Mental Health Headcanons
Lithium Spark – Paranoid Personality Disorder, PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
Lithium’s afflictions stem from years of psychological and physical abuse, as well as torture from Better Living Industries. Her full first name holds terrible memories of abuse and is a trigger when used. This also applies to the nickname “Blue”, which she was called during torture sessions in Battery City. The frequency of nightmares and flashbacks are an indicator of her current mental health. The more instances she has, the more on the decline she is, which garners her loved ones keeping a close eye on her, for fear of how she may react. She has had suicidal tendencies in the past and often relapses into alcohol and heroin abuse when facing episodes. Her posttraumatic stress disorder stemmed her paranoid personality disorder. Lithium is very wary of new people and quickly jumps to less-than-desirable conclusions. She is terrified of the City and suspects all new acquaintances are tied with the entity. Also resulting from the abuse, Corey refuses to submit to others, mostly from fear of flashbacks. This has created a ruthless and vindictive facet to her personality. Instead of risking the possibility of reliving trauma, she will often eliminate the other party without provocation and reason before the occasion can present itself. This makes her a very dangerous enemy.
Static Rage – Nymphomania
Skylar often engages in compulsive sexual behavior. He uses intercourse as a relief for tension and stress and becomes very irritable when he cannot perform in the bedroom. When he was younger and before meeting his significant other, Skylar was very promiscuous and slept around, much to his enjoyment. Now, his wife is his singular sexual fixation. His main goal is toalways make sure she gets what she needs from him, enjoying watching Corey come undone due to his actions. That leads to a sense of self-worth and control, and makes the experience all the better for him. After intercourse, he seeks affirmation in his ability, needing the ego boost in knowing he’s skilled in bed and at pleasing his wife. He is also very narcissistic. Skylar takes great pride in the way he looks and finds comfort in the fact that his appearance will never age or dull. With so many things constantly changing around him, his beauty is one of the few steadfast aspects of his life.
Cyanide Spirit – Manic Depression (Bipolar Disorder)
Cyanide has moderate bipolar disorder. During highs, she is a very personable and caring person. She tends to ramble and speak at a high velocity, along with constant joking. There are also times where she feels “sped-up” and irritable. Her level of creativity varies constantly with periods of mental dullness or sharp acuity, which transpires into the quality of the music she creates. Cyanide’s self-confidence is either crippling self-doubt, or equally great overconfidence. When experiencing a low, she tends to want to be alone with her thoughts and is often tearful for no apparent reason. She is overtly pessimistic and confrontational during these periods as well.
Radon Burn – Social Anxiety Disorder
Axel is terrified of conflict and confrontation. This began in childhood when his parents (mother: Lithium Spark) constantly fought. Seeing the way his father treated his mother made him exceedingly anxious. This continued during his first marriage where his wife was very confrontational and enjoyed picking fights. This led to him often hiding in his own home to stave off panic attacks. Due to this, he tries to help people with his career as a medic to avoid angering people and takes longer to warm up to new people than most.When confronted with conflict, Axel removes himself from the situation immediatelywithout explanation to the other party. Despite all of this, he is still very friendly, loving, and loyal.
Chromium Cheat - Autism
Luke has issues with communication. Eye contact is very difficult and he cannot pick up on social cues very well. He has an awkward posture and his facial expressions do not always match up with how he is feeling. Difficulty in building friendships has followed him, he prefers to stick with family. Luke enjoys keeping his hobbies and interests to himself, unless asked. Then, he will happily carry on a conversation and tell you all about his favorite things. He has a preoccupation with video games, electronics, and astronomy. Luke has issues understanding another feelings, although he tries his best. Starting and continuing basic conversation is difficult. Echolalia, repetition of a previously heard phrase, is prevalent in his behavior and communication. He also has problems picking up on sarcasm and humor, often misinterpreting the implied meaning. He takes things very literally. Sameness and routine is key to his comfort. Luke enjoys the pressure of hugs from familiar people, the texture of his favorite blanket, and stims by stacking objects. Although Luke tries to avoid overstimulation, it occasionally leads to momentary reversion and in extreme cases, seizures.
