(I’m no psychologist or expert. Everything here is just my own original and interesting opinion to entertain, so let me know your thoughts about it.)
Here are some signs of OCD, they all sound like Shane to me: Compulsive behavior, agitation, hyper-vigilance, ritualistic behavior, impulsivity, repetitive movements, social isolation, anxiety
After looking back at seasons 1 and 2, I believe there is a strong possibility that Shane suffered from some form or type of OCD, to at least some degree. Here are some of my pieces of supporting evidence:
-His first scene, an obscure, overly passionate, and even almost obsessive tirade about turning off light switches. This shows agitation, ritualistic behavior, anxiety, and hyper vigilance This definitely seems odd: Light Switches
-Catastrophic Thinking, Anxiety, Hyper Vigilance When Lori walks off, Shane instantly thinks that Carl will perceive this as Lori abandoning him in life: https://youtu.be/7PRTUSUqsQw[Lori Abandonment](https://youtu.be/7PRTUSUqsQw)
-Compulsive behavior, Impulsivity Shane putting his gun on Rick—seems somewhat like an intrusive thought that people with OCD suffer from: Intrusive Thought
-Compulsive behavior, Impulsivity, Hyper Vigilance, Black and White thinking When Shane catches Ed slap his wife Carol, Shane immediately resorts to almost beating Ed to death and threatens to murder him in a moments notice (Which was admittedly awesome) But really shows how compulsive and Impulsive Shane is. Also consider this, no other characters are AS hyper vigilant as Shane, quick to violence/murder threats, especially not this quick in the show. For example, Rick ponders for a week about killing Randall even though it would totally be justified. In later seasons, the Hilltop group takes SEASONS to finally decide to execute Gregory. Hell, they even keep Negan alive. But Shane is ready to flat out murder Ed at the drop of a hat. Ed’s beating
-Repetitive movements, ritualistic behavior Shane’s constant head scratching Nervous Tick that we see throughout the seasons. May seem like a minor detail, but what other characters do we see doing things like this..?: Head Scratching
-Anxiety, Hyper Vigilance The discovery of walkers in the barn— The barn is secure and doesn’t pose an immediate threat, members of the group besides Shane understand this. Of course, all members of the group are rightfully very concerned and want to take some form of nuanced action after discussing and weighing options, but Shane? Shane immediately jumps to Black and White thinking saying “We either need to go in there right now and kill all of the walkers, or leave the farm this very instant.” Walkers in Barn ALSO: We see in at least 1-2 other scenes Shane keeps checking to see if the barn is still locked People with OCD are known for obsessively double/triple checking locks
-Lack of Empathy, Compulsive Behavior, Impulsivity in this scene casually screaming that Sophia is dead to her mother, killing The Farm group’s undead family right in front of them regardless of how traumatic it may be Walkers Killed
-Catastrophic Thinking, Anxiety After their discovery of Sophia in the barn, Shane instantly jumped to the worst case scenario conclusion that the Farm Group knew about Sophia in the barn despite no evidence: You knew all along
-Shane’s absolute obsession with Lori. It is not healthy or normal. It seems like rumination and completely abnormal
-Anxiety, Hyper Vigilance, Impulsivity, Obsession as far as the Prisoner Randall goes. Again, as viewers, Shane is obviously right that they should execute Randall. But Shane is way too eager to kill Randall too quick. Shane soon became obsessed with Randall and Shane compulsively hatched a plan within a few minutes to murder Randall and Rick impulsively in the woods.
I think Shane was right about a fair amount of opinions he held and decisions he made given their apocalyptic scenario in order to survive, but far too much seems ‘off’ about him and his personality. Maybe if not OCD, perhaps another personality disorder? Remember juvenile misbehavior is a red flag (Backstory of Shane stealing the principal’s car and ruining it on a whim)
All I know is this, Shane is not mentally healthy, and something is even ‘off’ or different about him, even pre-dating the apocalypse.
Let me know what you think of my analysis. Again, I am no expert.
Submitted March 28, 2021 at 07:04AM by gauge2020 https://ift.tt/3cu7hVn
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