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** Alice knows that she’s insane, but doesn’t care.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice has severe mental psychological problems that she is aware of but can't fix, leading to a slow breakdown causing pain to her and the people around her.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice finds a medication that takes away the worst problems that her madness causes. She still has a few quirks, but nothing major, and she continues to (mostly jokingly) refer to herself as insane.

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Alice has severe mental psychological problems that she is aware of but can't fix, leading to a slow breakdown causing pain to her and the people around her.
** Alice is all too aware of the problems haunting her psyche, being riddled with insecurities about it beneath her happy facade and on the brink of depression.
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Alice finds a medication that takes away the worst problems that her madness causes. She still has a few quirks, but nothing major, and she continues to (mostly jokingly) refer to herself as insane. insane.
** Alice realizes that breaking down in despair due to her knowledge of being insane won't help in the least, deciding she might as well enjoy the crazy ride while doing what she can to limit the damage on the way.
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* '''Exploited''': Alice catches wind of [[LouisCypher Louis Cypher's]] real identity and motive and goes to warn others. Lou doesn't bother to try and stop her, since no one can fully trust a self admitted lunatic's word [[VillainWithGoodPublicity against his]].

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* '''Exploited''': Alice catches wind of [[LouisCypher Louis Cypher's]] {{Louis Cypher}}'s real identity and motive and goes to warn others. Lou doesn't bother to try and stop her, since no one can fully trust a self admitted lunatic's word [[VillainWithGoodPublicity against his]].
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Alice catches wind of [[LouisCypher Louis Cypher's]] real identity and motive and goes to warn others. Lou doesn't bother to try and stop her, since no one can fully trust a self admitted lunatic's word [[VillainWithGoodPublicity against his]].
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** Alice reminds people that she is the [[OnlySaneMan sane one]] in a cast full [[CloudCuckooLander crazy people]].

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** Alice reminds people that she is the [[OnlySaneMan sane one]] in a cast full of [[CloudCuckooLander crazy people]].

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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Bob once told Alice he thinks she might be insane, and she agreed.



* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "Let's face it. I'm just crazy."
* '''Invoked''': ???

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Alice says she's crazy just for the sake of making it clear to viewers who aren't sharp enough to pick up on her symptoms.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Let's face it. "They say crazy people never know they're crazy, but I'm just crazy.positive I am."
* '''Invoked''': ???Alice is [[ObfuscatingInsanity pretending to be insane]] mostly by telling people she's insane since it's such a common symptom of fictional mental illness.



* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice is crazy, knows it, and makes a lot of joking remarks about it. "I think I'm insane, but maybe that's just a delusion. I don't suffer from insanity, though, I enjoy it!"
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice is haunted by the knowledge that she's losing her mind and seeks to regain her sanity.



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'''Basic Trope''': A crazy character is aware of and acnkowledges their insanity.
* '''Straight''': [[AliceAllusion Alice]] is crazy and mentions this fact.

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'''Basic Trope''': A crazy character is aware of and acnkowledges acknowledges their insanity.
* '''Straight''': [[AliceAllusion Alice]] {{Alice|Allusion}} is crazy and mentions this fact.



* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Inverted''': Alice reminds people that she is the [[OnlySaneMan sane one]] in a cast full [[CloudCuckooLander crazy people]].
** Alternatively, Alice knows she's crazy, and she hates it.

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Alice reminds people that she is the [[OnlySaneMan sane one]] in a cast full [[CloudCuckooLander crazy people]].
** Alternatively, Alice knows she's crazy, [[ReluctantPsycho and she hates it.it]].



* '''Deconstructed''': Alice has severe mental psychological problems that she is aware of but can't fix, leading to a slow breakdown causing pain to her and the people around her.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice finds a medication that takes away the worst problems that her madness causes. She still has a few quirks, but nothing major, and she continues to (mostly jokingly) refer to herself as insane.


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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice has severe mental psychological problems that she is aware of but can't fix, leading to a slow breakdown causing pain to her and the people around her.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice finds a medication that takes away the worst problems that her madness causes. She still has a few quirks, but nothing major, and she continues to (mostly jokingly) refer to herself as insane.


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* '''Parodied''': Lots of AliceInWonderland jokes pop up in the work, all directed at Alice and her insanity.

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* '''Parodied''': Lots of AliceInWonderland ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' jokes pop up in the work, all directed at Alice and her insanity.
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** Alternatively, Alice knows she's crazy, and she hates it.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Let's face it. I'm just crazy."



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Back Yes! I know I'm crazy, but if you go back to TheMadHatterTheMadHatter, you won't be disappointed! Trust me!
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Go Ask Alice is now the work of that title — the trope was renamed Alice Allusion.


* '''Straight''': [[GoAskAlice Alice]] is crazy and mentions this fact.

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* '''Straight''': [[GoAskAlice [[AliceAllusion Alice]] is crazy and mentions this fact.
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???Lots of AliceInWonderland jokes pop up in the work, all directed at Alice and her insanity.



* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???

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Alice refuses to believe that she's crazy. Or, she knows she's crazy, but she refuses to talk or think about it.
* '''Discussed''': ???"I thought crazy people weren't supposed to know they were crazy. How come Alice does?"
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* '''Inverted''': Alice reminds people that she is the [[OnlySaneMan sane one]] in a cast full [[CloudCuckooLanders crazy people]].

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* '''Inverted''': Alice reminds people that she is the [[OnlySaneMan sane one]] in a cast full [[CloudCuckooLanders [[CloudCuckooLander crazy people]].

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