Mental Disorders that Would Work in Mentaru Shoujo

[Joel Dawson]

catface, he's got a big catface. He's got the body of a cat and the face of a cat, and he flies through the air 'cos he's got a catface.

Catface.

You know..

I really like this idea. Mind if I borrow it for a second?



I think I might start a story about catface. I'll be sure to credit you as my inspiration Worthington.

[Worthington]

Catface is an existing flash animation series, I was just quoting the themesong.

[neumanproductions]

Sorry, didn't want to read right now but did you guys get a person in the phychology and mental health field for reference when writing towards each of the characters?

[kosherbacon]

We do have three and a half medicbros with varying backgrounds on hand.

[imperial.standard]

^ As Kosher had said.

In short; yes we do have medicbros / medical consultants

[Booger T]

http://i.imgur.com/Ob6La.png

Apparently, Lycanthropy.

[Worthington]

nyoro~n

[imperial.standard]

Yes indeed - this one BITES hard...

[Waytfm]

http://i.imgur.com/Ob6La.png

Apparently, Lycanthropy.

OM NOM NOM!

I love it

[TheLastMelody]

http://i.imgur.com/Ob6La.png

Apparently, Lycanthropy.

Looks like awesome route, gimme.

[QbertEnhanced]

http://i.imgur.com/Ob6La.png

Apparently, Lycanthropy.

Looks like awesome route, gimme.

Nooo, don't encourage Kosher. Believe me, that won't end well...

[Gloom]

http://i.imgur.com/Ob6La.png

Apparently, Lycanthropy.

Well, jokes aside, clinical lycanthropy is a real psychological condition. It's an extremely specific (and eerily common, relatively speaking) form of delusion which revolves around the person being able to transform into an animal or having been transformed into an animal. Or transforms into an animal when the moon is full, or something.

[TheLastMelody]

http://i.imgur.com/Ob6La.png

Apparently, Lycanthropy.

Well, jokes aside, clinical lycanthropy is a real psychological condition. It's an extremely specific (and eerily common, relatively speaking) form of delusion which revolves around the person being able to transform into an animal or having been transformed into an animal. Or transforms into an animal when the moon is full, or something.

Thats.... kinda... wierd?
Naaah, it's just another one of the ways a human mind can act, and who knows, maybe there is a reason for it too.

[Gloom]

http://i.imgur.com/Ob6La.png

Apparently, Lycanthropy.

Well, jokes aside, clinical lycanthropy is a real psychological condition. It's an extremely specific (and eerily common, relatively speaking) form of delusion which revolves around the person being able to transform into an animal or having been transformed into an animal. Or transforms into an animal when the moon is full, or something.

Thats.... kinda... wierd?
Naaah, it's just another one of the ways a human mind can act, and who knows, maybe there is a reason for it too.

The girl who goes on a cannibalistic rampage once a month doesn't think so.

[TheLastMelody]

http://i.imgur.com/Ob6La.png

Apparently, Lycanthropy.

Well, jokes aside, clinical lycanthropy is a real psychological condition. It's an extremely specific (and eerily common, relatively speaking) form of delusion which revolves around the person being able to transform into an animal or having been transformed into an animal. Or transforms into an animal when the moon is full, or something.

Thats.... kinda... wierd?
Naaah, it's just another one of the ways a human mind can act, and who knows, maybe there is a reason for it too.

The girl who goes on a cannibalistic rampage once a month doesn't think so.

It is a part of nature after all, if it wasn't, it would not have happened.

[Gloom]

The girl who goes on a cannibalistic rampage once a month doesn't think so.

It is a part of nature after all, if it wasn't, it would not have happened.

The guy who had his arm ripped off and eaten by a girl who goes on a cannibalistic rampage once a month doesn't think so.

[TheLastMelody]

The girl who goes on a cannibalistic rampage once a month doesn't think so.

It is a part of nature after all, if it wasn't, it would not have happened.

The guy who had his arm ripped off and eaten by a girl who goes on a cannibalistic rampage once a month doesn't think so.

Doesn't matter what people think, since it happens, it is a part of nature.

[Waytfm]

The girl who goes on a cannibalistic rampage once a month doesn't think so.

It is a part of nature after all, if it wasn't, it would not have happened.

