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8 | ->''"We psychoanalysts never use the crude term 'crazy'. You may merely suffer from Type 3 Psychomanic Derangement, which ''presents'' as craziness."'' |
9 | -->-- '''Dr. Klaus Angstrom''', ''Webcomic/{{Broodhollow}}'' |
10 | |
11 | Any tropes involving madness or insanity. Except those dealing with HollywoodPsych. |
12 | |
13 | These can run the gamut from the weird but generally happy chaos that inhabits the Cloudcuckoolander's mind to the darkest corners of a person's shattered psyche. |
14 | |
15 | ''Please sort tropes appropriately. Some tropes may fit in both the "Characters" index and the "Madnesses" index, but each trope should only belong in one section of each index.'' |
16 | ---- |
17 | [[index]] |
18 | [floatboxright: |
19 | '''Sub-index:''' |
20 | + SplitPersonalityTropes |
21 | ] |
22 | [[foldercontrol]] |
23 | |
24 | !!Character Tropes: |
25 | |
26 | [[folder:Sane Characters]] |
27 | * CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Someone who tries to keep a cloudcuckoolander from acting ''too'' crazy. |
28 | * FriendToPsychos: Someone who's on good terms with psychopathic people. |
29 | * MistakenForInsane: Someone who's sane, but is mistaken for being insane. |
30 | * ObfuscatingInsanity: Character fakes a lunatic ego. |
31 | * OnlySaneMan: This one person is the only character who isn't crazy or dumb. |
32 | [[/folder]] |
33 | |
34 | [[folder:Craziness by Career]] |
35 | * TheCaligula: A ruler who is insane. |
36 | * CrazyHomelessPeople: Homeless people portrayed as mentally troubled. |
37 | * CrazySurvivalist: He's prepared for the end of the world, but has more than a few screws loose. |
38 | * DefectiveDetective: Insanity is a possible character flaw of an otherwise fine investigator. |
39 | * DerangedParkRanger: Where else would a crazy, antisocial person work? |
40 | * DerangedTaxiDriver: A crackpot cabbie. |
41 | * EccentricAI: A computer, robot or other self-aware machine that behaves strangely. |
42 | * EccentricArtist: "Creative" and "loony" go hand in hand. |
43 | * FantasyForbiddingFather: Some parents will go to insane lengths to keep their kid from something they consider a waste. |
44 | * GeneralRipper: A military official who is obsessed with opposing and destroying a particular enemy. |
45 | * InsaneAdmiral: Military higher-ups in general aren't the most stable folks. |
46 | * InsaneProprietor: A salesman who adopts a "crazy" persona (or maybe it's not a persona)... |
47 | * LoonyLibrarian: Too many books and Dewey decimialization can drive you crazy. |
48 | * MadArtist: Death is as good a medium to work in as any... |
49 | * MadBomber: [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond BLOW IT ALL UP!]] |
50 | * MadDreamer: They reject your reality and substitute their own. |
51 | * MadDoctor: Putting people together is a fine thing. Taking them apart is ''fun''. |
52 | * MadGod: Possesses Godly powers and is completely insane. |
53 | * MadOracle: Prescience is bad for one's mental health. |
54 | * MadMathematician: Excelled in the field of mathematics and completely insane. |
55 | * MadScientist: A scientist who doesn't let little things like ethics or practicality get in the way of their work. |
56 | * MonsterClown: Clowns that are disturbing in various ways. |
57 | * ObsessiveSpokesperson: The mascot in an advertisement is unhealthily obsessed with the product. |
58 | * PsychoExGirlfriend: She was in a relationship that didn't end well, and the breakup left her rather unhinged. |
59 | * PsychoForHire: A mercenary or hired killer with an unhealthy fondness for their job. |
60 | * PsychoLesbian: A mentally unhinged lesbian, mostly motivated by unrequited love for a straight female character. |
61 | * PsychoPsychologist: A psychologist who is crazier than their patients. |
62 | * PsychoSupporter: They want to help a person they respect. How and for what reasons are dubious. |
63 | * RoboticPsychopath: [=AIs=] can be insane too. |
