History Main / CrazyInTheHeadCrazyInTheBed

Compare ArousedByIdiocy, which is about intelligence rather than mental illness. Frequently overlaps with TheOphelia; see also {{Dominatrix}}, MadLove, {{Sadist}}, SexGod, and SexIsViolence. The trope itself can be considered UnfortunateImplications due to it sexualizing and fetishizing women with mental health issues in addition to being an offshoot of HystericalWoman, which itself portrays women as overly emotional and mentally unstable.

* ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'': Typhoid Mary is a PsychoForHire villainess with [[SplitPersonality dissociative identity disorder]], with her two "insane" personas being far more sexualized than her "normal" one, often acting like a sexually aggressive and unhinged seductress with a wild libido. Despite how blatant "bad news" she is, men still keep falling for her. She even managed to seduce Kingpin (who's usually very loyal to his wife) and impress him with her passion and sexual prowess.
* ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'': [[Characters/DeadpoolWadeWilson Deadpool / Wade Wilson]] might be gruesomely disfigured, but his sheer insanity and quirkiness has [[ChickMagnet attracted him a lot of women]] and it apparently translates great to the bedroom, as he has had many lovers who were quite happy with his performance. He once even managed to impress a [[SuccubiAndIncubi Succubus]].
* In ''Justice League: Rise of Arsenal'', Roy Harper/Arsenal is fighting off [[Characters/TeenTitansCheshire Jade Nguyen/Cheshire]], a PsychoForHire whom he has a DatingCatwoman relationship with. Mid-fight he starts to wonder what he ever saw in her, but then the [[SexIsViolence fight starts to get more intimate]] and he remembers it's because, despite her AxCrazy personality, that feistiness makes her terrific in bed. Soon enough the fight evolves into SexForSolace instead.

* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': Castle has SexWithTheEx with his ex-wife Meredith for this reason. While Meredith is shown to be impulsive and irresponsible, Castle finds sex with her great. Beckett is less than impressed when Castle explains this to her.

Compare ArousedByIdiocy, which is about intelligence rather than mental illness. Frequently overlaps with TheOphelia; see also {{Dominatrix}}, EvilIsSexy, MadLove, {{Sadist}}, SexGod, and SexIsViolence. The trope itself can be considered UnfortunateImplications due to it sexualizing and fetishizing women with mental health issues in addition to being an offshoot of HystericalWoman, which itself portrays women as overly emotional and mentally unstable.

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[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The stereotype that a person who's mentally unstable makes for a passionate and satisfying lover.]]

* A lunatic escaped from the asylum and had sex with a prostitute. The next day, the newspaper headline read: [-[[{{Pun}} "NUT BOLTS AND SCREWS."]]-] Alternatively, he has sex with a laundrywoman before escaping, and the headline is "NUT SCREWS WASHER AND BOLTS."

* ''Series/TheATeam'': A LighterAndSofter version of this trope: of the whole team, the member who got the second most [[GirlOfTheWeek Girls of the Week]] aside from Face was Murdock, who was more than a little nuts (and oftentimes the women found that cute).

this is what you’ve done to me!\\
'''Pop diva''': Crazy is how your lovin’ makes me feel.\\

'''Rapper:''' Don’t mess with a bitch who’s crazy in the head!\\
'''All together:''' You do (don’t) want to be crazy!\\
And you don’t (do) want to be crazy!\\

* ''Series/NCISLosAngeles'': On the episode "Touch of Death", Eric makes a joke about this when Nell is surprised that the MadScientist they're after looks reasonably attractive. She's not amused.

'''Nell:''' ''[in an accusatory tone]'' No, I don’t. What do they say?\\
'''Eric:''' ''[suddenly awkward]'' I don't know... something.

* ''Series/That70sShow'': When Kelso and Fez fall for the same woman it ended with her choosing Fez, and revealing that she has some issues. Kelso concedes defeat telling Fez "She's clearly a lunatic. Which means she's going to be really great in bed. Congratulations."
* ''Series/MarryMe2014'': In "Annicurser-Me", Jake tells Annie that he used to be engaged before to a woman named Fatasia Yang, who was his PsychoExGirlfriend for a while. It was an almost FourthDateMarriage, and he admits it was an obvious terrible idea that only happened because of how crazy hot she was. Kay reveals she also slept with her, and vouches that the girl was indeed crazy but fire in the sack. Jake expects Annie to be mad or jealous, but she's actually relieve he choose her over a "crazy hot bisexual Asian chick".

** "[[Recap/TwoAndAHalfMenS1E15RoundOneToTheHotCrazyChick Round One To The Hot Crazy Chick]]": Charlie is extremely attracted to Frankie not only in spite of her craziness, but ''because'' of it, thinking it will make her a passionate, unrestrained lover. Alan is baffled by the idea, but soon is just as attracted to Frankie as Charlie is.
-->'''Alan:''' ''[watching her destroy a car with her baseball bat]'' This woman is clearly a lunatic.\\

* In the podcast ''Based Camp'', Malcolm theorizes that emotional outbursts are indulged in very attractive women, people are more likely to comfort and soothe them when they're upset. This positive attention serves to reinforce this behavior, and so a hot woman who's treated that way -- especially in adolescence -- is less likely to learn the kind of emotional regulation that's expected of everyone else. But while a hot woman loosing her compose might get her positive attention in the short term, it doesn't work out for her in the long run. Subpar emotional regulation skills aren't wife material, it doesn't make people want to stick around in the long run.

