Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-35973449-20180625160812/@comment-9041013-20180626235832

LilTwistedMe wrote: Bloody,

Ah hah! So, I watched a video about his god bashing speech. I get why you see the similarities. However, this man is ranting in a calm well thought out demeanor. Kevin's being prodded by the group. He's being antagonized. His out burst comes from that antagonization not from some well thought out internal monologue. It does happen. If you push a shy person or anxious person hard enough you'll get a reaction.

I think you're a little stuck in Mr. Robot. Did you binge watch it recently? It looks good! I tend to get that way after watching a series... It shows that you have a great concept of empathy though.

I'm not going Dalmer with this character, I'm going more Bundy. Howie Mandel, not that he's a killer he's actually a pretty good guy, has a germ phobia and OCD. He still loves to make people laugh and enjoys being entertaining. However, he abhors being touched. He despises and fears germs and bacteria. He has had visual and auditory hallucinations. He's had out bursts even though he still wants to interact with people. Now this isn't to show you what my character is like. It's a comparison. I'm trying to explain that schizophrenia in writing can be very stereotypical. People can also have schizophrenic episodes without actually having the illness. Sociopaths make great CEOs, if they're functioning. Robin Williams had depression. Unless someone is actually having an episode it can be hard to tell that they have a mental illness, specially if you don't know them well.

However, I do understand your point of "oh, he does have issues." I'll try to add something to clarify his illness. Ah I see... well, I threw in Schizophrenia because it's the easiest one for people to know anything about. Kevin being young, I wouldn't say he has neurodegenerative delirium and many other issues people usually associated with certain characteristics as well. Kevin is just very in over his head with his anxiety... I see, I see, or something that gets less attention on the big screen. Well, it's alright, as long as you stick to the realistic side of things.

I guess I have just enough empathy... and no I actually havent ever watched Mr Robot, I found the whole thing to be kind of boring. I just know this clip because it made some sort of impact on some communities online.