Analyzing Mental Breaks in MLP
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
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What does one do when they lose what makes them so strong? How does one react when their greatest talent suddenly stops working in their favor? I am DRWolf, and today, I would like to begin a discussion about some of the more prominent characters in MLP, and even a little talk about ourselves. When I had released my episode review on Party of One, Buc Brony had left some rather intriguing comments that really got my mind going. I would like to read to you his words.
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4:38 Oh my god, trying to imagine what Rainbow Dash would've been like if Rarity died in that episode? Wow, that is REALLY dark...*shudder* but, it is an interesting question
Hmmmm... Rainbow crazed? Raving dash? I got nothing... but jokes aside that would be tragic
rainbow dash would probably go insane and be depressed knowing that she couldn,t save rarity.
@@sky-sx5gt yes but she would also be sad that her friend died
Yeah. Thank goodness this show is marketed toward kids! The writers definitely wouldn't have taken the story that direction.
You missed Luna.....Luna is the Greatest example of what can happen to a pony when their special talent is ignored and seemingly worthless.....Her Beautiful Night was ignored and slept through by almost all the ponies in Equestria.....Further more her sister Celestia was cherished and loved by most ponies and her Bright Day was seen as a time of joy and happiness while Luna's Night was seen as a time to be afraid and hide away. Luna having dealt with this alone with no friends and her own sister didn't help her thus became the being Nightmare Moon. Because her special talent was shunned, ignored, and deemed scarey and bad Luna became the very being she felt ponies saw her as. But what would have happened had she been shown by others that her night was beautiful? How powerful would she have become had she not been locked away by her own sister for a thousand years? Would she and Celestia have thus been able to defeat Chrysalis and Sombra without Twilight and the Elements of Harmony? Would Discord have been changed a lot sooner and set on a path of good? And above all would Celestia be as weak as she seemingly is had her sister also been there to bare the burden of controlling the day and night? I have to believe that the reason Celestia couldn't handle Chrysalis is because she had used so much of her power over that thousand years raising both the sun and moon as well as taking care of any unrevealed threats to Equestria all alone. Anyway it was something I think you should have also mentioned just to further show how a ponys special talent plays a huge role in who they are....LOLZ!!
Your right! But this is mental disability in MLP. In Luna's case is revenge. But still a good example as well!
+Fushicho Kurayami You have a point! Luna flat out goes to revenge as a way to cope with her issues, it'sa type of defense mecanisme, natural way of avoiding the feelings that come with whats she's going through.
Ikr. Luna's night is so pretty, with stars and the moon. Letting ponies rest in the darkness. Yet no one in the mlp show EVER said that. The only thing they think is "oh it's night now, we better just go sleep now." But you saw how happy Twilight was in morning in the episode Magical mystery cure
That was long.
Party of one is basically an episode about Bordeline Personality Disorder.
When you are in crisis mode, you start thinking you dont have friends, that they avoid you when the reality is just that they are busy
tenedria as someone who suffers from BPD I agree
...I relate incredibly hard to that. So much that it's almost scary.
This is why MLP was so popular. These are huge subjects that normal Kids shows do not touch upon. This is something so real that we face today in our society with our need to be included and feel useful. The fear that Rainbow Dash feels is that same feeling that leads people to either become a hermit or worse, commit suicide. I think adults were learning just as much as kids were from these stories.
I first found my talent when i was four years old. I picked up my mother's camera, and i took a lot of photo's. Sure a lot of them were blurred or stupid, but now, i'm a professional photographer. And if i lost it all i know i'd have a mental break down.
tbh, I think that Pinkie Pie has manic depression (which is much worse than bipolar disorder) and may even suffer from psychosis. As someone who suffers from both, I feel like Pinkie and I relate the most. I constantly strive to make my friends and even complete strangers feel loved, appreciated, and cared for and yet I also constantly feel as though anything bad is my fault, that I've triggered unfortunate events that can't possibly be my doing, and that when others do things for me it's for karma reasons rather than "you are my friend and you deserve to be happy too!". I can't help it, and I don't think Pinkie can help it either. I think that making everyone happy actually brings her joy, and anyone who isn't happy or appreciative of her makes her feel as if she's done something terribly wrong, when it may not be true.
On another note, I have a voice named Casey who is (as explained to me by a doctor) a childhood imaginary friend that has taken residence in my mind as an anti-conscience, she basically tells me that I'm worthless and not to get close to people because they don't really care about me and I'm just a nuisance to them. I think that Pinkamena is that to Pinkie Pie, to be honest. We already know that Pinkie was very unhappy during her life on the rock farm, and that Pinkamena is her full name, so what if Pinkamena is still there but has become a separate entity?
That makes a lot of sense to me, good observation.
wow the fist part sounds like me.
first*
I believe Hallelujahbrony has made a video on the possible disorders the mane 6 may have.
Manic depression *is* bipolar. Specifically, it's the old name for the disorder.
I remember feeling like everything I worked for in life meant nothing after I finished college and started work.
I fell into deep depression, and I started blaming myself and the people that cared for me for getting me to where I was at in life.
But as soon as I actually talked out my feelings with the people that genuinely cared for me, my mental health has improved.
Knowing that you can trust the people that care for you can go a long way.
Thanks for this video
What you just talked about is basically my life in a nutshell: Psychosis, Hysteria, add a little bit of Adderal to the mix. . . The whole thing that defines you as an individual not mattering at all. . . Responses could be depression IF you're vulnerable to that kind of thing, but most people with paranoia are more likely to PANIC! I can TOTALLY relate to this!
Dear Dr. Wolf,
I've been watching your videos and for the most part being a lurker, and I've found your amazingly soothing voice and clear logical approach to different subjects to be refreshing, to say the least.
But this topic really touched me.
I'd like to detail more as to why, but the full story is complex and not something I'd like to just type into a youtube comments section, so I'll give you the short version:
I've been through a genuine heartbreak that very nearly cost me more than anyone should have to pay, and along the way I've lost my love for my own special talents, the passion and drive I had before has somewhat vanished.
As I was watching this, as you talked about how Rainbow was able to push past her crushing fear and preform her best, by shifting her focus was... enlightening. I suppose that's a crude way to put it, compared to what I felt.
