brain gnawing

[brightrosefox]

Me:
http://community.livejournal.com/fanficrants/3544593.html
Dear Crazy Lady Who Thinks She Is Married To Scott Summers(tm), creation of Stan Lee and Marvel Comics:
Okay, well... see, I'm all for treating fictional characters like your own family, mmmkay? And I know what soulbonding is, because I do it with my own characters (they call it "insourcing" and this is because these are MY characters, I made them up myself so I can say I have their souls if I want, etc). However... you, crazy lady who fancies herself married to a comic book character, you need therapy. Lots of it. And I don't believe your children exist outside your mind, because no child in its right mind would say, "Yes, Mommy, Cyclops is your husband and I will call him Daddy." You do not seem to realize that this is a fictional character. Definition: Not real.
I hope this is all some sort of joke, I really do. I'll even accept some serious psychological disorder like schizophrenia or psychosis -- as long as there is therapy and medication.
Ahem.

This woman makes me want to gnaw off part of my brain to escape.

Beca:
"This woman makes me want to gnaw off part of my brain to escape."
best. statement. ever.
seriously.
but ohmyfuck. how does that even...i mean, how do you even...
wow. that's actually kind of fascinating, from a psychological level, but also very, very scary.

Me:
*huge grin* I feel like I need to quote myself on LJ now.
It's frighteningly fascinating, isn't it?
See, okay, so there is SoulBonding. Which is... acceptable. And understandable. You take a fictional character, usually someone else's (Neo from the Matrix, an X-Man, a Ninja Turtle, an anime character, Starbuck from BSG, etc). You feel yourself forming an unusual bond an attachment with said character. You watch the character and think, wow, I really feel this character, I feel like this character is inside me. It's not about the actor or voice actor, it's not about the creator or writer. The essence of the character touches you in an intense way. Maybe you feel them in your head, like a voice of reason, part of your conscience. You turn to them in times of stress and pain, they comfort you. It is a sort of healthy outlet for creative minds, you know?
Yes, I can get that. Absolutely. Hell, that's how I developed a love for TMNT and Buffy and X-Men.
However... there are people who take it too far. Waay too far. There are these two folks on LJ: Neo and Trinity. No, they say, they really ARE Neo and Trinity. The characters. Beyond the Wachowksi Brothers. They're engaged and stuff, and Neo is losing his eyesight. They don't ever give their real names.
See, I don't think this is healthy. I think it's... detrimental. This woman, though, she takes the cake. Seriously. Dude. You. Cannot. Marry. A. Fictional. Character. Created. By. Someone. Else.

*headdesk*

Comments

[greenwillow27.livejournal.com]

The essence of the character touches you in an intense way. Maybe you feel them in your head, like a voice of reason, part of your conscience. You turn to them in times of stress and pain, they comfort you. It is a sort of healthy outlet for creative minds, you know?
Yes, I can get that. Absolutely.

Yes. Yes yes Yes! Really well put.
And as much as I can internalize, incorporate, and "feel" that presence, I know it's just me in here.
Sadly. Heh heh.....

[brightrosefox.livejournal.com]

*smiles*
Michaelangelo was mine, for a while. He, and Jean Grey. And then, they slowly got... nudged out by my own characters. They are still there, their voices still call to me. But I don't "need" them as much anymore. You know?
Yeah. I figure you'd know.

But yes, the other point about this "soulbonding" is that these characters, these voices, are OUR voices. It's just us. If a dozen "soulbonders" have the same single character in their heads, they each have their own personal representation. Some soulbonders will argue to death about that, though...