64 | * RoyallyScrewedUp: The scions of noble families develop mental issues for any number of reasons. |
65 | * SaneBossPsychoHenchmen: Many of the people who work for the villain are crazy. |
66 | * SerialKiller: Frequently driven to kill by an insanity. |
67 | * ShellShockedVeteran: A war veteran is severely traumatized by the horrors they witnessed during the war they fought in. |
68 | * SociopathicHero: It's a good thing that this crazy psycho is (nominally) on the side of good, and (mostly) focuses their aggression on the bad guys. |
69 | ** HeroicComedicSociopath: And they can be pretty damn funny when they do bad things too. |
70 | * SociopathicSoldier: Military personnel who find the death and destruction brought by war to be ''entertaining''. |
71 | * StalkerWithACrush: Someone obsessively spies on someone they have a crush on. |
72 | * {{Yandere}}: If they have a crush on someone, there will be blood. |
73 | * YandereCouple: Twice the dedication, twice the crazy. |
74 | [[/folder]] |
75 | |
76 | [[folder:Crazy-Eccentric]] |
77 | * BarefootLoon: PrefersGoingBarefoot, but seen in a worse light. |
78 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: Being bizarre doesn't prevent this person from being good at their job. |
79 | * {{Chuunibyou}}: Adolescent fantasizing taken to a ludicrous degree. |
80 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: A naive, seemingly dumb kind of mental weirdness. |
81 | * CompanionFood: Someone becomes friends or obsessed with a piece of food. |
82 | * CrazyPrepared: Someone who manages to prepare for ''anything'', even (especially) if it's unlikely or ludicrous. |
83 | * TheCuckoolanderWasRight: They're crazy, not stupid! |
84 | * {{Cuckoosnarker}}: A Cloudcuckoolander with moments of on-point humor. |
85 | * DevilComplex: A character believes themselves to be {{Satan}} and acts accordingly. |
86 | * EccentricArtist: Artists tend to be weird. |
87 | * EccentricFashionDesigner: Fashion designers and their styles tend to be weird and quirky. |
88 | * GeniusDitz: A seeming dumbass has at least one expertise at which no one can beat them. |
89 | * LoonWithAHeartOfGold: The {{cloudcuckoolander}}s are portrayed as nicer and much more compassionate than the normals. |
90 | * TheMadHatter: Crazy and loving every second of it. |
91 | * MoodSwinger: Hot and cold running emotions. |
92 | * NeatFreak: Crossing the line from tidiness to obsessiveness. |
93 | * NightmareFetishist: A person who is fascinated by what most people are freaked out by. |
94 | * NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Someone who's creepy and disturbing without intending to be. |
95 | * PregnancyMakesYouCrazy: Pregnancy stresses and hormones are hard on a woman's mental well-being. |
96 | * TalkativeLoon: Mental issues indicated through babbling. |
97 | * TheWonka: Being bizarre doesn't prevent this person from running a business or being otherwise high-ranked in their profession. |
98 | [[/folder]] |
99 | |
100 | [[folder:Crazy-Dysfunctional]] |
101 | * AxCrazy: Not just crazy but ''dangerous''. |
102 | * BrokenAce: Being TheAce came at a terrible price. |
103 | * BrokenBird: TroubledButCute person who has a [[DarkAndTroubledPast seriously tragic back story]]. |
104 | * CrazyCatLady: Animal hoarding as a sign of mental issues. |
105 | * CuteAndPsycho: Characters are endearing and unstable at the same time. |
106 | * KidsAreCruel: Sometimes the cruelty is a sign of mental issues. |
107 | * LivingDollCollector: Mere toys are not enough for this person. |
108 | * LonersAreFreaks: Lonely people are social outcasts. |
109 | * MadwomanInTheAttic: Hiding an insane person away for various reasons. |
110 | * MaskOfSanity: Doing a very good job of concealing the madness within. |
111 | * MentalHandicapMoralDeficiency: Mentally handicapped citizen lacks moral judgement. |
112 | * TheMentallyDisturbed: Treating mental illnesses as mere quirks or bad habits. |
113 | * {{Narcissist}}: Being vain and self-centered to insane levels. |
114 | * NervousWreck: This person has default anxiety. |
