#Therapy for Superheroes

[the-witchhunter]

You know those video games where the character has to complete puzzles and work through their trauma to escape/wake up/something? Obstacles getting in their way and being tied to their past as they delve more into their trauma and have to learn/heal from it before they can progress?

Danny has been around a loooong time. He's old, he's powerful, and has a space in the ghost zone that he controls much like a god. The ghosts have long since started leaving him alone, the ones he's friends with have their own affaires to deal with, and in his ever shifting labyrinthian layer he's too powerful, and even outside of it he can still kick their asses.

and he's without a purpose

His friends had long since passed on after leading long and wonderful lives with him, not even leaving a ghost behind. His Family as well. Jazz had never had children, and try as he and Sam might have, half dead as he was he couldn't have children. He had no one left and nothing to do, and all of eternity to do it in.

Thinking of Jazz is what made him do it the first time

She loved helping people with her psychology, and Danny decided to do it in his own way. It hadn't been pretty, and it hadn't been easy, but he had found his method. Some took to it better than others, and many had different theories about his lair and his motives, but he helped people move past their trauma. Some believed his lair was some kind of purgatory, and... they weren't totally off

So, when Danny moved on to the timeline of the DC multiverse, he had some experience under his belt

He just underestimated how much trauma superheroes can have

#danny phantom #dp x dc #dp x dc crossover #dp x dc prompt #dpxdc #Danny pulling a silent hill and making superheroes work through their trauma #he even gives them puzzles! #Maybe he does this to villains/former villains too #like the harley quinn show and going into her mind #half kidnapping half cognitive behavioral therapy #I just think this could be angsty and kind of cathartic #Just jason having to address his rage #it was never the pits #and maybe not letting it go but at least redirecting it #I need my boy to be happy okay #and if that takes dragging him and his family through a psychological horror game that's fine #might be more interesting as alternating vignettes

[mysterybutknown]

Flower Husbands but Jimmy and Scott are both superheros, (one ranked higher then the other), but they're also university students, and they were roommates~

Both Scott and Jimmy have to come up with clever and (suspiciously) more flirty excuse of why they're always gone, glossing over the fact the government let these 22yr old students save the country, have access to government documents, and do not stop the potential stalking/harassment they may face.

Will they be caught by thier stalkers? Or caught be eachother?

They may be falling off building on the regular, but I can assure they're falling for eachother too... Or are they?

🇫 🇮 🇳 🇩 🇴 🇺 🇹  🇳 🇪 🇽 🇹  🇼 🇪 ---

#jimmy solidarity #scott smajor #flower husbands #jimmy solidaritygaming #smajor1995 #I'm just pumping out funky prompt #ALSO THEY HAVE THERAPY #AND THEY QUESTIONS WHY THE OTHER HAS THERAPY #GAY. #superhero jimmy #Superhero Smajor #Superhero AU

[thisiswhereikeepdcthings]

You know I’ve heard of this one version of events where after Jason’s death Bruce nearly beats the Joker to death all while saying Jason’s name and completely plans to kill himself after and Superman gets called in to stop him. And like, did no one say this to Jason?

Jason: “Bruce never loved me! If he did the Joker wouldn’t still be alive!”

Me: “Bro he tried to kill him with his bare hands. Superman stopped him.”

Jason: “ . . . What?”

Okay so then Jason is mad at Superman, who has no idea what to do with this angry not-dead young man, so Clark does the only thing he can think of and calls his mom.

Jason soon finds himself at the Kent farm. The Kents raised an alien baby with superpowers through puberty. One traumatized kid with magic rage issues isn’t gonna faze them.

It works out fantastically well for all involved.

(And if Martha and Alfred plot the very timely demise of the Joker in the process, well, that can just be their little secret)

#jason todd #red hood #bruce wayne #batman #clark kent #superman #martha kent #martha kent’s house for young superheroes in need of therapy

[figures4fun]

#bruce banner #harley quinn #marvel #dc #the incredible hulk #the avengers #superheroes #suicide squad #hero #villain #therapy #justice league #humor #comic #superhero comic #dc comics #marvel comics #toy photography #action figure photography #figure photography #action figures #hot toys #toys #birds of prey #avengers

[in-love-with-writing-whump]

Prompt:

Whumpee sat stiffly in the chair, the therapist, A, across from them looking through a clipboard with information. "You've made quite the name for yourself as a hero, Whumpee."

They shrugged. "It’s what I do. I look out for people."

A nodded, putting down their clipboard. "Why is that? You've done so much. It's a lot for one person."

