i keep thinking about ocpd!sokka
(before i get yelled at, i also have ocpd and i have thought too hard about this)
okay, first of all, sokka is very particular about his way of doing things. he makes lists obsessively and has to stick to them, even if the gaang finds it to be inconvenient.
to tie that first point together, sokka finds himself in control a lot. yes he’s a goofy character and isn’t very “mature” but think about it this way: he was left to guard a village at a young age and being forced into situations like that can be traumatic and detrimental to a child’s mental development. he’s also in charge of keeping yue safe and like his raid on his village, they both end tragically. as seen in the series, this affects sokka’s perception of himself.
his want for maintain control leads him to his near death, especially in the last episode. i can only speak for myself but i’ve been in situations where my want for wanting to have control over my circumstances have put me in bad situations but i had to try anyways. this could have lead to his death in the legend of korra but the exact cause of him dying is unclear.
sokka also comes off as very frugal and tends to conserve resources as much as possible. when he unable to save resources, he is angry and again, to those around him, he comes off as irrational. an example of this is when he packed seal jerky for their travels and his reaction when aang ate them. however, an example of sokka going against this was when he decided to buy a bag while in the earth kingdom. even then, he was very indecisive about whether or not he should get it.
sokka has a very rigid way of thinking and it takes a lot for him to change his mind. this is seen at lot at the beginning of season one with his misogyny and when it came to helping zuko in the north pole. his mistrust of aunt wu and occasionally, bending, also shows this rigidity.
there’s some minor things like perfectionism and being kind of a workaholic. because we don’t much about his adulthood, it’s hard to further my point but yeahhh, i’m done