115 | * OmnicidalManiac: They want to see the world burn (or explode, or swept by pandemics...) |
116 | * TheOphelia: A fragile, delicate young woman whose madness inspires more pity than fear. |
117 | * TheParanoiac: Paranoia has taken over a person's life. |
118 | * PsychoElectro: People with electrical powers who happen to be crazy as well. |
119 | * PsychopathicManchild: Childlike but often violent and dangerous. |
120 | * {{Pyromaniac}}: Loves fire to an unhealthy degree. |
121 | * ReluctantPsycho: Someone trying to come to grips with their mental illness. |
122 | * {{Sadist}}: Someone who really ''enjoys'' hurting other people. |
123 | * TheSociopath: They don't really see anyone else around them as being ''people''. |
124 | * StepfordSmiler: Employing a cheerful façade to mask how you really feel about your problems. |
125 | * TeensAreMonsters: Some teens are not merely bratty but insane. |
126 | * UncannyValleyGirl: Girl seems wholesome, but there's something about her that screams suspicious. |
127 | * UnstablePoweredChild: A powerful child can't cope with said power and is may be driven to madness as a result. |
128 | * UnstablePoweredWoman: A powerful woman can't handle said power and might undergo a SanitySlippage. |
129 | * WindmillCrusader: Being obsessed with attacking an enemy that doesn't exist. |
130 | [[/folder]] |
131 | |
132 | !!Madness Tropes: |
133 | |
134 | [[folder:Causes]] |
135 | Tropes about the origins and instigations of mental disorder. |
136 | ---- |
137 | * AilmentInducedCruelty: An illness or injury damages a person's psyche and causes them to become bitter, spiteful, or vicious. |
138 | * AndThenJohnWasAZombie: Literally becoming their crazy enemy. |
139 | * BecomingTheMask: A façade permanently warps a personality. |
140 | * BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: Mental issues as a long-term effect of torture. |
141 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: Mind-controlling someone into genuinely dangerous/violent behavior. |
142 | * BreakTheCutie: Some cuties break mentally. |
143 | * CabinFever: Being stuck in a small place for too long a time. |
144 | * CastFromSanity: Magic or a superpower makes you lose sanity every time it's used. |
145 | * ChemicallyInducedInsanity: Drugging someone to induce or fake mental illness. |
146 | * ClothesMakeTheManiac: A superhero accessory with nasty mental side effects. |
147 | * CorruptTheCutie: Losing one's innocence in an unhealthy way. |
148 | * DamagedSoul: Death and resurrection has damaged a person. |
149 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: Character has a traumatic back story. |
150 | * DespairEventHorizon: All hope is lost. |
151 | * DrivenToMadness: Deliberate attacks on one's mental well-being. |
152 | * FTLTravelSickness: Traveling faster than light can drive people insane if they're not properly protected. |
153 | * {{Gaslighting}}: Trying to drive someone crazy by making them believe that they are already insane. |
154 | * GoMadFromTheApocalypse: Someone goes insane after their world collapses around them. |
155 | * GoMadFromTheIsolation: Someone goes insane from being locked away from other people for a long time. |
156 | * GoMadFromTheRevelation: Learning the truth about something causes a person to go insane. |
157 | * GoAmongMadPeople: A sane person is improperly institutionalized-- and that may drive them mad. |
158 | * HeroicBSOD: Shocked to the point of complete mental shutdown. |
159 | * HeroicSafeMode: Shocked to the point of shutting down all but the basic "fight or flight"-type instincts. |
160 | * HeWhoFightsMonsters: Morally and ideologically becoming their crazy enemy. |
161 | * HumanityIsInsane: Aliens just don't know what to make of us. |
162 | * HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace: Certain forms of space travel are incomprehensibly bizarre. |
163 | * IdentityBreakdown: Not being certain of who or what you are can drive one insane. |
164 | * InfectiousInsanity: Being around the insane makes you insane too. |