Whumpee ran their hand through their hair. "I have to."

A frowned. "Why do you have to, Whumpee?"

Because no one can go through what I went through. I have to protect them. No one deserves that.

They shrugged. A decided to move on. "Whumpee, you look out for a whole team of people. You're a leader. But if you're looking out for them, who looks out for you?"

"...I do." Whumpee choked on a tired laugh.

A smiled weakly. "Anyone else?"

Whumpee didn't meet their gaze. No. Of course not.

#whumpee #whump prompt #team whump #tw: trauma #superhero whumpee #hero whumpee #tw: angst #tw: fear #tw: therapy

[themyscirah]

"Who are you?" - Green Lanterns: Rebirth

#“its me.” WILD... the passive aggression..... im actually losing my mind here #“SOMEONE DIE” LIKE- SHSJSHAH #also the i hope it was guy gardner is funny to me. also such a parallel bc barry literally said that EXACT SAME THING when simon met the jl #the parallels are making me crazy....... #also simon saying that abt guy is SO funny to me actually. bc guy is literally one of his best superhero friends. probably number 2 after #b'dg tbh #like simon broke him out of prison they had a little trip together they hung out AGAIN during godhead and then a little more (but as a #group) during edge of oblivion like agduashwh #simon basically told him he should get therapy like twice #he was all like noooooo guy dont be suicidal in godhead and then all noooo dont blame yourself to guy in oblivions edge #(and them ofc kilowog was all like shut up simon guy i hope you DO blame yourself you useless asshole) and somehow that translated to a win #so ig it worked. anyways find it very funny that the second hes not hanging out w guy he badmouths him. like his initiation is complete #hes a real GL now. hes just got to do it in front of the entire corps and then his rookie status will disappear #anyways what was i saying #oh! #simonjess #simon baz #jessica cruz #swishy liveblogs #blah #panelposting

[robocops-a-christ-allegory]

The thing is i do get why with superheroes the idea with rep is to make their mental illness Help Them so you have Moonknight utilizing being a system to get past mind control or. Whatever the hell city of the dead is doing i don't want to think about it. But yeah I understand the idea behind it, showing this stuff often seen as a hindrance can be Helpful, but like aside from turning real world mental illness into basically a super power i do think it gets into that kind of thing where its like "is representation when someone sees themselves in a character or is it when a character is a good role model for the people they're representing or is it both" kind of thing.

Like personally i relate to all the antiheroes and villains given psychotic or cluster b symptoms to make them seem Scarier but I cant call Peacemaker good representation you know. But whos being represented by a character who supposedly has PTSD but it only ever really comes up when the traumatic incident PUSHES THEM FORWARD or when their hypervigilance SAVES THE DAY because THEY WERE PREPARED. You know.

#i do wonder sometimes if this is also because im untreated but thats kind of hilarious. #ill be less of a dick about one of the most popular superheroes of all time when i try therapy again.

[note-boom]

Huh. It only JUST hit me that Tachihara technically could feel where Tanizaki was when our boy went feral during the Cannibalism arc...

You know...metalbender Tachihara probably could vaguely sense Tanizaki the knife wielder. Respect for him keeping up appearances, I mean, but it's funny to remember that because Tanizaki almost killed the Mafia's boss

#like just looking at the few tachihara scenes we get before his unexpected arc.... #wild... #seriously the guy should just quit his job and get into acting #the superhero movie directors would love him with his ability and all #he could also be used for special effects #but kudos to bsd for going the trauma postwar route than the typical superhero world or supernaturals abuse their power route i guess #like yeah they do abuse their powers or use it for heroism #but mostly they all are depressed and mentally ill idiots who seriously need therapy #anyway here's to tachihara's commitment to his game of pretend #stuck to it better than so many other media heroes do tbh.... #bsd #bungo stray dogs #bungou stray dogs #bsd musings #humor #sort of? #spitting nonsense #bsd tachihara #bsd tanizaki #bsd spoilers #bsd manga spoilers #manga spoilers

[hecksupremechips]

Imagine not liking Ken Amada like wow so cool do you also hate rainbows and candy and baby kittens too? Fucker

#persona #persona 3 #ken amada #he is simply a silly baby boy who needs therapy and many hugs and kisses #he go AAUEGHH when he gets hit by a shadow and its really funny #he drinks lots of milk but it hurts his stomach really bad #he very clearly loves stupid cartoons and superheroes but acts like he doesnt even though he is literally 10 #he gets sad that the puppy dog isnt invited to the dancing game and goes to complain to management #he helped aigis study for her very first test and she fucking failed hard and he was really worried for her #he wears a big ass fluffy sweater #ken amada is all i have left in this dark cruel world

[wyrdle]

"I for one, am f**king glad that scum is dead."