Silver Charade – Schizoid Personality Disorder, Schizotypal Personality Disorder, Mild Schizophrenia
Blaire has no interest in forming close attachments. Her social life is lacking in close friends and confidants other than first-degree family. She prefers solitary activities such as reading, drawing, journaling, etc. Occasionally, she will go out with a group of people she is familiar with, if only to observe behaviors of others and partake in recreational hallucinogenic usage. She is indifferent to the criticism and praise of others and portrays emotional coldness, detachment, and flattened affect. Her ideas of reference are often considered odd. Blaire has strange beliefs and thinking that influence her behavior that are consistent with subcultural norms, including afflictions with the paranormal and bizarre fantasies and preoccupations. When someone in her life disappears for long periods of time, she considers them a bodily illusion and doubts their existence ever happened; they were strictly a figment of her imagination. Blaire’s manner of thinking and speech varies: vague, circumstantial, metaphorical, overelaborate, or stereotyped. Her appearance is odd for someone raised in the desert, basing her style off that of Battery City instead. If anxious, it arises from paranoid fears rather than judgments about herself. Blaire enjoys questioning and learning the motivations of others. She seems to laugh at inappropriate times, has a tendency to oversleep and a fixation on using people’s proper first names as opposed to nicknames. She finds them frivolous.
Harley Dynamite – Amathophobia, Automysophobia
Even the thought of being dirty or contaminated is very distressing to Nate. He must compulsively clean either himself or his surroundings when presented with mess or stressful stimuli. When taking showers, the temperatures must be scalding in order to rid his body of any microbial afflictions. Nate has a tendency to feel as though his skin is crawling and will pick and scratch at his body until he breaks his skin. This is a way for him to channel nervous energy as well.
Danger Doll – Separation Anxiety Disorder, Dependent Personality Disorder, Anorexia
When separated or anticipated to be so from home and major attachment figures, such as her husband and children, Izzy faces recurrent excessive emotional distress. She’s also very worried, more so than what is considered “normal”, of harm befalling her loved ones when she is not near them. There’s a persistent worry that an unpredictable event will lead to separation from a major attachment figure, which often results in Doll suffering from panic attacks. It was worse when she was younger, causing the woman to spiral into sever manic episodes when left alone. She is persistently reluctant to be alone without her loved ones nearby and requires someone close to fall asleep. Izzy may complain of headaches, nausea, and other physical symptoms when separation occurs or is anticipated. She looks for the reassurance of others when making decisions and has a slight need for others to assume responsibility. Izzy goes to excessive lengths to obtain and supply nurturance and support from and to others. When faced with being alone, she urgently seeks out other relationships. Danger Doll also suffers from Anorexia Nervosa, a condition where she starves herself to obtain an ideal body image. This often happens when stress levels rise and she has a need to achieve perfection of her looks. Beauty is what got her through the early stages of her adult life and she feels she needs to keep the standards up to par.
Pixie Power – Anger Management Issues
Natasha usually begins with typical warning signs of anger, such as general irritability and grumpiness. When she snaps, it often seems out of control and frightening, and she seems extremely confrontational. She gets upset when the other party refuses to fight back. Most times, Natasha expresses her anger verbally by shouting, threatening, using dramatic vocabulary, bombarding other parties with hostile questions, and exaggerating the impact on her of someone else’s actions.
Xenon Flare – ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder)
Tori exhibits a constant pattern of negative, hostile, and defiant behavior, often unprovoked. Her temper is short and most of her arguments involve her elders as the other party. She actively defies and refuses to comply with their requests and rules. She deliberately annoys people to gather a reaction and blames everyone but herself for her mistakes and behavior. Tori is very touchy and easily annoyed by others and harbors anger and resent. She has a spiteful and vindictive attitude.
Krypton Chance – ADD/ADHD (Attention Deficit and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
Ethan has a very hard time focusing when doing lengthy tasks and is easily distracted by things in his environment and unrelated thoughts crossing his mind. He is often reluctant to engage in tasks that require mental effort and thought. His listening skills are not strong and his mind often wanders when he is being spoken to. Ethan’s organization skills are weak and he is very poor at management. He often fails to pay attention to details and makes careless mistakes. He is very forgetful and must write down everything if he needs to remember and perform tasks. Important items such as his wallet, keys, glasses, etc., are often misplaced. He has trouble following instructions and fails to finish tasks because he easily loses focus and is sidetracked. Being quiet is not his strong suit. Ethan has a very loud and boisterous personality and often oversteps personal boundaries. He’s impulsive and does not enjoy waiting or taking turns. Staying seated and still is difficult for he is restless, and he often walks around, wanders, and fidgets. Ethan talks excessively as well as having tendencies to blurt out answers to questions and interrupting or intruding on the business of others.
Radioactive Angel - Chiraptophobia, Histrionic Personality Disorder
Dylan is very uncomfortable with physical contact and often perceives relationships are more intimate than how they really are. He likes to draw attention to himself, often posing as the respective leader of the group. He believes he is responsible for the wellbeing of his friends and brother. His motions are often portrayed as lacking depth, seeming very stoic. Dylan has a style of speech that is often lacking in detail. People can easily influence his decisions, as he has a need to make sure everyone is content.