165 | * InsanityEstablishmentScene: That point in the story where a character is revealed to be insane. |
166 | * JadeColoredGlasses: A NaiveNewcomer gets beaten into the ground and loses their idealistic outlook, ultimately transforming them into a cynic. |
167 | * LoveMakesYouCrazy: Romance can go to your head. |
168 | * MadLove: An especially unhealthy form of unrequited love. |
169 | * MaddenIntoMisanthropy: Someone grows to hate humanity from negative experiences with other people. |
170 | * MindRape: Deliberate mental abuse to break a person. |
171 | * MindVirus: A virus that affects thought processes. |
172 | * MurderMakesYouCrazy: The act of murder has long-term detrimental mental effects. |
173 | * MySkullRunnethOver: Learning more knowledge than the mind can handle. |
174 | * NeurodiversityIsSupernatural: Unusual mental conditions are caused by paranormal phenomena. |
175 | * OceanMadness: Isolation while stuck on an uninhabited island or boat drives someone mad. |
176 | * PolarMadness: Too much time in the ice can drive people insane... |
177 | * PerfectionIsAddictive: Perfection can ruin your view of anything that isn't. |
178 | * PerfectionIsStatic: An eternity of perfection leads to boredom and insanity. |
179 | * PostHistoricalTrauma: Learning of past tragedies is traumatizing. |
180 | * PsychoSerum: Something that can give superpowers-- at a terrible mental cost. |
181 | * RageBreakingPoint: A calm and sane character is driven past their breaking point by something, or someone (or multiple, or ''both''), crossing the threshold between sanity and insanity in some cases. |
182 | * RapeLeadsToInsanity: Part of why RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil. |
183 | * RiverOfInsanity: An adventure through the wilderness goes horribly wrong. |
184 | * SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Being idealistic is seen as hopelessly naive. |
185 | * SpaceMadness: GoMadFromTheIsolation [[RecycledInSpace in the vacuum of space]]. |
186 | * StressInducedMentalVoices: Being under pressure makes you hear voices. |
187 | * SubterraneanSanityFailure: Being underground does nasty things to the mind. |
188 | * SurroundedByIdiots: Insanity is caused by constantly spending time with stupid people. |
189 | * TeachHimAnger: The NiceGuy is pushed over the edge to make him grow a spine. |
190 | * TerribleTicking: Like HearingVoices, but just sounds rather than voices. |
191 | * TheyCalledMeMad: Being accused of madness drives the MadScientist to complete their work and prove their naysayers wrong. |
192 | * ThisIndexHasHadAHardLife: An index for tropes exhibiting the stress and hardships of life. |
193 | * TookALevelInCynic: A formerly idealistic character sees the world from a more realistic (or more depressing) perspective and becomes cynical as a result. |
194 | * TookALevelInJerkass: A character becomes more mean-spirited over the course of the series. |
195 | * TraumaInducedAmnesia: A traumatic experience causes memory loss or suppression. |
196 | * WentCrazyWhenTheyLeft: A character becomes emotionally unstable when away from someone they're attached to. |
197 | * WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Having or using supernatural powers takes a toll on your mental health. |
198 | [[/folder]] |
199 | |
200 | [[folder:Conditions]] |
201 | Issues, crises, things that are running through the sufferer's head. |
202 | ---- |
203 | * BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Believing that there is only "good" or "bad" with no tolerance for nuance. |
204 | * CannotTellFictionFromReality: Unable to tell the difference between fiction and reality. |
205 | * CategorismAsAPhobia: Bigotry as a phobia/mental illness. |
206 | * ChronicHeroSyndrome: The hero finds it impossible to resist the urge to help people in need, no matter how much it may hinder them on their quest. |
207 | * ChronicVillainy: The villain simply can't be reformed forever and will always go back to being evil. |
208 | * CrazyInTheHeadCrazyInTheBed: Being unhinged makes this character a passionate lover. |
