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Crazy!Tony time.

Since I've been back-tracking in Marvel Iron Man/Avengers comics, I've come to a conclusion: Tony is completely fucking crazy!

Also, since I have a thing for the crazies, I'm writing a fic, and I would like your opinion.

To me it appears Tony has some kind of dissociative order. For the purpose of the fic, I'm using a combination of MDD/Schizo/PTSD/Depression. Yes, I've very mean to Tony.

My questiion to you is, if Tony had other personalities, who do you think they would be? What would they be like?

Thanks in advance for the help.

Camel.

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But what exactly are you diagnosing Tony with? Schizophrenia or DID? the PTSD and depression could be caused by either of the mentioned disorders. And schizophrenia isn't a dissociative disorder. Plus, I can't see Tony as having multiple personalities with DID because he doesn't fit any of the criteria. He doesn't really fit for schizophrenia either. Depression? yes. PTSD? absolutely. Substance abuse? for sure. Tony seems like he could fit into the category of a late developing anxiety disorder or a personality disorder.

Again, I'm not trying to be mean or anything! I'm just trying to help make the story concept fit a bit better with the character and the disorders that's all!

Alright, here's the thing: After Steve's death, something in Tony's head gives way, and when since Girltron strained his brain (there's a plot device involving this and I don't want to give it away), causing all of these other sides of Tony (who before had all the personalities connected, kind of), to split off and develope themselves, leaving main!Tony to drift of into Lala Land in a way. I've been reading a lot of the back!canon, and Tony refers to Iron Man and Tony as two separate beings a lot, especially when he doesn't have to/is by himself so there's really no point in it, etc.

No, I totally get where you're coming from. I asked myself the same questions when I the idea popped into my head.

Here, email me. I'd really like your imput on the plot and explainations of things. camelonajourney(@)yahoo.com

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Thank you for the information. Could a personality disorder or the traits, as it were, have a sudden and massive increase due to trauma or extreme emotional distress?

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I agree with you. But I do see Tony as having manic symptoms sometimes. If anything he'd be a Type II Bipolar. Also, he could develop a type of dissociative disorder what with his leanings towards escapism. As far as a personality disorder, his symptoms would have been more noticeable to others over the years and would have caused more impediments to functionality this late in his life. (I know it's comics, but Tony seems to be pretty much in his perpetual 30's).

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True about the personality traits. Also, love your icon.

I'll be looking up Type II, but I hadn't really thought about bipolar disorder, or manic-depression. It just didn't seem to fit in my head, but thanks for the query.

Thank you so much for the information. Personally, I have AS and an anxiety disorder, so I get where you're coming from. The thing with the schizophrenia is just a plot device that I would explain to you, but it would give away a lot of the fic, and yes, it's essentially just for the auditory/visual hallucinations.

Thank you again, this help out a lot. I've been doing a lot into the disorders, but sometimes it's hard for me to grasp concepts without getting different views of them, so this help a lot. Thank you.

I'm glad I could help.

I myself have Bipolar I type disorder as well as a borderline personality disorder. Also, very social phobic, I never really leave my house unless I have to for work / school. I'm studying to be a forensic psychologist.

Yes. But usually it's gradual, takes years. And the person who has the disorder never thinks there is anything wrong with how they're behaving / thinking. Either they are sent in for treatment on the recommendations of other people, or they came in for something different (like to get medicine because they can't sleep at night) and then the doctor or whoever notices their odd behavior.

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Would you mind checking over the fic as I went along and give me notes on his behavior and such?

It's not really as blatant in the fic as I've made it seem. It's really more of a gradual explaination than a HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED IN A MINI-ESSAY MID-FIC kind of thing.

Be happy to. (see e-mail from sapphirebutterfly_01@lycos.com)

Would you mind if I sent the story as I went along to get your input on his behavior, etc?

No problem at all.

I don't see it as mean at all! The reason I posted it the way I did was to get people to ask questions an poke at my theories and explain their theories in turn.

Thank you for your input!

Love the Nightwing icon!

...that is NW, right?

*doesn't follow DC*

Actually it's Jason Todd after he'd been brought back to life. The icon was taken from when he broke into the Teen Titan tower as Red Hood to 'test' (read, beat the crap out of) the newest Robin, Timothy Drake. I love Jason Todd, he's a complete brilliant violent whirlwind of stab you in the face!

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