I can't even really say why I was touched so deeply, but I felt strongly enough to want to peek out from the shadows, just to let you know that for one small moment something sparked, and made perfect sense, and I appreciate that.
So, thank you, Dr. Wolf.
You are most welcome HawkMcBlade. Glad to hear that my videos are inspiring others.
I know it feels like to lose a talent and never get it back. In grade 4, I was found to have a multitude of talents: mostly maths and singing. But before that my talent was just being a good, kindhearted friend like Fluttershy. I would constantly stand up for others, and still do, and often get very emotional when something bad happens to someone close to me. But a big heart has a multitude of downfalls, and has cost me my singing talent and the ability to use my maths talent to the full extent. It has also had a direr affect on itself, as I have lost friends my age by helping and befriending children younger than me, and have lost trust in friends I thought would always have my back. I have cried myself to sleep thinking about what could have been if I had been more selfish, not such a doormat like Fluttershy. But my big heart is the only special talent I have left, and if I lost that, I just don't know who I would be. I'd probably have the biggest mental breakdown ever in history: so sad I couldn't cry, so angry I wouldn't explode. So annoyed I couldn't scream, I'd just be... Twilight without friends or books or even Celestia to bring her back into sanity. Even marshmallows and chocolate rain wouldn't chear me up
I think that what made me the person I am today has a lot to do with being challenged and pushed aside. Because of the person I seem to be at first glance, or even due to what people have heard about me, I have been brushed aside, told that I'm not good enough and will never get where I need to go, or even worse things than that...
That said, I do suffer from a lot of anxiety, and question myself a lot, but I still work towards my goals primarily because I KNOW it'll happen, and all I have to do is keep working toward my goal. One example of this is my writing: to put a long story short, I have enough connections now to self-publish my writing, and I'm working toward eventually getting a tv show, and even a movie. Looking at me, one might think "Sure sure, how cute" but what they don't realise is I'm not just saying these things; my agent is literally waiting for my say-so before starting work on my movie.
As for beakdowns? only one really severe one - my old teacher was so abusive (again, people think I'm overdramatising, but she hasn't been fired yet because we're all so afraid of her; I haven't met a single person who's only had nice things to say about her) she was practically Umbridge... I found this out the hard way when I had to leave the room during a rewatching of the fifth Harry Potter movie, and most of that time was spent completely freaking out, to put it lightly.
I love to draw. I loved drawing ever since I was little. I thought about being an artist or something else that involves around drawing someday. I draw every single day. One day I posted one of my drawings on Facebook and this one person said it was bad and joked about it. I felt like giving up on my dream. I went in my room and cried for a while. I then had enough courage to asked my followers on G+ if my drawings are good or not and to give a honest answer. Three people commented. One was just a question, (I ignored it cause I posted alot of my drawings on G+ so there was no need to send him one) the other one said it was great, but this one comment made my day. She said, "I personally love all of your art. I'm not just saying that to be nice or whatever, I do genuinely like most, if not all of your drawings. And even if everyone said they didn't like it, you should just keep drawing anyway. Keep up the good work." Sooooo now I draw and draw and draw every single day. I still get comments that say that I'm horrible but I learned to not give up on my dream. I do listen to the people who say that I'm not good and to be honest I take em very seriously but I still keep on going. I JUST DO IT! LOL This video was made a few years ago but I thought this truck load of words was worth commenting about.
*hugs you*
Sharon 다인 J. same i like to draw i learned since i was in 4 grade
Its been 5 years, but damn, this hits close for me too. Nowadays it feels so easy to give up, but lookig at how your still going, im gonna keep drawing too.
Idk if u active, but can you show a drawing u made?
Dear Dr. Wolf,
This was really inspiring and therapeutic to watch. I've been having mental breakdowns for about two years due to my depression and anxiety. A few of my friends still can't understand why such little things cause me to freak out so much, and I always feel like they're delegitimizing everything I've been through for the past few years. Watching this really felt validating, so thank you for that.
Are you doing batter now
i canrelate to pinkie pie a lot due to my social life being destroyed because of my likes and dislikes it nearly pulled me away from the fandom then i found you and others who were not afraid to speak up so now i walk around and feel.proud to be part of a fandom as amazing as this so thank you for showing this to me.
All I can say is that most of the breakdowns in MLP are definitely one of the aspects of the show that provide proof that it is not childish as some people think it is.
I enjoyed how the writers portrayed the breakdowns, and I appreciate it now more w/ your analysis Dr.
Its awesome to see that some of the most valuable lesson's in MLP are ones that are learned via observing the characters and how they adapt to the situations that they are placed in.
Great vid as usual, later everybody /)
Generally, i think these events mostly happen when you find someone else with the same talents as you that are either at the same level or they are just better than you. In "Pinkie Pride" when Pinkie found Cheese Sandwich, she was happy when she realised that he was also a "Super-Duper Party Pony". Then when everybody thought that his parties were better than Pinkie's, she began to have an emotional breakdown. Also, in "Wonderbolts Academy" when Rainbow Dash discovered Lightning Dust (I think that's her name), she actually saw it as a friendly competition, but then she began to feel sad about the fact that her whole life she was considered the best flier in Equestria only to find some one who was better.
I dont have a lifelong goal, so i cant say i relate as much, but i enjoy your reasoning and gladly listens to your discussions
I am very quickly becoming a fan of yours Dr. Not just because I'm a recently converted brony (of my own will), but because as the seasons go by, each pony grows. The more I think about it, the more reason I have to watch the show over and over again. Not just for the sheer enjoyment, but the deeper and darker side of life and this analysis has me more than overjoyed to think that even the elements of harmony have a breaking point. I never erally thought about it so in depth and then I came here and everything just makes sence!
this is the first DRW video I've seen that I felt was bad. it was just the good doctor repeating the same question over, and over, and over again.
my greatest talent is my imagination, it'd be very hard to take that away from me.
Just talk to starlight glimmer, I'm sure we could have something arranged.
Ditto, Master of Disguise my talent is gaming. come try to beat me button!! I can beat you in any video game!!
Ditto, Master of Disguise my talent is drawing and also games i'm good at that
Making video games is a really deep passion on mine. I've wanted to do it pretty much since I was a kid, and I always thought to myself that I want to make games that have deep, interesting stories and worlds. I've pretty much taken every opportunity to strengthen my technical skills when working on a game itself, as well as my literary skills when working on a games story.