209 | * CrazySane: Someone acts crazy as a coping mechanism. |
210 | * DeathSeeker: A character wants to die, but doesn't have the will to commit suicide. |
211 | * DiagnosedByTheAudience: A character who's definitely off mentally, and viewers have an idea as to why that is. |
212 | * FightingFromTheInside: A character attempts to resist their insanity. |
213 | * GeniusDitz: TheDitz is superior in a specific area of expertise. |
214 | * AGodAmI: Someone believes they are a god and aims to kill everyone who opposes them. |
215 | * {{Hallucinations}}: Seeing or hearing imaginary things that feel realistic. |
216 | ** SuccessHallucinations: A character believes they won when they really lost. |
217 | * HearingVoices: Auditory hallucinations of hearing imaginary people talking. |
218 | * HormoneAddledTeenager: Puberty causes teenagers to become sex-obsessed. |
219 | * {{Idiosyncrazy}}: A character completely obsessed with a single gimmick. |
220 | * MadnessSharedByTwo: Two people share the same delusion. |
221 | * MentallyUnwellSpecialSenses: The insane can see things the sane cannot. |
222 | * NapoleonDelusion: Someone believes they are Napoleon Bonaparte. |
223 | * ObsessivelyOrganized: An obsession with order, symmetry, and following certain behaviour patterns. |
224 | * ReluctantPsycho: A character knows they're mentally disturbed and hate that they can't overcome their compulsions. |
225 | * SanitySlippage: Someone becomes insane through a gradual process. |
226 | * ScienceRelatedMemeticDisorder: Terminology for something that creates {{Mad Scientist}}s. |
227 | * TheoryTunnelvision: A character mentally warps their worldview to fit their ideals. |
228 | * ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: Crazy people see the world differently from normal people. |
229 | * TreacherousSpiritChase: A character is led into danger by a hallucination of loved one(s). |
230 | [[/folder]] |
231 | |
232 | [[folder:Symptoms]] |
233 | Ways to show the audience that a character is not of sound mind. |
234 | ---- |
235 | * AngstComa: Mental trauma so severe it renders you unconscious for long periods of time. |
236 | * ApocalypticLog: A record of events showing a character's descent into insanity. |
237 | * ApopheniaPlot: A character irrationally obsesses over random events in the belief that they're part of a conspiracy. |
238 | * BattyLipBurbling: A crazy person bats their lips with their fingers. |
239 | * BloodyHallucinationsOfGuilt: Guilt over another's death has a character hallucinating blood where there isn't any. |
240 | * BrokenSmile: Creepy smiles that show insanity. |
241 | * CaligulasHorse: Giving jobs to animals or inanimate objects is insane because it makes no sense to hire non-sapient beings or inanimate objects to do something a human would be more qualified for. |
242 | * ClawingAtOwnThroat: A crazy character scratches their neck impulsively. |
243 | * {{Cloudcuckoolanguage}} |
244 | * ComicallyCrossEyed |
245 | * CompanionCube: Talks to an inanimate object to compensate for their lack of social life. |
246 | * ConsultingMisterPuppet: Talks to a puppet to compensate for their lack of friends. |
247 | * CrazyConsumption |
248 | * CrazyMemory |
249 | * CrazyPeoplePlayChess: The mentally challenged prove to be impressive Chess players. |
250 | * CreepyCleanliness |
251 | * CreepyMonotone |
252 | * CuckooFingerTwirl: A classic hand or limb gesture to indicate someone in a complete loon. |
253 | * DanceOfDespair: Dancing in an attempt to cope with a distressing situation. |
254 | * DelusionsOfDoghood: A crazy person believes they're a dog and act like one. |
255 | * DerangedDance: A character dances as a sign of failing sanity. |
256 | * DissonantLaughter |
257 | * DissonantSerenity |
258 | * DrPsychPatient |
259 | * DumbStruck: After a traumatic experience, a character loses the ability to speak. |
260 | * EmptyEyes: Eyes are shown lacking pupils or irises, or the eyes are otherwise blank or missing. This can be used as an artistic way to show that a character has been driven to madness, sometimes to indicate a ThousandYardStare. |
