Brainstorming: Is Effy crazy? Discuss!
Ok, first, brief description of the fic I'm planning: Post-4.5, Effy has a lucid dream while unconscious in the hospital, and takes an Alice-Through-the-Looking-Glass-style allegorical journey through the problems faced by her circle of friends and her own mental issues.
My question to pose to group discussion is this: Do you think Effy is crazy/mentally ill? If so, what kind of mental illness do you think she has? Obviously, Freddie projected his mother's diagnosis onto Effy during series 4. I'm no psychologist, but it sounded to me from brief research like it may have been plausible for Effy at that time, but if you take her whole character from all 4 seasons into account I'm not sure I buy it or any mental illness. Obviously she's not "normal" or "well-adjusted", but I'd like to get a wider perspective on what you guys think of that aspect of her character. Thanks all!
My question to pose to group discussion is this: Do you think Effy is crazy/mentally ill? If so, what kind of mental illness do you think she has? Obviously, Freddie projected his mother's diagnosis onto Effy during series 4. I'm no psychologist, but it sounded to me from brief research like it may have been plausible for Effy at that time, but if you take her whole character from all 4 seasons into account I'm not sure I buy it or any mental illness. Obviously she's not "normal" or "well-adjusted", but I'd like to get a wider perspective on what you guys think of that aspect of her character. Thanks all!