if I remember correctly at some point you said MOTM Cuphead is ADHD coded and I would just like to say, he is amazingly well written ADHD coding! Almost every representation of ADHD I've seen is only making it out to be silly and quirky, but never talks about the darker stuff like higher risk of addiction or extremely low self worth. /Thankful
Oh my friend: He's not coded! He has it!
I based a lot of experiences I have with it (Officially diagnosed years ago 💪) and projected them onto cuphead
I'm so so glad you recognized the signs and were able to relate/sympathize this means so much to me
I'm not gonna lie: There was a night where I was having a really bad moment, so i searched on tiktok for edits with characters who have adhd. But all i got were characters with OCD or Autism, and thats great! But there were only goofy things for characters with adhd.
I'm not gonna lie, i started crying Lmao
It felt like no one really understood how hard it was to live with this. It felt like everyone thought it just made you a little goofier and hyper. No one talked about the horrible feelings of rejection from ANYTHING. How being under-stimulated is genuinely painful sometimes, how not being able to understand or perform simple tasks and be like everyone else is genuinely heart-wrenching.
I felt so alone. I wasn't just some silly guy with the "silly" disorder. I was suffering and no one was taking it seriously. I was labeled "The dumb one" "Too 'special' for normal classes, not 'special' enough for extra help" (My cult-school was SUPER ableist 💀)
Every character that I thought was going to talk about the struggles of ADHD just turned into comic-relief. I felt like no one actually took us seriously
I wanted to change that, I wanted to show that ADHD was DEBILITATING For me, especially in a prep school.
I wrestle with not being good enough at academia. My friends have told me not to call myself "stupid" or "Not smart" as much anymore but it's hard when it's all you've been called.
Cuphead was the perfect outlet for me to show that. I wanted to show how he's struggling but its not as visible as the others. That he's constantly downplaying his own feats because he's only good at one thing (fighting) that he discounts the other things he's good at (music, reading people, humor, emotions etc.)
i hope I do us some justice :]
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