261 | * FreakOut: Character goes on an absolute insanity spree. |
262 | * FullFrontalAssault: Fighting while naked can indicate insanity. |
263 | * GRatedMentalIllness: Mental illness toned down for family-friendly works. |
264 | * HiddenEyes |
265 | * HouseOfBrokenMirrors |
266 | * ImaginaryEnemy: Treating a figment of imagination as a nemesis. |
267 | * ImaginaryFriend: Treating a figment of imagination as a companion. |
268 | * InsaneEqualsViolent |
269 | * InTheDreamingStageOfGrief: Devastated character copes by convincing themselves it is/was just a bad dream. |
270 | * IRejectYourReality: Character is selectively naïve to certain areas of realism. |
271 | * LaughingMad: [[TheHyena Frequent laughing and giggling]] as a sign of insanity. |
272 | * LimpAndLivid |
273 | * LoonyLaws |
274 | * LovesTheSoundOfScreaming |
275 | * MadEye |
276 | * MadnessInducedOmnivore |
277 | * MadnessMakeover: A poor appearance reflects poor mental health. |
278 | * MadnessMantra: Crazy person says the same phrase over and over. |
279 | * MadnessMontage: Watching someone go insane in a series of events. |
280 | * TheMadnessPlace |
281 | * MainCharacterFinalBoss: The main character finally snaps and goes mad, causing their party to fight against the now-maddened protagonist. |
282 | * ManiacTongue |
283 | * MindControlConspiracy |
284 | * MoodSwinger |
285 | * MoralSociopathy: When TheSociopath still has an ethical code, just one that's not rooted in empathy for others (and that's often [[{{Ubermensch}} unique to the sociopathic character]]). |
286 | * MummiesAtTheDinnerTable: A character is dead, but someone tries to pretend – and actually ''believe'' – that they are still alive. |
287 | * MurderIsTheBestSolution |
288 | * MushroomSamba: Intense and maddening hallucinations caused by controlled substances. |
289 | * NakedNutter: Casual nudity as a sign of madness. |
290 | * NeatFreak |
291 | * {{Neologizer}}: Makes up new words. Sometimes to the detriment of being understood. |
292 | * OutOfCharacterMoment: When it focuses on sanity. |
293 | * PowerBornOfMadness: Going insane grants supernatural powers. |
294 | * RoomFullOfCrazy: The decor of a room reflects someone's mental state. |
295 | * SanitySlippageSong: Singing about how you're losing your mind. |
296 | * ShatteredSanity |
297 | * ShiftingVoiceOfMadness |
298 | * SlasherSmile |
299 | * SleepyDepressive |
300 | * StalkerShrine: A hand-made shrine used to indicate that a stalker is obsessed with someone in a creepily unhealthy way. Often hidden in a secret or private place by a stalker and devoted to object of their affection, but it can also be PlayedForLaughs. |
301 | * StickyFingers: Kleptomania: A recurrent urge to steal, typically without regard for need or profit. |
302 | * TalkativeLoon |
303 | * TalkingToThemself |
304 | * TearsOfFear |
305 | * TheyreNotRealReveal: You think something or someone was real, but it turns out they weren't. |
306 | * ThoroughlyMistakenIdentity |
307 | * ThousandYardStare: After a traumatic experience, someone has a slack, emotionless face along with failure to react to external stimulus. The name comes from the eyes staring straight ahead without focusing on anything in particular. |
308 | * TraumaButton: A stimulation that triggers Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. |
309 | * TroubledFetalPosition: Someone reacts to stress or trauma by curling into the fetal position, usually lying on their side or sitting with the knees drawn in front of the body. |
310 | * TriggerHappy: An unhinged character with a violent or aggressive personality who is likely to shoot someone for the slightest provocation. |
311 | * TunelessSongOfMadness |
312 | * TwitchyEye: The muscles around the eyelids and eyebrows twitch constantly to show pent-up anger, frustration, or insanity. |
313 | * UnstoppableRage |
314 | * VillainousBreakdown: A villain going mad with rage or despair as their efforts are foiled by the heroes. |
