Random Cartoon Characters You Never Realized Suffer From Mental Disorders (14 items)

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  (#1) Tigger

  • A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh, Winnie the Pooh, Hundred Acre Wood

  The Diagnosis: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

  What Is ADHD? According to The National Institute of Mental Health, ADHD " is a disorder that makes it difficult for a person to pay attention and control impulsive behaviors. He or she may also be restless and almost constantly active."

  Tigger is one of the Winnie the Pooh characters who represent mental illnesses. Has anyone ever seen the playful tiger sit still for more than two seconds? He has bad impulse control, evidenced with all the bouncing around he does. He doesn't really pay attention to the fact that his restless behavior may actually be annoying to his friends. 
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  (#2) Queen

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, A Snow White Christmas, The 10th Kingdom, Snow White and the Huntsman, Mirror Mirror, 7 Dwarves – Men Alone in the Wood

  The Diagnosis: Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD)

  What Is NPD? According to the Mayo Clinic, NPD is " a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for admiration, and a lack of empathy for others. But behind this mask of ultraconfidence lies a fragile self-esteem that's vulnerable to the slightest criticism."

  The Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is the quintessential example of NPD. She is completely engrossed with being the most beautiful person in the kingdom. She needs the constant affirmation from her mirror. Then, when she discovers that her step-daughter, Snow White, has become "the fairest of them all," extreme jealousy and envy sends her into a murderous rage. The Evil Queen absolutely refuses to stand by and play second fiddle in the beauty department to anyone, which shows her extreme lack of self-esteem and obsessive thirst for admiration. 
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  (#3) Charlie Brown

  • James Gunn's PG Porn, What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?, Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown, A Charlie Brown Christmas, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Snoopy's Reunion, It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown, It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown, I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown, Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story, A Boy Named Charlie Brown, Snoopy! The Musical, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Charles M. Schulz Peanuts Universe

  The Diagnosis: Avoidant personality disorder (APD)

  What Is APD? According to WebMD, APD "is characterized by feelings of extreme social inhibition, inadequacy, and sensitivity to negative criticism and rejection." A key symptom includes, "Avoiding work, social, or school activities for fear of criticism or rejection. It may feel as if you are frequently unwelcome in social situations, even when that is not the case. This is because people with avoidant personality disorder have a low threshold for criticism and often imagine themselves to be inferior to others."

  Who doesn’t love Charlie Brown from Peanuts? You may be surprised that this comic character suffers from APD. Chuck always gets the sense that no one likes him and everyone is making fun of him. He is preoccupied entirely by his own short-comings in life. He also carries the constant fear of being rejected. One of the great things about Charlie Brown is that he does not necessarily let his psychological issues ruin his life. He keeps trying to kick that football!
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  (#4) Tina Belcher

  • Bob's Burgers

  The Diagnosis: Asperger syndrome

  What Is Asperger Syndrome? According to Autism Speaks, Asperger syndrome is at the "'high functioning' end of the Autism spectrum. Affected children and adults have difficulty with social interactions and exhibit a restricted range of interests and/or repetitive behaviors." A few of the common markers of Autism include: "inability to understand social/emotional issues or nonliteral phrases, lack of eye contact, obsession with specific, often unusual, topics, and awkward movements and/or mannerisms."

  Tina Belcher from Bob's Burgers exhibits signs of Asperger's, despite her parents claim that she is not autistic. She has very poor social skills and does not understand what is exactly appropriate, especially with customers at the restaurant. She has been known to groan loudly, behave unemotionally, and hide under tables. She has difficulty making eye contact with most people and she takes things quite literally. She is also completely obsessed with writing erotic fiction. 
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  (#5) Elsa

  • Frozen

  The Diagnosis: Major depressive disorder

  What Is Major Depressive Disorder? According to the American Psychiatric Association, major depression "negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act." Some symptoms are "feeling sad or having a depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure in activities once enjoyed, loss of energy or increased fatigue, and feeling worthless or guilty."

