// >_> Now because Iād mentioned something about my opinion on branding muses with mental illnesses in the past I felt like I should clear up Steelās case a bit since theyāre the only one on the blog with an illness I have named so far.
Ā So, a small disclaimer: Iām not an expert, not a psychiatrist, have no foundation for my limited knowledge of psychology other than what I have read on online sources (aka the internet). Iāll list the sources Iāve based a majority of Steelās portrayal as an individual that suffers from pyromania. That said, the illness in itself is not used to ājustifyā the characterās actions, not used to imply that I condone in any of these actions or that the character themself is āinnocentā.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2416759/
http://www.minddisorders.com/Py-Z/Pyromania.html
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2011/09/thats_hot.html
http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1967-12122-001/
http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/18052565
http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/5908949
http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2013.00040/full
https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-244X-5-47
http://journals.lww.com/jonmd/Abstract/2002/05000/Impulse_Control_Disorders_and_Depression.7.aspx
Ā At the same time this doesnāt mean that anyone who suffers from pyromania will behave like Steel -they are a fictional character and youāll have to keep that into consideration. This is a fictional portrayal of the illness that is based on internet sources. Yes, some points might be accurate but there will certainly be things that do not apply to real life individuals. Please treat everyone who suffers from mental illnesses -no matter their nature- with the respect and kindness they deserve.