its pretty cool and it has a lot of interesting perspectives on the antagonists that the game itself doesnt rly go into #and im saying this now before i go into. spoilers? if one could even call them that? #anyways yeah consider that a spoiler warning of sorts #anyways i rly like it bc it goes into the protagonists (jesse)'s mindset abt heroism #its not canon but w fanon jesse theyre usually characterized as very heroic and selfless and empathetic and all the good stuff #but in the fangame they go on abt how 'true heroes dont exist' bc all of them have some sort of fault #uh i tried explaining it more but it didnt really come out too good #but trust me its a really interesting perspective on heroes and it resulted in an extremely inhealthy sense of self for jesse #but they hid it all away bc they didnt wanna weigh their friends down and yk the usual #but yeah thats one of my highlights #theres a lot more to the game too dont get me wrong. like i said all the antagonists get some sort of 'diagnosis' and it even treads a bit #in theory territory but it adds to the game so its cool #theres also a bunch of funny moments too its not all completely heavy #its very character focused so theres not much when it comes to actual gameplay or plot. like its a vn #but as someone who likes diving into character and stuff like that it was so cool to play/read #idk why im talking abt this now fjkssb i just remembered it and wanted to mention it is all #the mcsm fandom is pretty dead from what i know but the game didnt seem to get much attention and thats kinda sad #it deserved a lot more it was pretty well done #jace rambles #mcsm #k.txt #anyways back to ur regularly scheduled frog show content

[mogai-headcanons]

Tara Lynn Cooper/Feral from Strong Female Protagonist is a fatalgender transmasculine lesbian!

Alison Green/Mega Girl is a heterosexual killgender juxera person with NPD and bipolar disorder!

Hector Jimenez/Pintsize is an autistic transhet evogender trans man!

Mary Kim/Moonshadow is an autistic caedromantic loveless aro with PTSD!

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#tara lynn cooper #feral #strong female protagonist #fatalgender #transmasculine #lesbian #alison green #mega girl #killgender #juxera #npd #bipolar disorder #hector jimenez #pintsize #autism #transhet #evogender #trans man #mary kim #moonshadow #caedromantic #loveless aro #loveless aromantic #ptsd #mogai headcanon