fictional stars, real problems
I just ran across a copy of the Wall Street Journal from 2010 that I clearly kept as comic relief because of this feature: “Fictional Stars, Real Problems – the diagnoses psychiatrists & medical school classes give characters as a way to practice for treating real people.”
And here they are:
Willy Wonka (“Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”/”Charlie & the Chocolate Factory”) – Abused child with schizotypal personality disorder
Tony Soprano (“The Sopranos”) – Panic attacks, depression
Bella Swan (“Twilight”) – Chronic low self-esteem, depression
Edward Cullen (“Twilight”) – Emotionally stunted for a 100-year-old man
Anton Chigurh (“No Country for Old Men”) – Antisocial personality disorder
Scarlett O’Hara (“Gone with the Wind”) – Narcissistic personality disorder
Winnie-the-Pooh – Obsession & cognitive impairment disorder
It’s probably a writer thing, but this amuses me to no end! :smiley4
I’d love to hear the diagnoses for even more fictional characters—if only I had the psychology/medical degree to come up with them on my own. :smiley13

Happy Hunk Day

rub-a-dub-dub
I know you were probably expecting a “Meet the Darlings” interview with Darling Laura J. today (as mentioned in the sidebar), but there was a death in her family & she’s also fighting a nasty winter cold. So we’re going to reschedule her visit for a better time. :smiley10
Instead, I bring you a photo of a wet & naked Joshua Sasse from ABC’s Galavant.
(Now there’s one back I wouldn’t mind washing… :smiley20 )
I think Darling Laura would approve, don’t you? :smiley19