There was the time I wrote the story for my first game idea, a story I was deeply passionate about, and presented it to an very experienced DM. He poked plenty of holes in a story I thought was flawless (of course I was a bit naive back then). Needless to say, I was crushed, because I realized all of his criticisms were right. I honestly began having doubts if I was cut out for this sort of thing. However, I truly thank him now because I've learned since then to never hold an idea to closely to my heart, and use criticism to my advantage. This now resulted into me having much better thought out stories and game concepts, and I feel much more confident in my abilities as a story teller in general.
(Funny, I kind of just gave you my life story lol, but such is necessary for me to respond to your question.)
My special talent is reading, following up as a close second is spelling and my third talent is singing.
This is 8 years ago but wow that sounds amazing! Good for you to push through the doubt and learn from your mistakes! How's life treating you so far? Would love to play a game of yours if you'd allow it, best wishes from a random internet friend! You're honestly such an inspiration 🫂
Ive never had a talent, and i get depressed easily. Everyday.
I think you can identify you to the CMC. One day you'll see...
Just do what you like to do, you'll find it someday. I know I don't have a talent I can name so I can sympathies
Train your skills instead! Nothing is lost! ^^
don't worry a talent is something u enjoy to do as much as ur good at it i enjoy playing games and soon i get better at it so find something u like and that might be ur special talent
donovan carr I like your profile pic and sorry everyone has a talent
That was your most powerful video yet! I love the part where you made it so relatable with the words "What would you be?" Without a doubt you're most powerful statement on this channel! It was really thought provoking, thank you so much and Brohoof!
My talent was singing, but not regular singing, I was Able to pick up other languages through song. Of course everyone didn't care about how well I could sing but the language of was in. As a result everyone hated my singing, my friends weren't helpful. There was a talent show but I dropped out on the day of tryouts because I was scared of what the judges would think due to me singing a Japanese song.
I like the way you analyse MLP, You sir, Earned yourself a subscriber.
I love them way you analyze the mlp characters and their talents and life long dreams you sir just earned a subscriber . P.s. love your vids
Inspiring as always Dr. Wolf, I've always hoped someone would take a closer look into the main characters mental breaks and possibly do a psychological analysis on them given what we know about them from the show. But this was pretty insightful.
I could say my talent is singing, I'm actually good at it, but people don't take interest. When I want to show my talent to the others, they simply ignore, as if I were nothing, well, I suppose it's better then getting laughed at. And I get all depressed when that happens too, and it happens very often.
I feel like pinky might have ADHD, however occasionally having mental breakdowns in fear of being isolated or to console herself
"how would you feel if your lifelong talent was suddenly worth nothing?" ... if i couldnt draw... oh my god. i would have absolutely nothing to do. i would have no idea what i want to be when i grow up. i might even feel useless- it is my strongest and almost only talent, as well as my favorite.
Well that's an interesting analysis of our fave mares. But in the case of Pinkie, it's a more extreme version of trying to cope. In the case of Dash and Flutters and the like they had those reactions as their talents were useless, or rendered useless and they overcame these. Applejack by learning that having help is not a sign of weakness, Twilight to not be as wound up and obsessive as she was (though it seems Twi might have a mild OCD it seems), Fluttershy drawing strength from those around her, Dahsie changing her mind set and goals and Rarity to be happy with herself. But with Pinkie it's more like she had a hard time coping and so she made a mechanism for coping. Now I'm just using an example but say you had the choice between your two favourite foods, both the same price but you only have money for one. You question yourself on what one you want and weigh up pros and cons before making a choice. However in Pinkies case she doesn't seem, and not to sound nasty, mentally able to organise her thoughts as she is chaotic by nature. SO by projecting her mind on these objects she's able to organise her thoughts. If anything this is seems like trauma if anything. Maybe her time on the rock farm wasn't idyllic and it unearths some deep rooted trouble. In this instance being alone and bored with no smiles. And as for her tic's some people d develop tics when stressed like an eye flicker or twitch in the neck. It's Pink's trying to cope with a situation she doesn't want to face so she's probably in denial as well. I was pretty much rendered useless in my school years as the bottom of the pack to say that the kid that ate glue was more popular was 1. not a joke for people to enjoy and 2 very correct. It was only once I left that oppressive environment that I was in did I see people who saw something different in me. And now I am enjoying a healthy working relationship with 20+ people and they always have something good to say about me. I don't like talking about my past as it depresses me but all in all I found that what I was missing so I an understand Pink's feeling outcast and alone with no one to talk to. She's not crazy, she's just trying to cope with a moment in her life she would rather not remember. We all have those memories, even you Dr, where we just want to dwell on the happier times. And of course everyone's mental strength is different of course but the ponies only have one talent thus they can't adapt. It's like people who are so set in their ways they no nothing else they find it hard to cope. I hope you understand what I was trying to get at. You know if we look at each of them and think back to those dark times in our lives which match up with the feeling that each of the girls faces and then we apply what they learned to our own darkness we can cope a lot better, with the past so it doesn't overtake our lives and helping form a foundation for us in the future and the night isn't as dark as it once was.
"Have you ever had an experience where you felt as though you've lost everything that you've been working towards?"
Yes, when Gimp crashes and I lose hours of work... T-T
Other than that, not really, because it wasn't until recently that I found something to actually work towards.
Also, thank you for going into such a deep and interesting topic. The topic of mental states has always fascinated me.
You are most welcome sir. Good to see that others are enjoying my work.
I really must say that you and your videos are amazing.
i had the tools to help my mother out, and have tried countless times to get her to come out of her health and mental issues, some nicer than others, but all with the intent of helping her. but i also had many times when i couldn't bring myself to be even in her presence because of rage and guilt around her. To have all this ability to help the one person you love the most, and not be able to convince her to take the right steps to a better life. 2 weeks ago she passed away, continued next
it was the worst day of my life, and at the same time a relief. I no longer had to worry about her, and i knew she was in a better place where she was no longer in pain, her mind no longer wrapped in darkness, she was free. In that i took solace, and it made me start thinking. even for the ones you loved most, it's okay to let go when you cannot do more. My biggest talents were in helping others through body and mind, but i had to learn in a hard fashion to accept when to know you cannot do more
Man... this nearly brought me to tears. Great video. You've got a new subscriber, man :D
Ive always been somewhat smart and had a passion for learning. With my most recent dip into depression Ive lost the ability to read long passages. Its painful to be involved with books and not able to dive into their depths like my friends. Its made recovery from depression seem like a hopeless and perhaps worthless task.