  Elsa from Frozen is the sister with the magical powers. She is unable to control her emotions, which resulted in her hurting her younger sibling when they were children. Disturbed, Elsa locks herself away and refuses to face the world out of fear of hurting more people. She loses interest in all the games and activities she did with her sister, refusing to leave her room. She also struggles with extreme guilt for the lack of control over her powers. Her low self-esteem is also evident in her song, "Let It Go," where she expresses the need to put up a facade: "Don’t let them in, don’t let them see, be the good girl you always have to be! / Conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know.”
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  (#6) Alice

  • Disney Princess Sing-Along Songs: Enchanted Tea Party, Alice in Wonderland, Alice in Wonderland, Alice in Wonderland, Phoebe in Wonderland, Alice in Wonderland, Alice in Wonderland, Alice, Alice's Wonderland, Alice in Wonderland, The New Alice in Wonderland, Alice in Wonderland, DysEnchanted, Alice in Wonderland, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice in Wonderland, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Wonderland (musical)

  The Diagnosis: Schizophrenia

  What Is Schizophrenia? According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Schizophrenia "is a serious mental illness that interferes with a person’s ability to think clearly, manage emotions, make decisions, and relate to others." Symptoms include hallucinations and delusions. 

  Alice from Alice in Wonderland clearly suffers from schizophrenia. At one point, she even asks out loud, "Have I gone mad?" Yes, poor Alice, you have. Throughout her journey, Alice sees talking animals and a hookah-smoking caterpillar. She imagines a drink that makes you shrink in size. She also sees a disturbing cat who can smile and is tortured by the Queen of Hearts, who maliciously intends to chop off Alice's head. Alice's delusions build a magical world that shows her schizophrenic perceptions. 
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  (#7) Scar

  • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, The Lion King, The Lion King

  The Diagnosis: Antisocial personality disorder (APD)

  What Is APD? According to the Mayo Clinic, APD "is a mental condition in which a person consistently shows no regard for right and wrong and ignores the rights and feelings of others. People with antisocial personality disorder tend to antagonize, manipulate or treat others harshly or with callous indifference. They show no guilt or remorse for their behavior."

  Scar from The Lion King grew up in the shadow of his older brother, Mufasa. He always felt massively inferior to Mufasa, which led to his thirst for superiority. This need for domination, coupled with Scar's APD, led to the brutal killing of Mufasa. Scar shows no remorse for what he does. In addition, he manipulates and abuses the hyenas to get what he needs. His cold behavior is exhibited not only to the hyenas, but to every animal he encounters. 
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  (#8) Belle

  • Once Upon a Time, Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse, Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas, Disney Princess Party: Volume Two, Belle's Tales of Friendship, Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World, Beauty and the Beast, Disney Princess

  The Diagnosis: Stockholm Syndrome

  What Is Stockholm Syndrome? According to Counseling Resource, Stockholm Syndrome is when a victim forms an emotional bond with their captor/abuser as a means for survival. This reaction typically occurs in hostage and abuse situations.

  Belle from Beauty and the Beast is an extremely intelligent young lady who loves to read and wants to learn about the world through adventure. She becomes a prisoner of the mean Beast in order to save her elderly father. At first, she is heartbroken about her bleak situation. Yet over time, she forms an emotional bond with the Beast and eventually even falls in love with the Beast in the midst of her captivity. 
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  (#9) Lucy van Pelt

  • It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown, A Charlie Brown Christmas, It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown, Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, A Boy Named Charlie Brown, It's Magic, Charlie Brown, I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown, Snoopy! The Musical, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Charles M. Schulz Peanuts Universe

  The Diagnosis: Borderline personality disorder (BPD)

  What Is BPD? According to PSYCOM, a person with borderline personality disorder has "inappropriate or extreme emotional reactions, highly impulsive behaviors, and a history of unstable relationships." Symptoms vary from person to person with BPD. A few of the more common symptoms include: "a distorted sense of self, difficulty feeling empathy for others, highly changeable moods that can last for several days or for just a few hours, hostility, and a history of unstable relationships that can change drastically from intense love and idealization to intense hate."

  Lucy is a bossy bully who suffers from BPD. She really shows no empathy for sweet Charlie Brown and pulls the football away from him whenever he tries to kick it, just to humiliate the poor chap. She torments her brother, Linus, and exhibits extreme mood swings with angry rants. She constantly fishes for compliments and deep down, she struggles with insecurity and low self-esteem. 
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  (#10) Jafar

  • Disney's House of Mouse, Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse, Aladdin, The Return of Jafar, Aladdin, Aladdin, Jr.