The guy who had his arm ripped off and eaten by a girl who goes on a cannibalistic rampage once a month doesn't think so.

Doesn't matter what people think, since it happens, it is a part of nature.

I read the "Doesn't matter" and automatically finished with "had sex"

I think my version is still appropriate

[Malkav]

Hello, everyone. All of this talk about Schizophrenia reminds me of a very peculiar event in my life. I landed myself in the hospital after a pretty wicked motorcycle crash several years back. Amazingly, the only injury I suffered was a coma that lasted for a little over 24 hours, despite having left a trail in the dirt from where my head/helmet landed. My ride, on the other hand, was totaled.

For the next couple days, I began seeing the most unbelievable things. Objects around the house would move of their own volition, sometimes in ways that should not have been physically possible. Shadowy figures roamed about nonchalantly, as if permanent room mates of mine that I'd simply failed to notice until that point. Most remarkably, an extra-dimensional being (which I initially pegged to be an alien until it informed me that it was a spirit/dead thing) had begun interacting with me, doing everything from shaking my hand with its tendrils to projecting vivid images on my walls and ceilings (some horrific, others magnificent). It 'burrowed' through my walls and ceilings, exposing what I assumed was its 'home' through the crumbled-away holes it made (which would disappear when it retreated and closed them back up again). All traces of these comings and goings disappeared shortly after; I could even, at one point, feel the grittiness of the plaster 'melt away' in my fingertips. Naturally, no one else saw, felt, or heard these things, and those who stayed to keep an eye on me were quite unnerved. Even more disturbing to them, I think, were my attempts to get them to acknowledge the existence of these things by having them interact in various ways.

I was delighted to no end to be making contact with what I assumed were sentient non-humans, and so when these hallucinations faded, so, too, did my sense of elation. I've had mild hallucinations before, but they were all very brief and barely perceptible. More importantly, they were far more frightening or unnerving than they were anything else; nothing like this last experience. I had been told in the past by my old psychologist that I show Schizoid-type symptoms, but they were more a result of the extreme stress I was under than true signs of Schizophrenia. I'm pretty confident in his assessment.

My friends and family were happy to see the moment pass. I, on the other hand... well, it brought about a very new perspective on my previous ideas about mental illness. I understand now, I think, the disconnect between people who see a person's condition as an illness and a person's feeling that their condition is a significant and pleasant part of who they are. Had my hallucinations become permanent, and medication offered me, I doubt I would have accepted it. I believe I'd have been far too preoccupied with experiencing all that these imaginary beings had to offer, entranced by the almost magical awe I felt when dealing with them.

I suppose this is a very roundabout way of saying so, but essentially, the idea of a VN about mental illness fascinates me greatly. I would also be willing to offer various first-hand accounts and descriptions about my experiences with hallucinations, should anyone request them.

In any case, I'm very curious to see how this project turns out I wish everyone working on it the best of luck.

[Malkav]

Thanks for sharing your experience, it sounds very similar to a lot of my hallucinations when I was younger/teens. Although there have probably been more times in my life I've found myself not wanting to have schizophrenia, there are times where the hallucinations as you mentioned can be quite amazing and over time I have come to accept this is part of who I am so I need to stop trying to wish I was someone else.
It's really bothersome when people try to tell you what you're seeing, hearing or feeling is not "real" so to ignore it, but it's as real as you or me to the person experiencing these things. So, it's nice to see people who are not exactly mentally ill can experience this "other world" we're thrown into at times to know these aren't just faint shadows in the corners of our eyes.
When I was younger and more actively hallucinating (visually, hormones and a lot of stress really didn't help with my mental illness. They still show up from time to time, but not every day anymore and more negative effects) when I would see more monster like beings like you mentioned at least it was somewhat easier to try and know over time to not react to them (although impossible when they become malicious and you can feel them hurt you). But every now and again I run into people that I can see the pores on, smell them, feel them, everything about them and when someone mentions to you no one is there it's far harder to come to terms with.
Not really sure where I was going with this rant, guess I was just trying to say thanks for sharing and you're not alone.

I'm just glad that you took something useful from that post ^ ^ the experience was quite profound for me, maybe changing me in more ways than I realize. So I thought that, if it stood out so much to me, maybe other people could also take something from it.