I have these thoughts, do you have them, too?

[daydreamblvr6]

For discussion should y'all be interested:

Is there such a thing as a healthy vampire?

You know, within The Vampire Diaries canonical world and thinking in a mental health capacity, because I don't think we've seen any vampires that I would consider healthy individuals (maybe Caroline though, thinking about it?).

Anyway, can mentally healthy and

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[cranmers]

I completely disagree! Like, Caroline is 'healthy' in the traditional sense because fundementally, she lives the life of the eighteen year old girl that she is. But when she is say a hundred and something, that is going to be an issue! Is she going to be like Rebekah, after the cheerleading title and the hot boyfriend? THAT'S A BIT WEIRD, GUYS... This is why I am sad Henrik died - I wanted there to be an original vampire trapped in the body of an eight year old who fell in love with a human eight year old girl...

But anyway, that doesn't mean to say that all vampires are unhealthy mentally. I think Katherine is reasonably healthy, well, I say reasonably because she doesn't really care about any life other than her own. But she is set up as the villain, so it's not surprising and not neccessarily connected to her vampirism. But all the 'effed up' vamps have specific stories - think Stefan and Damon and Katherine's death, or the original family and that AWFUL FATHER... Not that I think the originals are unhealthy compared to the Salvatores ahaha....

But yeah - that's my opinion. Sorry if it's a rant!

[daydreamblvr6]

Caroline is 'healthy' in the traditional sense because fundementally, she lives the life of the eighteen year old girl that she is.

So if she continued acting her age as she grew older (at fifty, acted fifty; at 1000, acted 1000), would she still be healthy? How does one even act 1000 years old? So many complications...

his is why I am sad Henrik died - I wanted there to be an original vampire trapped in the body of an eight year old who fell in love with a human eight year old girl...

I wanted there to be a kid!vampire, too. WOULD HAVE BEEN AWESOME. Although, I didn't think ahead to him having a story line but a love story would have been really interesting.

think Katherine is reasonably healthy, well, I say reasonably because she doesn't really care about any life other than her own. But she is set up as the villain, so it's not surprising and not neccessarily connected to her vampirism.

I was thinking about putting her in the healthy corner, too, but then I considered her disregard for everybody else and voted against it, but I really, really like your point that it's not necessarily a product of/connected to her being a vampire. Except that I think it's a character trait of hers that gets amplified by her vampirism. Everything to do with vampires on this show is terribly complicated.

Sorry if it's a rant!

You are more than fine! :)