I would coward in fear like Rainbow Dash. Because i play video games and i'm pretty good until my future is coming. I have to keep studying for college, my parents forbids me to play games, and i feel depressed every time i study. Video games are my music and reality wants to take away my music. I feel emotional on games such as Red Dead Redemption, Bioshock games, Super Mario Galaxy, and more. They thought video games are not art. I disagree.
I personaly believe that video games are an art...films used to not be called art when they first came out....and ok....even if games are not art....they still require some like music , visuals ect
***** It is not a talent rather than a skill.A talent is something you can do without being taught.While skills have to be gained byt time.
***** That depends on 2 factrs :
1) What you are playing
2) and the way you do (how many hours , if you only play on your free time and not ignore important thing)
But they can be surprisingly benefitian. It is shown that people who play games are better at spotting detail and tend to have faster reaction times.
Also , lets not forget that they are entertaiment.
Just like films , books ect. they have a setting , a story and characters. Though Unlike a film or a book , it is a more interactive form of entertainemt. You get more time to spend with the characters and most times , you can feel for them. Because you get to see things through their eyes. and seeing them falling can be heart wrecking. It's just a richer experience.
I have even learnt a few things from playing video games such as a counting in roman numbers , practiced my english ( cause I am a non english person) , understood how to creat effective characters and character development.
It is just pretty new compared to other media and that's why it is harder for others to accept it.
Now what you mean by "bad influences" as I said it depends on what you are playing.If you are constantly playing gta ( that has suggestive themes) then it might affect you a bit badly ( especially if you are underaged).Now I don' mind blood and gore. Blood is something that we have since birth and , even though I prefer it to stay inside, I don't think it is that darn shocking (also depends on how it is used).But then again there doesn't have to be any blood in games.It is their own logic that works as a their benefit . Sure there is gonna be blood in a war game ( that's what happens in reall war after all) but the doesn't mean every other game has to do the same thing. And don't forget that even films had blood and suggestive themes.But none seemed to rage over that right?
***** It might not be a skill it self.But can require SOME skill.
What I am wondering right now is how did this conversation about gaming being a sill stared?
***** This looks so funny telling harsh reality to somebody you don't know... YOU ARE A MONSTER
Wow, DRWofl001, okay if you want me to share i'll share. I am much like pinkie, but only little, I like make my friends happy, and am doing all of the right things so that I'm the bigger person, but Im also like fluttershy, Boxed up, in fact sitting here at my computer... alone... is most my life. Even in the happiest moments of my life I am still in an eternal state of depression. I can only be broke from it around my friends but it has to be a special time. I would not be so introverted, if it weren't for my 5th grade year (In which I am in 6th grade), where my BFF turned her back on me MULTIPLE TIMES, but when she came crying, I always had her back regardless. And now this year its a reaptation except with my NEW best friend. I'm also like Applejack, because I am all wastill working hard and hold things personally. This is another reason why I HATE when people try to upstage me or treat me like a baby, which is common because im short for a 6th grader, but too me, people babying me is OFFENSIVE and I hate it, so when All I work towards goes away, I cry a lot but not a breakdown. I am very boxed up and prideful, and that's why, recently, I was set a blaze in a breakdown DURING MY 7th PERIOD because these guys at my table (Really annoying ones) Yelled out who my crush was and everybody could here it. It was then I throw pencils at the table and covered up in shame, but my crush did not hear :). I've learned to look pass bullying which I do mostly, but it is still hard for me too do, and that's why the very little amount of tings I do get smashed (Who my crushes are, my friendships, my dedication) I go crying or I go historical. Just thought you should know....
Thank you for adding to the conversation here Angelina.
yeah :)
I'm right with you there, girl. I'm in 6th grade, too! I'm not bullied, but I don't have any friends because everyone already has friends from their old school so I just watch everyone have fun while I'm all alone :(.
i just read a few lines of ur comment but i am just like u
I'm glad to see how deeply kids like you can analyze such powerful topics through this series. I think that's what makes this series so great; the fact that anyone is not only welcome to like it, but also learn from it. I can understand your struggles. Although my 6th grade year was a looooong time ago (six years to be exact), I still remember it to be an insane, chaotic, but yet very influential year. I hear you about your struggles against other people and society and all that. Now, I can't tell you what to do because I don't know how you'd react or how different your world is from mine, but I just want you to know it gets better. You'll adapt as you grow and become a strong and proud pegasister! I believe in you, girl! Hang in there!
-SNinja
drawing is one of my few talents and when other people started drawing it made me feel irrelevant and i was about to quit went someone started to get people to notice my art kinda i still only have 3 watchers on deviant art but that's okay
Thanks for all of your compilations. I would have taken much longer to understand everything you have already found out about the characters.
A while ago I was banned from all of my electronics for almost 5 months because of my poor grades. My mom had taken away everything my phone laptop 3d ds iPod EVERYTHING! I was on the verge of a mental break down. I felt like my soul had been sucked out of me. I spent most of my time curled up on my bed stressing out, I was pretty much like pinkie pie in my situation. But I eventually pulled my grades up and got everything back and for 2 months I would only come out of my bedroom to eat, lucky for me I had a bathroom in my room.
That sounds pretty terrible. I would hate it if my electronics were taken away for FIVE months!! I probably would barely be able to deal with one week lol
That's extreme... if my electronics were gone, I couldn't study or talk to my friends or family. I think not having RUclips and games would just make me read more again. But losing my digital calendar would kill my workflow.
Your parents are messed up for doing that
The same happened to me. I got in a fight with a kid at school when i was in 3rd grade and i would often forget to do my homework so my mom just took everythjng away from me and would only allow me to study, read and draw sometimes until summer break started, which was about 6 months away. I couldnt even visit my friends or go to parties. I felt like I was going crazy. And the worst part is that this wouldnt be the last time she punished me like that. Thankfully it was never for that long again but that shit rlly messed me up mentaly. Especially this year when we had online classes, my mom would only allow me to use my pc to go to class so i was basically completely isolated
He makes a very good point. I used to be a great sketch artist and it was my favorite thing to do. But after finishing high school and got into working all the time, I stopped. A few days ago, I picked up my sketch book again and couldn't draw a damn thing. It was beyond frustrating. I got so caught up with work, I lost the one thing I was good at.
