Varian And Mental Illness Part 2

Varian and Mental Illness Part 2

Suicidal threats or behavior or self-injury, often in response to fear of separation or rejection ❌

Okay, so this one WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET. And honestly rightfully so because it is a Disney channel show and he’s a 14 year old boy.

Wide mood swings lasting from a few hours to a few days, which can include intense happiness, irritability, shame or anxiety ✅

I mean, a perfect example of this is in “The Alchemist Returns” where it almost seems like he’s having fun on his adventure with Rapunzel. Like he enjoys her company. And in all honesty, I think that’s genuine.

But then he has his mood swing when they finally see the flower. He rashly decides that he needs more than one petal. Even when when Rapunzel calls him out on it, at first he’s trying to brush it off but then when she realizes he had the mood potion he suddenly goes into full-villain mode.

Ongoing feelings of emptiness ❌

To be fair, no real examples here. But not like you can’t imagine it in your head. But of course that’s not enough.

Inappropriate, intense anger, such as frequently losing your temper, being sarcastic or bitter, or having physical fights ✅

Okay, several moments of this. When he snaps at Rapunzel after taking the flower, and he snaps twice during the Battle of Old Corona.

Now admittedly, Varian is young and teenagers do tend to have impulsive decisions. However, not to the extent that Varian had. And tbf, this is more head cannon than anything else. But it’s head cannon that makes sense.

Also, I’m mostly trying to say that THERE IS HOPE FOR VARIAN. Not only that but he can still be a valuable ally. And honestly I think the old Varian is more in there than allot of us believe.

But I’m mostly asking because I’m thinking of adding this as a Plot Point in my fan fiction “Corona Prison Break”. I mean, I understand that this disorder wasn’t known about in that time. But the show tends to take allot of liberties in departments like that. (Like having a yo-yo and lemonade for instance.)

What do you all think?