  The Diagnosis: Antisocial personality disorder (APD)

  What Is APD? According to the Mayo Clinic, APD "is a mental condition in which a person consistently shows no regard for right and wrong and ignores the rights and feelings of others. People with antisocial personality disorder tend to antagonize, manipulate or treat others harshly or with callous indifference. They show no guilt or remorse for their behavior."

  Jafar from Aladdin is your standard Disney sociopathic villain. Look no further than Jafar's actions to witness his sheer evil. He manipulates the Sultan via hyponosis to get what he wants. He also uses a poor, homeless person to retrieve a magic lamp, and he is perfectly willing to murder his own family. The villain shows not even a speck of remorse. In addition, putting other people in pain delights him. 
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  (#11) Ariel

  • Disney's House of Mouse, The Little Mermaid, Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse, The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, Disney Princess Party: Volume Two, Mickey's Fun Songs: Beach Party at Walt Disney World, The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, Mickey's PhilharMagic, The Little Mermaid, The Little Mermaid, Disney Princess

  The Diagnosis: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

  What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? According to MedlinePlus, OCD is "a mental disorder in which people have unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, sensations (obsessions), and behaviors that drive them to do something over and over (compulsions)."

  Ariel from The Little Mermaid clearly has signs of OCD; she is a bonafide hoarder, completely obsessed with collecting totally useless things. There is so much unneeded garbage in her residence that it is literally overflowing with stuff that she can't bring herself to throw away. She even sings all about it:

  “I've got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty / I've got whozits and whatzits galore / You want thingamabobs? I've got twenty! / But who cares? No big deal / I want more!”
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  (#12) Maleficent

  • Maleficent, Sleeping Beauty

  The Diagnosis: Borderline personality disorder (BPD)

  What Is BPD? According to PSYCOM, a person with borderline personality disorder has "inappropriate or extreme emotional reactions, highly impulsive behaviors, and a history of unstable relationships." 

  Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty is one of the most evil of all Disney villains. But viewers have to question where her evilness comes from. Is it rooted in her mental illness? It all seems to go downhill for Maleficent when she is not invited to Aurora's baptism. She is hurt and upset, and while mentally stable people would be able to handle these emotions, Maleficent feels putting a curse on Princess Aurora and everyone in the kingdom is a better choice.

  One could argue that her reaction is not only incredibly impulsive, but irrationally motivated by her feelings as well. Maleficent is not able to reign in her anger or pain, which results in her erratic and unreasonable decision to go on a cursing rampage against her whole community. Her relationship history may seem short to the viewer, but given how many people her evil affected, it is safe to assume she does not have many healthy, loving, beneficial relationships. Additionally, she has to change into a dragon in order to handle any major emotional situations. 
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  (#13) Pocahontas

  • Pocahontas, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, The New World, Disney Princess

  The Diagnosis: Schizophrenia

  What Is Schizophrenia? According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Schizophrenia "is a serious mental illness that interferes with a person’s ability to think clearly, manage emotions, make decisions, and relate to others." Symptoms include hallucinations and delusions. 

  Look no further than Pocahontas's best friend to confirm this diagnosis. Whenever Pocahontas has a major issue, she goes to her magical talking tree. Talk about strong hallucinations. She is also fairly socially withdrawn, feeling like no one in her village really understands her. She has difficulty relating to people (though not so much with animals), and struggles with making decisions on her own. 
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  (#14) Tiana

  • The Princess and the Frog, Disney Princess

  The Diagnosis: Zoophilia

  What Is Zoophilia? According to MedicineNet.com, zoophilia is a " sexual disorder involving an erotic attraction to animals or an abnormal desire to have sexual contact with animals."

  Tiana from The Princess and the Frog turns into a frog after she kisses a frog prince. They wind up falling in love while attempting to get their respective spells reversed. Despite the fact that Tiana is a frog, she thinks of herself as a human.

  So when she falls in love with the prince, she is actually having sexual feelings towards a frog. 

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