This REALLY got me thinking. All you're videos do, but this one more than ever. My talent is writing music. If my ideals, such as my band director, or my favorite singer told me I'm no good, I would die on the inside. I would have the same reaction Pinkie did. I don't know if I could even live knowing my greatest feat has come true.
I've always been an artist and as a kid everyone acted so proud of me and how good I was, but then as I got older, people stopped paying attention to it. The worst of it was during my senior year of high school when in an almost plot-like display, nearly everyone around me was treated better than me. Especially this one kid in my study hall who could draw really good pictures in less than a minute and the teacher would let him draw on the whiteboard in front of everyone. Of course when I tried it, my drawings couldn't even compare. Even one of my younger friends who I didn't even know could draw got the attention of some other friends who flat out said he was better than me. At that point I was thinking about drawing a comic strip where my pony OC would be outshined by someone, and her cutie mark would disappear. I can't say I've completely gotten over it, but I still continued drawing because I loved doing it and I'm still striving for my big break where I can finally be noticed and become popular for it.
I once lost my special talent duo to bullying, they made me think that what I did wasn't good enough, that my drawings, my talent to create with my hands was worthless. so I stopped drawing for a over a year.
I will never forget that year, I was constantly one edge of mental breakdowns because I couldn't do what I did to relax and get my whirlwind of thoughts under control.
fortunately my friends helped me back on my feet and I realized how important this talent is and how much it makes me to who I am.
I guess you could say that when I realized it and began showing those around me what I can create on paper, my cutie mark appeared ^^
I know this feeling better then anyone else, I'm a talented artist and when people harshly judge your work its hard to keep drawing. You begin to think is this really my talent, pouring your energy into other skills. I found I could write but my art is part of my past and I became motivated to one up and pour my soul into my next project. I now write fan fictions, but I manly work my clay just like how I always have improving my talent and trying to get the respect it deserves.
my greatest strength is a lack of empathy that's never going out of style
I can say first hand how depressing it is to not be able to achieve your passion. My sophomore year at high school was very difficult mentally. I felt good going into the year, but I was not able to do what I wanted. I took classes that kicked my ass and all the while I was being yelled at by my mom for not being an A or B student. All this time, I had to focus on something I felt no drive in and I ultimately lost my passion. I felt that what I had to offer was not needed by the world, and since my passion is to help the world, I became depressed. Even at this time I saw my friends achieve great things while I felt left behind. It's a very depressing feeling and if it weren't for the fact that I had the chance to reset my path over that summer, I think that I would have lost all passion for life. The feeling of being unneeded is hard. I was lucky enough to find it again and be able to help others find it as well.
I think the fact that the characters suffer these mental breakdowns, and recover and grow stronger in their recovery speaks of the show's quality. Unlike other shows aimed at kids the failures the ponies suffer actually effect their character and how they react and handle their next failure.. It shows that while we may stumble or suffer losses in life that we can take lessons from those things and strengthen our personal character. The fact these characters suffer, recover then grow speaks volumes, and shows why they are 3 dimensional. If viewers, child or adult, can take this lesson, that failure is not the end and holds it's own lessons, I think something great is acomplished
In general, what I live for is to make other people happy, play video games with others, and doing what I can to understand everything.
There was one month I was not able to do anything online a few years ago. I felt constantly depressed, my mind locked up quite a bit and could not do anything by lay on my bed feeling terrible in my spare time (I still did work and all that, I choose to distract my mind by focusing on my work so emotions won't get in the way).
Since I was sad about my computer not being usable, I didn't want to go to a friend's house to be all sad next to them to make them sad as well as that would be worse for everyone. Since I couldn't talk to friend online either, I felt lonely, and felt unproductive since I couldn't help people with any of their problems online either. Without the internet, I have no where to go to look for information (with anxiety+depression, there's no possible way I could go to a library as well). I did try to play a few single player games on some consoles, but it's just not the same when you play alone so I stopped the first day to just rest.
This was all after I took anti-depressants, which makes me feel almost no emotions, I can only imagine how much it would have shattered my mind if I never took anti-depressants. I would never have been able to think clearly at all, and would just not do anything because of depression. I wouldn't be surprised if it got so bad that I wouldn't even try to eat anything if that was the case.
Yes it's irrational to just sit there not doing anything, but when your emotions get strong enough to get a hold enough, you won't be able to even think properly. In my case, I just get incredibly sad and just hide somewhere where no one can find me and not move.
Emotions can be very good sometimes, but this is one of those times where emotions can get in the way of living. Very often do I see people make mistakes because they were thinking too hard by using their emotions. From what I've seen other people do (especially people that rage+hit things), and feeling the depression that cripple my ability to move before I took anti-depressants when I was a kid, I am very afraid of what emotions can do to people. I do what I can to understand people and make people happy so those emotions will not control and ruin their lives.
I don't feel like I really have a talent yet but I do have a passion for telling a story.
In one way or another, I like coming up with and telling a story.
I haven't reached my actual story telling potential yet though.
But I have tried writing stories before or adding stories to other things I've made and sharing it with others.
But what did I always get when trying to share these things? Trying to share my passion?...
Silence...nothing...
But when I did get something it was always something along the lines of "Nobody cares.", "Pointless.", and "Pathetic."
So I assume that because no one else says anything or just flat out ignores me, that's what they're also thinking.
So my reaction was and still is to just...do nothing. Not even try.
When I was younger, I kept being told "You'll never succeed, you'll always be worthless" (My teachers were legitimately abusive to the point of Umbridge, and I'm not emphasizing) and because of that I've become a stronger person... that said, however, I do have moments of doubt and low self esteem because of it.
Somthing like this happened to me but it wasn't a passion but rather someone that I should have trusted, betrayed me again and again. This caused me to do things that I regret. I thought about leaving my family but not by running away. That person made me lose many friends that I had build a strong relationship only for it to come crashing down. The person was a teacher. I still am recovering after years of this but one day I hope to forget this completely.
