As someone who's been diagnosed with persistent depressive disorder, general anxiety disorder, adult ADHD, and borderline agorophobic, I really respect Sanderson care and handling of mental illness. And thank you, Raven, for shining a positive light on it as well!
Brandon is definitely a writer master, I have also watched the vast majority of his lectures and been writing for awhile based on a lot of his teaching. It makes the most happy that Brandon is so well-intended with his writing because his upbringing usually wouldn't let that happen. It's amazing to see someone go against the grain for their own culture, insist on being a part of it still, but do their own thing for the most part. He will definitely be the idol of many young people for years to come.
In defense of Elantris, and as someone who's on the spectrum, the problem with autism is that there is no set in stone rules for how it manifests. Yes, Adien was written as a stereotypical autist, but the reason why that's the stereotype is because it's the most common. I have a slight obsession with certain numbers, and even as an adult there are still certain foods that I will not eat for love or money, mostly because of texture. And while I've gotten better, I still say awkward shit that can and has killed a conversation. And I'm still a bit clumsy. So yeah, there's my two cents
As someone who suffers from mental illness, he doesn't write it very well at all. Because real mental illness has the habit of rearing it's ugly head when you need it least in your life. If's not conveniently not a factor as soon as you need to perform in order for the plot to happen. Also, stuff like PTSD makes you emotionally volatile with anger issues. Yet we never see Kaladin or Dalinar or any of the other characters that have to be traumatised by the stuff they went through, irrationally lash out at random people around them. Unlike for example my granddad who fought in WW2. None of them show realistic PTSD in their social interactions. They are perpetually nice to each other at a level that is unrealistic even for totally healthy individuals. The characters are pretty much all one dimensional.
As someone who's been diagnosed with persistent depressive disorder, general anxiety disorder, adult ADHD, and borderline agorophobic, I really respect Sanderson care and handling of mental illness. And thank you, Raven, for shining a positive light on it as well!
All the best to you, my friend ♥
Brandon is definitely a writer master, I have also watched the vast majority of his lectures and been writing for awhile based on a lot of his teaching. It makes the most happy that Brandon is so well-intended with his writing because his upbringing usually wouldn't let that happen. It's amazing to see someone go against the grain for their own culture, insist on being a part of it still, but do their own thing for the most part. He will definitely be the idol of many young people for years to come.
100% Agreed
In defense of Elantris, and as someone who's on the spectrum, the problem with autism is that there is no set in stone rules for how it manifests. Yes, Adien was written as a stereotypical autist, but the reason why that's the stereotype is because it's the most common. I have a slight obsession with certain numbers, and even as an adult there are still certain foods that I will not eat for love or money, mostly because of texture. And while I've gotten better, I still say awkward shit that can and has killed a conversation. And I'm still a bit clumsy. So yeah, there's my two cents
Appreciate your input! I do, however, think that Steris was a more nuanced depiction, but you make valid points
@@RavensRants She is, for sure. And I love Steris❤️ Istg her and Renarin are my spirit animals 😂
As someone who suffers from mental illness, he doesn't write it very well at all. Because real mental illness has the habit of rearing it's ugly head when you need it least in your life. If's not conveniently not a factor as soon as you need to perform in order for the plot to happen. Also, stuff like PTSD makes you emotionally volatile with anger issues. Yet we never see Kaladin or Dalinar or any of the other characters that have to be traumatised by the stuff they went through, irrationally lash out at random people around them. Unlike for example my granddad who fought in WW2. None of them show realistic PTSD in their social interactions. They are perpetually nice to each other at a level that is unrealistic even for totally healthy individuals. The characters are pretty much all one dimensional.
I have a cheat sheet thanks to my brain!
I was gonna lol, but then I saw which video this was. Oof. Much love and strength ❤️
@@RavensRants thank you, that's actually really comforting
Sick.. video dude
Thanks bro