315 | * WanderingWalkOfMadness |
316 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Phobia supertrope. |
317 | * WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises |
318 | [[/folder]] |
319 | |
320 | [[folder:Remedies & Resolutions]] |
321 | * BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: Confronting the madness [[AnthropomorphicPersonification personified]] in a Mental World. |
322 | * BoredWithInsanity: When someone has been crazy for so long that they find a way to restore their own sanity. |
323 | * ElectroconvulsiveTherapyIsTorture |
324 | * GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Giving someone a slap to snap them out of a current fugue. |
325 | * HeroicWillpower: The hero does their best not to give in to the madness. |
326 | * IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight |
327 | * InsaneNoMore |
328 | * KindRestraints |
329 | * LetMeAtHim: Holding someone back so they can't attempt to hurt anyone. |
330 | * {{Lobotomy}} |
331 | * MentalHealthRecoveryArc: A StoryArc dedicated to improving a character's mental health and overcoming their disorder. |
332 | * PercussiveTherapy: Cathartic smashing of annoying objects (and occasionally annoying people). |
333 | * RestorationOfSanity: A character suffering from insanity regains their sanity by the story's end. |
334 | * SanityBall: Insane character becomes sane for a brief moment. |
335 | * SanityHasAdvantages: Things would go smoother for you if you weren't crazy. |
336 | * SanityStrengthening |
337 | * SplitPersonalityMerge: Re-integrating a SplitPersonality into your psyche, becoming someone knew based on the two selves merged together. |
338 | * SplitPersonalityTakeover: When a SplitPersonality usurps control as the dominant personality from who they split off from. |
339 | * SurvivalMantra: Repeating a phrase to bolster your spirit and succeed at a difficult task. |
340 | [[/folder]] |
341 | |
342 | [[folder:Settings]] |
343 | * BedlamHouse: Not all mental hospitals are helpful. |
344 | * BlackBugRoom |
345 | * {{Cloudcuckooland}} |
346 | * CreepyCave: Caves are known for their ability to drive people to insanity. |
347 | * EscapeFromTheCrazyPlace |
348 | * HappyPlace |
349 | * MentalWorld |
350 | * TheWonderland |
351 | [[/folder]] |
352 | |
353 | [[folder:Other]] |
354 | * AllTherapistsAreMuggles: A problem the characters may encounter in settings that have TheMasquerade going on. |
355 | * CastFullOfCrazy: When everyone, or nearly everyone, is insane. |
356 | * CuckooNest |
357 | * CuttingBackToReality: A character's insanity is illustrated by seeing a situation through their eyes, before cutting back to what's actually happening in the real world. |
358 | * DelusionConclusion: Audience members believe that the supernatural elements of a story are due to delusions on the part of the viewpoint characters. |
359 | * InsanityDefense: Insanity from a legal perspective. |
360 | * InsanityImmunity: Being insane means that you can't get any crazier. |
361 | * LunaticLoophole: A character being crazy means that they'll be spared when other characters get killed. |
362 | * MomentOfLucidity: The crazy person lapses back to sanity for a brief moment. |
363 | * NoMedicationForMe: A mistrust of psychiatric drugs, or finding that the side effects aren't worth it. |
364 | * ParanoidThriller |
365 | * PreInsanityReveal: It is shown what a crazy person was like before they went out of their gourd. |
366 | * SanityMeter |
367 | * TheSchizophreniaConspiracy |
368 | * SecretIdentityIdentity |
369 | * SelfSoothingSong |
370 | * SuccessThroughInsanity |
371 | * ThereAreNoTherapists: A problem the characters may encounter in settings that provide a lot of psychiatric trauma. |
372 | * WrongfullyCommitted: A sane character is wrongfully committed to a mental asylum. |
373 | * YoureInsane: Rebuking a person for their dangerous or absurd actions or intentions by calling them a maniac to their face. |
374 | [[/folder]] |
375 | |
376 | [[/index]] |
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