Dear Dr.Wolf, October 21, 2016
Okay yes I had some break downs and some include animals not wanting to come to me and one of my break downs include drawing. So I stopped drawing for a couple of months because I was barely drawing ponies (bad ones) and when back to drawing them even worst. I started to freak out because at the time I thought they were nice I kept drawing them over and over again and wouldn't come out right. I throw a lot of pictures away and hated how I drew them. I decided ponies weren't gonna work for me so I switch to dragons but still hated my drawings. After one or two years later I went to look through some of my old pictures I drew and saw ponies, I decided to give it one more shot and I did and they were better then the first ones. I kept practicing and now they're lovely! Now I draw wolfs, ponies (mostly ponies), cats, dragons, and I'm still trying to do humans. Well I know this video was made in 2013 and right now is 2016 but please read this, this took forever to text down.
P.S I love ur videos Dr.Wolf!
Glad to hear that you found new life from some of your old drawings Enchanted Tales.
I think this is going to be a relevant topic, come the Season 5 finale. I don't know much about it, not do I want to - but, I can tell that this conversation is going to be brought up.
I love drawing. In 5th grade i had a large stack of drawings of Mlp related things. Some girl got me and her sent to the principle's office because she pulled my hair and my friends weren't taken none of that. But when i went back, since we have to sit our stuff outside the gym, my "art" was gone. I asked the teacher what happened and he said the custodian probably threw them away. Our classes ended around 3 at that time and we had gym around 11. By time i got home, i was still VERY heartbroken. I cried for basically the rest of the day. Another thing like this happened in 6th grade, when it was windy out, my folder flew open, and my drawings flew out. I recovered most of them but luckily my principle is great and helped me pick them up. He also made sure my bus didn't leave without me.
Last year in 7th grade I was very talented at drawing. When the homework pilled up and my drawing time went down I went into a mental breakdown. I knew drawing was my passion and I was worried from it being taken away. If it wasn't for me having the mental breakdown, I would not have noticed how much time I don't have with my passion. I can still drive to it even with obstacles in my way. It can get stronger. Like from in fifth grade I was made fun of from me drawing all the time. I stopped for a year, not drawing- but my skills went up. Ever since then, I have been drawing but also keeping track on my life around it.
TBH, now that Dr. Wolf has analyzed this, it actually makes MLP seem a little darker.
This maybe why this show is so good it can relate to anyone and our mental states can change given the right circumstances.
Like Pinkie Pie in Party of One I grew depressed that everyone in my life was moving on without me. Now I know this is no longer true. I've built myself back up and know people care for me, but yes to feel as if you are being abandoned and nothing you do matters tears at you. It is a rather dark place.
This got me thinking; although I've always thought it ridiculous when people claim to have learned from the show, quite a few people could benefit from watching Party of One. It's amazing how many people, like Pinkie, assume the worst about others
Ok I can answer to that. Burst into tears and feel like the world lost it's color.
Since I have quite a few talents but none seem to be helping to make a living. It is down breaking.
I don't have any talents that are natural. I felt that I was not good at anything and feeling that way caused me to sabotage anything that would have brought me success. I'm starting to realize that I do have talents, just nothing that is truly only mine. I am however starting to learn I am a good cook and a decent artist. Your points really hit home with me. I believe losing your talent or having it ripped away from you is worse than never having the talent at all.
My "special talent" is writing. I LOVE writing. It allows me to escape from harsh reality and be in a world where I'm anything I want to be. I haven't suddenly lost everything I've worked for, but if all of my stories were suddenly deleted. I don't know what I would do, other than suck it up and write more.
Seriously, I never felt like I have "the talent" for anything... I mean I like drawing, I like singing, I like reading and writing but I never felt like "this is what I want to do for my life", probably because I tend to compare myself to others and when I see people drawing so much better then me, although the same age, or sometimes even when they just started drawing how could I possibly consider myself "talented"? My stories are nice but, great? I sing decently but I have no particularly greatr or interesting voice. That's how I always think...
and that alone is kinda depressing! all the time media is like "everyone hat at least one super special talent" and I'm like "really? So what's wrong with me?" -.-
I'd say that perhaps the only thing wrong...is that you think there is something wrong. If you feel that you are able to draw, sing, read and write...why not try to help others improve their talents as well? You don't have to be the best at something in order to teach others on getting started. You don't have to wow an audience in order to give them something meaningful. You just have to have a passion for what you do...and others will start to notice that passion, and want to become better themselves.
I hope that that helps. :)
thank you ^^ I mean I still enjoy my life, I think there are more important thigs than talanets in the traditional way. People tell my how nice I am and helpfull, that's also something though it's not "markatable" (I guess you could say that... now aday talents seem to be anything you can earn money with >.>)
And yeah, you are right you don't have to wow people. not only for teaching others but also to just enjoy yourself or even others. I might not be a mariah Carey but my family and friends don't care ;)
Ususally I try to think like that sometimes I still get frustrated with myself, just can't help it somehow... maybe cause I got a big sis who always had the same interests as me and, since she is a big sis, she usually was better than me (yeah I understood Sweety Belle in her last Episode XD)
Same here
....Oh god. I just realized this is basically every character in Dangan Ronpa. You have just explained what every character in Dangan Ronpa is doing.
And I know that Dangan Ronpa has nothing to do with MLP, but with this whole thing, it gets me thinking. ^u^ Nice Video.
I actually sank into a depression for a few years. My family helped pull me out of it but not being able to accomplish a dream hurts. While my original dream is gone I realize that I can do more with my life and I'm hopeful that I can accomplish done new dreams.
Well, when it happened to me, I became incredibly depressed, then I gave up, then I decided to seek my passion in a different way, which while not the one I wanted, would still give me some rewards in and on its own particular way.
i learned how much a person can do, and it's far beyond what most people are aware they have impact in, but also that when you cannot do more, to not let it weigh heavily on you, for how can anyone ask you to do more when you have already done the most you can? sorry for posting so much, i just had a lot to say
People always admired me for my poetry and writing skills. I can suddenly come up with the funniest or most heart felt poems at the most random moments. I wrote a funny poem after our cat had been stuck under the closet and I've moved many people with poems for funerals or victims big catastrophes. However, these poems have to find me. I can't write a poem whenever I want. I need to feel something, playful rhymes and wordplays have to pop up at a random moment. Often people have asked me to write a poem, but I often failed to make one on demand or it would sound stupid. Then people would get frustrated and I would panic, believing I had lost my touch, my talent. But then I would suddenly imagine something else funny that one of my teachers would find on the back of a paper folder I had to fill in and put it in the school paper. Poetry however isn't my passion, writing stories is. Up till now that talent hasn't disappointed me or others yet, so I guess we'll find out how it goes when I finnish my first book.
