Katie (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} gooberfishbowl) wrote in crackerjackjoe, |
It's not really an 'either/or' reaction with me. It has a few layers:
1. Psychology does not paint a mental stable person as 'boring.' They are simply able to function within their society in such a way that happiness is an attainable goal. Everyone from blue suits on Wall Street to punks pouring their heart into a microform can be considered psychologically 'normal', as long as they are able to fuction and be happy.
2. Having a mental disability is not fun. There are very few writers that can truly write a schitoid or depressive or manic character and treat it with the respect and sympathy it deserves. A label is not something that should be treated lightly. It's not something you toss in to make your characters interesting.
3. If you can't think of another way to make your characters interesting besides pulling out labels you don't understand, then you've fallen into the trap of formulaic writing already. Find another way to get out.
1. Psychology does not paint a mental stable person as 'boring.' They are simply able to function within their society in such a way that happiness is an attainable goal. Everyone from blue suits on Wall Street to punks pouring their heart into a microform can be considered psychologically 'normal', as long as they are able to fuction and be happy.
2. Having a mental disability is not fun. There are very few writers that can truly write a schitoid or depressive or manic character and treat it with the respect and sympathy it deserves. A label is not something that should be treated lightly. It's not something you toss in to make your characters interesting.
3. If you can't think of another way to make your characters interesting besides pulling out labels you don't understand, then you've fallen into the trap of formulaic writing already. Find another way to get out.