Part of my AU where Yuri's saved by the SWers who were going to be Lady Killer's victims. Mini fic snippet below. CW for mild swearing, rape/abuse/assault mention.

Yuri had been conscious for several days now, but was no less perplexed by the situation he had found himself in. He was laying back to rest and heal all the, he quotes, "f*cked up injuries" he had.

The bed is scratchy, and garishly ornamented, velvet cushions behind his back helping him sit up. The room he's been staying in is always dimly lit, with the musty smell of cigarette smoke, alcohol and other substances he'd rather not think about.

"The VIP room." The prostitutes, Maria and Lee, had informed him.

Lady Killer's next victims, had Lunatic not interfered.

And now, Yuri had them and a whole group of strangers who knew his identity and did not care, tending to his wounds and housing him away from the authorities.

"Screw the police, they don't give a shit about us anyway." they had almost hissed.

Yuri knew the high rates of rape and assault cases that slipped through the system. Either too dull for Hero TV to cover or ignored by incompetent and corrupt police. Lady Killer himself, had taken 3 lives before his arrest was issued.

Yuri found their company and honesty soothing. They did not mind his scars, and seemed to understand where others could not the horrors humanity could commit. Not the spectacles of heroes vs villains found on television, but the dark, gritty and messy everyday evils. Yuri found himself blurting more about his father and mother than he had ever been able to in years to anyone. (Not a difficult record to beat, in hindsight.)

His whole family is dead deaddead-

They offered their sympathies, but it wasn't patronising like when his father's associates offered their condolences and offers to "help" at his funeral. Freely speaking about his life with one foot in the Justice Bureau and the other in matters of vigilantism... helped. Funnily enough, Yuri found himself taking the role of mediator often, even advocating for viewpoints that directly countered Lunatic's methods for justice.

It seemed, one of the most marginalised of communities in society had many strong opinions about justice and how to enact it. Alternatives even, that Yuri had read once but ashamedly tossed for their idealism. (Or his own trauma-fuelled guilt?) All of them however, held little love for authority, whether it was the pigs in blue or heroes in gleaming gold.

So, Yuri healed, in this strange community of people who stuck out for each other. Each with their own experience of abuse, trauma and discrimination, spoken and unspoken. Only the beaten would have known how to help him with his wounds, physical, mental and emotional. Quite literally, sometimes.

Rei with a medical degree he couldn't use because of discrimination, Sato with their knowledge gathered from years of organising mutual aid, Mira with her kindness and understanding after an angry client blinded her in her left eye and left it scarred shut.

There were less people at Origa Petrov's funeral than Mr Legend's, but it wasn't as cold with these strangers who'd taken him in without judgement.

"What will you do next?" They asked him, when he was mostly okay, and possibly alright with living. Yuri doesn't quite know, but for the time being, working as a judge who was a friend to those who needed support the most sounded good.

Yuri was not a good man, but he learned that there was more to enacting justice than Kotetsu's heroism and Lunatic's punishment. With people he could rely on, life seemed bearable, even hopeful.

For Yuri, that was more than enough.

#two #tiger and bunny #tiger and bunny 2 #yuri petrov #survival au #lol #im not a very good fic writer #but whatever!!!!! #yuri needs therapy #but honestly #communal care would probably do greater wonders #also i assume he retires from the justice bureau entirely eventually #superheroism and herotv etc. all that is definitely not for him #i think yuri learning to be more compassionate to others would be a great way to repent #in the sense of rejecting both kotetsu's brand of justice and lunatic's #in the sense that kotetsu's apprehension of criminals doesn't quite address what happens to them in prison #idk lol #brain is fuzzy and these are all extremely confusing sociopolitical concepts #main thing is I suppose alternatives to the presented #especially SWers who'd have strong opinions on things that affect them the most

[blackdragoness]

📨channelled message📨

BECOME YOUR OWN SUPER HERO.

Golden Rule #1: you must never break character.

WHO ARE YOU? Who is the character that your soul is playing? 😶‍🌫️

Learn your character in all of it's glory and all of it's chaos. Learn your strengths and identify your weaknesses. Focus on strengthening and controlling both. Take lots of time to develop your character and get to know he(r). Do not rush the process. It is important that you know the depths of how far your character could actually take you.