Haha, I have this pretty much every day. I have a trillion billion million things I sorta care about, but with all the moral discussions, and my need to perform well, I have lost track of what makes it worthwhile way too much.
And yes, almost every day I ended up feeling worthless, depressed, you know the drill.
The ironic thing is that when you feel like you have to perform something well, you can easily lose track of the fun/interesting part of it. There's many examples, from which the most fitting for that "mindset problem" I won't go in detail with now.
However, another example is playing an instrument. Practicing one song well can be really great to feel and see happening.
But it is very easy to see it as "I just have to do this well now, I failed before" instead of "Let's see how I can improve while just peacefully accepting what I see."
Interesting, how you managed to connect all these stories into a sigle pattern, and actually I agree with your conclusions. Sometimes I have doubts, if I'm going in the right direction in my profession or if I like what I have chosen, and these thoughts are quite depressing, as that is the only thing I feel comfortable doing. Therefore, I would absolutely agree, that all cases you described were very hard for the main cast to handle calmly.
I posses many abilities, drawing, animating, dancing, inventing, creative stories, etc. But if any ONE of my talents completely vanished, I would go absolutely insane! I know for a fact because one of my talents have disappeared before, animating. I had mental breakdowns, cried out of mood swings, I often screamed for no apparent reason, I couldn't focus, I snapped at people, I got lost in thought, and the list goes on and on about the physiological things that happened to me. I think I may have also scratched someone badly enough to draw blood, luckily they thought it was hilarious that a girl my size and for how weak I am could do that. It did come back eventually, but a few physiological symptoms stayed, like the screaming and not being able to focus. Perhaps that's just from the trauma and fear of it happening again. But I swear, if I lose a talent again, and permanatly, I may just hyperventilate of heavy breathing from stress and cut myself when I wake up. And if for some odd reason I lose them all, I may just kill myself, or hurt someone else...but the chances of that ever happening is 1 out of infinity. So do not worry, you are safe from me. I just fear the day where I lose another talent...
After video: that makes so much sense! I mean, if I couldn't write, I would go 'Pinkamena Cupcakes' on someone to get it back. I hope one day to achieve the skill you have.
Wait. I think I understand what your saying. So Pinkie seeing her friends avoiding her and talking about something being better without her hurts her more because she strives to bring joy to others and seeing her friends avoiding he because in her mind they're not happy around her. Wow, I thought I knew the extent of Pinkie pain in that episode, but now, I realized she was hurting a lot more, wow.
I have had a mental break once like Pinkie has. I see myself quite like her as I love making my friends laugh and smile because I know what it's like to be sad. I'm shy and quiet like Fluttershy, I spend most of my home time in my room on my PC and I'm generally an introvert. I have trouble speaking up in class and I usually have to repeat myself as the person didn't hear me which is a reason I have a therapy teacher in school. Finally, I see myself quite like Applejack. I do lie on occasion but I'm very honest even if I have done something awful I still tell the truth about it. My mental break happened a few months ago, I thought my friends were ignoring me so I kept on stalking what they were doing in school and even if I was trying to be seen they still didn't seem to notice me. So I got really angry at them and wanted them to not be my friend, just like Pinkie Pie. Days afterwards I started talking to myself in my normal voice and went pretty crazy. Over the summer I decided I wanted to get rid of my friends and after the holidays I realised it was a mistake and tried to fix things up. I wanted to share this as I've listened to this multiple times and figured out that I had had a mental break of my own and also you asked to share so I did.
Your voice performance has improved, Wolf. Good job.
That was my intention when I started doing these videos all those months ago, so I'm glad to know that others can hear the difference.
Excellent points made here. I am an extremely creative person (drawing, writing, music-ing) and if you take away all ways for me to draw, well, it wouldn't be pretty. Once this school year I got my clipboard taken away from me for the WHOLE DAY. I was on the verge of bursting out crying. In retrospect, it seems pretty petty, but I know that if I don't draw, my life is crap. After that day, I still hold a grudge against my math teacher. No one takes my clipboard and gets away without me ranting, even if it's only in my head. Drawing is the way to relieve stress and make me stop thinking about my problems. If I can't do that, I feel like crying and/or punching the person that took my clipboard. Now, if you will excuse me, I need to go draw.
About what you said about Twilight's mental breakdown: I actually related to her in that moment because I have anxiety disorder and always jump to the worst possible conclusion.
This was a depressing video, but also very truthful. Respect.
Friendship is Magic for the Soul. This is why I watched the series. The characters were exceptionally well written, and it was often FAR deeper than the surface level kiddy stuff showed.
It makes a lot of sense that they have a mental break when they feel as though the things that make them special are no longer worth anything looking back on my own history of mental breaks the majority of them revolve around bottling up feelings, build ups of small annoyances and feeling as though what I do isn't appreciated or even acknowledged. Then you factor in the importance of cutie marks and special talents that exists within mlp and you have recipe for some adversity. Honestly I think that maybe if the focus placed on cutie marks in the pony society was lessened maybe there would be less opportunity for such drastic mental breaks. We can even see from some of Diamond Tiaras earlier appearances that there may be some ponies that tie their self worth solely to their cutie mark we also see that ponys job often relates to their cutie mark and I feel that may be a dangerous mindset as if you're doing something that you deeply love to make money the results might not always work out I think it might be nice to see a pony who's cutie mark relates to their hobby rather than their job
Rainbow's first sonic rainboom was started over the honer of flutershy. There was a time when my friend told me to think differintly about how to make a story, I couldnt do it and the creative part of my mind just stoped, it was a little scarry, I felt just like every one else. What made me,me was not there any more. Later it came back, "thank tia".
The mental breaks are one of my favorite parts of the show. I think "normal" is an ideal. In much the same way I think we all have kinks, I think we all have some form of disordered thought. Sanity is an abstraction, and "abnormality" is in fact the norm. I think it takes great courage on the writers' part to acknowledge this. To show how flawed the characters are, and how fragile they can be, makes their strengths all the more powerful and makes us empathize on a deeper level.