* ''VideoGame/Drakengard3'': Three is the most overt insane of the Intoners, but it's still a UnkemptBeauty that can easily attract men. In her DLC, dialogue with Octa implies that she was actually a highly satisfying lover back when she was actually interested in "nighly escapades", due to how her insanity manifests by her hyper-focuses on something she wants to do. But she has long grown bored of sex and prefers focusing on her experiments, much to Octa's distress, though she's still quite aware of her sexual prowess, and can be seductive when she wants.
* ''VideoGame/Fallout3'': Eulogy Jones will explicitly mention she fits the stereotype of crazy girls being wield in bed when he's trying to pimp Clover to you.

* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'': Mileena is [[MsFanservice one of the most sexualized characters in the franchise]], and her being a aggressive psychotic "freak" is part of her appeal, and despite her MonstrousMandibles, she's [[ReallyGetsAround still one of the most promiscuous characters]].

* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': Blitzo is an [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} eccentric]] AxCrazy imp even by the low standards of Hell, but he's also ''really'' good at sex when he wants to be, to the point he got an advantageous SexForServices deal with the much higher-ranking demon Stolas just because of how impressed he is with Blitzo's performance in bed.

* ''Webcomic/TheIdatenDeitiesKnowOnlyPeace'': Miku is a insane, psychotic pervert who unnervers even her fellow demons, but she's still considered to be extremely attractive and is quite a demon in the sack, with even Merku admitting how much she enjoys her "attentions".

* ''WebVideo/ConMan'': Wray describes Louise to Jack as a "crazy, crazy, hot lady". Jack says he's lucky, as a "CCHL" (Crazy crazy hot lady) are super fun in bed.

* {{Downplayed}} in ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' with Helen's sister, Rita, who is described to Jake Morgandorffer by her latest beau as, "Rita is a bit flighty, but she's a tiger in the bedroom."

** A few women actually became attracted to [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker Joker]] ''because'' of how his utter insanity and unpredictability charmed and fascinated them, most notably Harley Quinn and Punchline. According to Harley, he could be the passionate lover when he wanted to.

* ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'': [[Characters/DeadpoolWadeWilson Deadpool / Wade Wilson]] might be gruesomely disfigured, but his sheer insanity and quirkiness has [[ChickMagnet attracted him a lot of women]] and it apparently translate great to the bedroom, as he has had many lovers who were quite happy with his performance. He once even managed to impress a [[SuccubiAndIncubi Succubus]].

** A few women actually became attracted to [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker Joker]] ''because'' of how his utter insanity and unpredictability charmed and fascinated them, most notably Harley Quinn and Punchline. According to Harley, he could be could the passionate lover when he wanted to.

* ''Literature/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'': Nyaruko is a CuteButPsycho Lovecraftian horror in the form of a girl that has a MadLove obsession with Mahiro. When she does finally manage to sleep with him, the experience lasted hours and Mahiro passed out from [[TheImmodestOrgasm screaming so much]].

And if they're obsessed with a person in specific, such as a {{Yandere}} or a StalkerWithACrush, there is the idea that they're so utterly devoted to that person's needs that they will go to any lengths in order to satisfy them.

* ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'': Typhoid Mary is a PsychoForHire villainess with [[SplitPersonality dissociative identity disorder]], with her two "insane" personas being far more sexualized than her "normal" one, often acting like a sexually aggressive and unhinged seductress with a wild libido. And despite how blatant "bad news" she is, men still keep falling for her. She even managed to seduce Kingpin (who's usually very loyal to his wife) and impress him with her passion and sexual prowess.

* ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'': The Malkavians are the vampire clan defined by their madness. Four outfits per clan and gender become available through the course of the story, and while male Malkavians only get sexualized in that their final outfit resembles a pimp's, all four outfits for female Malkavians are heavily sexualized. The first is a cheerleader outfit with too high a thong and too low a skirt. The second is a cowgirl outfit with bare butt. The third is a sexy cop costume with thigh-high boots. And the fourth outfit is tight leather jumpsuit that would be decent if not for the "[=XXXploit me=]" bit on the back. No other player character wears clothes that can be called "inviting" like these.

* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'':
** Juri is one of the nuttiest, and most mentally unhinged characters in the series and also one of the most sexualized, with a extremely cocky attitude and aggressively seductive demeanor, with a lot of her interactions with others involving InterplayOfSexAndViolence.
** A.K.I. is a violent, sadistic and borderline insane, but also very sexualized and attractive woman under constant MaleGaze, making clear her insanity is meant to add to her sexual allure.

* A lunatic escaped from the asylum and had sex with a prostitute. The next day, the newspaper headline read: [-[[{{Pun}} "NUT BOLTS AND SCREWS."]]-]
** Alternatively, he has sex with a laundrywoman before escaping, and the headline is "NUT SCREWS WASHER AND BOLTS."

* ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'': The Malkavians are the vampire clan defined by their madness. Four outfits per clan and gender become available through the course of the story, and while male Malkavians only get sexualized in that their final outfit resembles a pimp's, all four outfits for female Malkavians are heavily sexualized. The first is a cheerleader outfit with too high a thong and too low a skirt. The second is a cowgirl outfit with bare butt. The third is a sexy cop costume with thigh-high boots. And the fourth outfit is tight leather jumpsuit that would be decent if not for the "XXXploit me" bit on the back. No other player character wears clothes that can be called "inviting" like these.