Unfortunately, sometimes the road to character discovery will sometimes feel like your heart is being ripped out of your chest and torn to a million pieces. It feels like you're stuck laying there, bleeding in immense pain, watching your whole heart get destroyed right in front of you. You don't have the breath to call for help but you can't die either. The only way to end the pain is to either kill yourself or muster up whatever strength you have left, retrieve your heart, and sew yourself back together again. But you must GO THROUGH the pain and the recovery and experience the depths of who you are.

"Everything comes with a price"

You need to see that part of yourself. That moment when you can see your inner strength in action is the most powerful moment one will ever experience. When you realize that you are the superhero you been waiting for all along you realize you ALWAYS HAVE A CHOICE even in situations where you SHOULD be doomed. Once you realize that, you become IMMORTAL. For some, you may be required to do this alone. It's tough, but possible and my heart goes out to you. For others, they may have support, care and love around them but the individual still has to commit to healing themselves. If they do not take the steps themselves, all of that sweet love and support around them will eventually turn sour.

You will get through this. And once you do....

💥 BOOM 💥

The start of your very own super hero story has commenced!

Now that you know your character, it is time to enter the world and put your characteristics to the test. You'll be tested through relationships, your career, your social settings, etc to see how well your character matches who you say you are. "You got a big ego, but can you back it up?" typa vibes. When you never break character, you remain the main character in your life. As soon as you break character, you allow someone else to become the main character in YOUR life. That's what it means to never fold. To never be broken. To never break character.

When you feel like life has you backed up into a corner, did you know the easiest way to free yourself from that mental prison is to simply imagine your way out of it? Think of your favorite super hero and their story. Think of their character and all of the reasons that makes their character your favorite. Now if you don't have a favorite superhero, create your ideal superhero. Now embody it. How would your favorite superhero solve this issue? How would your favorite superhero cope with this pain? Then do it. Be your own superhero. Save yourself. And create a legendary life. Once you prove to yourself that you are capable of being just as powerful as your favorite superhero, you become unstoppable.

Keep in mind that Captain America didn't become Captain America overnight. Batman didn't just become Batman. They all went through some crazy shit and even with nothing left, somehow created the strength to save themselves. Be 👏 Your 👏 Own 👏 Superhero 👏👏🥂

If you keep waiting around for someone to come and save you and change your life, you're sleeping on yaself! Wake up, honey, cuz you're IT! Be YOU to the FULLEST. Never. Break. Character.

#pick a pile #pick a card reading #pac reading #tarot community #intuitive readings #astro community #art #astro notes #astrology #zodiac #therapy #channelled message #psychic #psychedelique #trendy #daily search trends #superhero #superheroes

[jasontoddispoly]

No one:

Not even Alfred:

8 year old Bruce Wayne after watching his parents die: IM GONNA DRESS UP AS A FURRY AND BEAT SERIAL KILLERS UP

#in fairness to Bruce. the bat suit is 100% a ten year olds idea of a superhero #and he was traumatised #get therapy kids don’t become a superhero #batman family #batfamily #batfam #bruce wayne #Alfred #batman

[artlesscomedic]

The pd au scratches my brain so hard!! You are doing gods work fr. Also the vampire and human 👀👀👀 does the human happen to be a soda lover?

-therapist anon

he suffered a caffeine overdose recently and is on a soda break! water only! but yes, he does. and he has a coke can in his backpack for emergencies ;)

AND THANK YOOOUUUU

#asks #pd au: instead of superheroes theyre creatures #i love u so much therapy anon #gotta keep the blood sugar up for his bf #gotta keep the caffeine down for his heart

[deeranddragons]

Kal + Pickles

#he started off as a failed goat herding dog #but now he gives deep pressure therapy when they need to defuse their powers #and alert when she’s stressed enough that she’s at risk of going berserk #like how u can train dogs to alert for panic attacks #art #artists on tumblr #digital art #marvel #marvel oc #superhero #bernese mountain dog #procreate #oc: kal macgregor #oc: pickles

[thisiswhereikeepdcthings]

Martha Kent also has Jason speak to Bruce about Bruce trying to kill the Joker for Jason and fixes their relationship because she is simply That Bitch.

She basically adopts the entire batfam and makes them work out their problems

#martha kent’s house for young superheroes in need of therapy #martha kent #batman #batfam #batkids #bruce wayne #jason todd

[angst-is-love-angst-is-life]

“How do superheroes deal with trauma?”

They don’t. Next question.

#all we can do is watch them and pray to the comic gods that they go to therapy at some point #my posts #superheroes #comic books #why are they all like this