I see you're being to see my perspective on the main MLP villian in my headcannon, Doc.
i have no talent, well i think i do. i can change my emotions at will, i can change my voice to any pitch and make it crackly. and i can move,climb, and think very fast when something is happning.
I had a mental breakdown today, I can relate to how they reacted. My passion is being an equestrain and my riding days were not the best this week. So when I took a lesson with my horse and I couldn't get him to stay cantering. I couldn't even get my seat right at times, and it got to the point that my trainer just told me to get off and put him away. I felt so miserable. The one thing I thought I was good at and I loved, wasn't something I thought I should be doing if I couldn't get it right. Becoming so stressed I just broke down and lashed out. The one thing that made me happy, I wasn't good enough at apparently. It broke my heart, it was a terrible feeling
I have wanted to become a pilot since third grade. When I was nearing the end of sixth grade, my mother told me that I may not become a pilot at all because by then there would most likely be the kind of technology that had taken over that job. This really left me feeling sad and distressed. But my dad and friends were there to cheer me up. And my mom admitted that this would probably not be the case. However, it is a thought. It is always good to have dependable friends to rely on in times of worry and fear.
On a personal level, I relate to Fluttershy, Twilight, and Rarity most. In real life, I tend to be bookish, deeply introspective and requiring time to warm to others, have a passion for occult studies, have an abiding-even worshipful-love of nature, but also a deep artistic passion that I enjoy sharing with others and sometimes get very egotistical about.
But on a mental level, I relate to Fluttershy and Pinkie rather strongly.
I love writing stories, and people liked my stories. So when others had a big hit, that they had done in a day kill my book that I worked on for weeks I get mad and think that I suck at writing, same with drawing. When I draw and take hours and hours on one piece, and same thing happens I end up ripping the art and crying. But I realize, they should get the spotlight, and I don't need to be center of attention always xD
God bless you!
It is really understandable if some one would give in to despair if they thought they're main talent and or passion seemed meaning less.
I always figured that was what goes on when the ponies lose their grip and it's thoroughly depressing. :( Totally agree.
I have no idea what my talent is
I love gaming and if I lost min I would....NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ON MY ELECTRONICS AND NOT WATCH THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'
Ummmmmmmmmm
Me too.
What about now?
This is why I love having absolutely no talent: I don't have to worry about being bested by anyone else, or losing my talent. it kinda sucks, since I can't really do anything, but I like it better because I don't have too worry about it like everyone else does. I consider myself more free than others; I have less to worry about.
***** I've compared myself to the CMC before, but the CMC are looking for their talents. I've accepted the fact that i really don't have anything i really excel at.(besides writing, maybe.) I prefer Derpy, but even she has a cutie mark. IDK, mabey i'd just be the only pony without something special about me if I were a pony.
MLPVolteire
Your not alone my friend :3
***** 14. I know what you're going to say, that nobody my age knows what they're like and what they're good at, but you're wrong. Everyone I know knows exactly what they're talents are and what they're going to be when they grow up. I have no idea because I'm not good enough at anything to be able to dedicate my life working at it.
Yeah I know where I'm going and I'm 14 :3 Sometimes you discover what you're deepest passion is at a very young age, or very old. Maybe teenage age or while in college.
+MLPVolteire I feel ya man, I'm just a year older and I barely have any idea what I'm good at
For all my life I have always wanted to play baseball. Baseball is my life and I was a pretty good pitcher going through the system. Then when I got to High School my whole dream came crashing down. I have been cut from my high school team every year(I'm a senior so I have one more shot). Every time I got cut I cried and I doubted myself. I would go home, close my door, and I would lie on my bed and wonder "Am I good enough?" I have always gone back the next year and tried again, but now I wonder whether or not my lifelong dream to play in the MLB is just a foolish dream. I reacted the same why Rainbow Dash reacted. She doubted her skills and cowered in a corner in fear of not being good enough. Rainbow Dash was able to prove herself though whereas for me I have not been able to prove myself. I guess how my dream of playing professional baseball effected me when it seems out of reach is it made me doubt myself and want to give up, but by next season I would have strengthened my resolve and want to give it another shot. I guess this whole experience has taught me that if you want something bad enough you got to fight for it and get up when you get knocked down.
Dear doctor,
thank you for pointing these facts out to me and others, for me it has helped me realize that i've hit that point in my life. everyone has asked me where i want to go in life what do i want to be when im older. im now almost 18 and find i can only see some parts of my life that i want to have. i want to be happy and i want a job that will make me happy. yet even though im at an older age i still feel like a blank flank. im still not sure what i want in life and find myself feeling like im at the point of almost breaking down and i cant understand why i am breaking down. my personality is some what a crazy train ride. some days i could be described as clam and sweet (maybe something like flutters) but most of the time i can be a hyped up ball of excitement always happy and bouncing.(a lot like pinky). i feel divied alot of the time to be loud and scream up and down or just hiding in the corner and just read my book. im not one for crowds yet dont like being alone for a long time. sometimes i just feel like im fighting myself more then anyone. do you think you have any advice for me? if you cant think of anything i'll understand, because im not very good at saying things in a very straight line and can bounce from one thing to another (another thing i find i'm something like pinky in)
thanks for reading
Hello, I'm 20 and I still feel like a blank flank too. I'm not sure where to go with my life and I find myself bouncing through different ideas. I think socially people are pressured into thinking that when they graduate high school and turn 18 they are suddenly supposed to know what they want to do and where they want to go. I want to tell you that in the last couple years since I graduated I have figured out that it is okay to not know. It's okay to be a blank flank. like the crusaders you need to get out there and just try things. You'll get the hang of it, this is a surprisingly hard transitioning period of life and its normal to feel the way you do. I hope this helps
thank you so much. this does help lift a some of the worry off my shoulders. and im going to have to agree with you on the pressures that high schoolers are suppose to know exactly what we want now and have already figerd it out. "your going to 20 colleges right?" its so easy to hate that im expected to know everything i want. i'm only sure of small things like happiness is what i want.
Its hard for me to pick a greatest talent but I can definitely say I know about everything going wrong. As for overcoming problems... Well I'm still working on that. It just seems like my problems seem to defy logic itself just to mess with me.