melbisbelbis
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I’ve had various ideas on this concept for a while, but I’m just never too good on expanding on them.
The purpose of this writing prompt is to exercise ideas of internal struggles not against one’s emotions but rather one’s self in a way that isn’t very cliche (at least at the time of this post).
The basic concept is exactly what the title says- mental illness. This can come in many forms, based on the author’s preference. I’ve managed to generate some ideas, but they mainly revolve around the main character and their ability to control themself and their impulses.
The first idea I came up with was one of schizophrenia; of one or more voices inside the head of the protagonist that may flare up or quiet down at specific stimuli, or sometimes, even at random (plot convenience). These voices would attempt to persuade the protagonist into actions that they would not normally take without said persuasion. These could be the “protagonist wants to save everyone” idea in a different form. It could be criminal insanity. Murderous impulses. Anything, really. Though the idea I like the most would be the concept of giving the protagonist multiple voices telling them to do separate things. That could create some fun storylines.
The second idea I came up with was one of delusional disorder, in which they find that the world isn’t what they thought it was at first, or maybe even is trying to control, lie, or any combination of strange things that they believe the world is attempting to do, creating a permanent state of paranoia. Another concept along the lines of delusional disorder would be the distinct belief that they must do a specific action, follow a specific belief, et cetera. This one I found more open-ended and allows a lot of creative freedom.
Well, I don’t want to come up with ideas for all of the authors out there, so go wild with it! I want to see some crazy ideas.
The purpose of this writing prompt is to exercise ideas of internal struggles not against one’s emotions but rather one’s self in a way that isn’t very cliche (at least at the time of this post).
The basic concept is exactly what the title says- mental illness. This can come in many forms, based on the author’s preference. I’ve managed to generate some ideas, but they mainly revolve around the main character and their ability to control themself and their impulses.
The first idea I came up with was one of schizophrenia; of one or more voices inside the head of the protagonist that may flare up or quiet down at specific stimuli, or sometimes, even at random (plot convenience). These voices would attempt to persuade the protagonist into actions that they would not normally take without said persuasion. These could be the “protagonist wants to save everyone” idea in a different form. It could be criminal insanity. Murderous impulses. Anything, really. Though the idea I like the most would be the concept of giving the protagonist multiple voices telling them to do separate things. That could create some fun storylines.
The second idea I came up with was one of delusional disorder, in which they find that the world isn’t what they thought it was at first, or maybe even is trying to control, lie, or any combination of strange things that they believe the world is attempting to do, creating a permanent state of paranoia. Another concept along the lines of delusional disorder would be the distinct belief that they must do a specific action, follow a specific belief, et cetera. This one I found more open-ended and allows a lot of creative freedom.
Well, I don’t want to come up with ideas for all of the authors out there, so go wild with it! I want to see some crazy ideas.