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§ ita § - Dec 30, 2011 5:12:16 pm PST #8008 of 10606

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I would think that "delusional" would be accurate and specific.

Can you drive someone delusional? Didn't Angelus torture her into a break with reality? She's not delusional--she's psychic, after all. She's just...unhinged.

I don't see how he could stop you talking about a plot point and have it be conducive to discussion.

Tom Scola - Dec 30, 2011 5:14:00 pm PST #8009 of 10606

hwæt

Drusilla just needs a hug.

DebetEsse - Dec 30, 2011 5:15:44 pm PST #8010 of 10606

Woe to the fucking wicked.

Can you drive someone delusional?

I would think so.

Drusilla just needs a hug.

After all, a hug is just a strangle you haven't finished yet.

Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 30, 2011 5:19:36 pm PST #8011 of 10606

Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!

They're allowed to talk about mental illness, they just can't use the word "crazy" - which is ableist, I guess.

Can I just say this sticks in my craw, and I've actually flown over the cuckoo's nest in the last 3 months.

§ ita § - Dec 30, 2011 5:20:42 pm PST #8012 of 10606

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I would think so.

Okay, but I don't think that's what happened in the story.

sj - Dec 30, 2011 5:32:18 pm PST #8013 of 10606

"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I rather think "batshit crazy" is accurate.

When it comes to Drusilla it really is the best term.

DCJensen - Dec 30, 2011 6:15:03 pm PST #8014 of 10606

All is well that ends in pizza.

I actually look forward to the subject. I would like to think that Mark will sit back and say, "Okay, crazy it is." IRT Dru.

Steph L. - Dec 30, 2011 6:19:27 pm PST #8015 of 10606

this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Is he okay with "insane" as a clinical term? I can't think of a way to describe Dru's clear break from reality without using "insane" or "crazy" or "psychotic" or something. I mean, I have no doubt she'd be diagnosed with at least one mental illness, if she didn't eat the shrink first.

DavidS - Dec 30, 2011 6:24:25 pm PST #8016 of 10606

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I mean, I have no doubt she'd be diagnosed with at least one mental illness, if she didn't eat the shrink first.

What does it mean when you're a vampire who can hear voices but you can also prophesize? I mean, on a sanity scale.

Steph L. - Dec 30, 2011 6:27:22 pm PST #8017 of 10606

this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

What does it mean when you're a vampire who can hear voices but you can also prophesize? I mean, on a sanity scale.

Well, before Angelus made her crazy (I remember him describing it to Buffy in some S2 episode, but I disremember which), she had visions, and they seemed to come true (or, if you will, be accurate visions). So that's not really mental illness, though I suppose at that time it would have been seen as such.

But Angelus really drove her around the bend. I don't know what it's called when someone has such a break with reality. That's not dissociative personality disorder, is it?

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