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I have to seriously think that part through of my MLP fanfic, the part where Princess Luna helps my OC deal with fear after retaining a phobia in a previous life. I see two sides of this one, while it would not be fair to depict her as a torturer, she would not think it was kind to let phobia limit someone and destroy their lives either. Plus I'm pretty sure she'd want my OC to learn to be more resilient, one step at a time, and know that there are others with problems as well. She'd do the same for other Ponies. Courage is not the absence of fear, but how we face it, together. She would never force this on anyone, but she would ask individuals at least try. What do you think? agree or disagree? IMO a good princess believes in the strength and determination of her allies, and does not coddle, and while compassion is important, so is tough love and encouraging someone to learn how to survive.
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Thank you, I worry if this idea makes my MLP fan fiction too edgy though, I don't want it getting into grimdark territory because that is not the direction I want to take it in, not this one I want to work on anyway. But it would make better use of Luna's dreamwalking abilities and depict the importance of exposure therapy for phobias. I guess that achieves something, trial and tribulations and all that. I did say if I were in this fantasy world as my OC I'd want to be tested for my loyalty to Equestria, and overcoming challenges would be a good way to do it, at least it would not be boring for people to go through all that. I don't believe Princess Luna is cruel, and if she would do this, she would obviously have a good reason to. Like anypony else in this fictional world I cannot expect to be babied all through my life.
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Hi Sparklefan1234, you got a moment? and do you mind if I tag you in something to do with my fanfic?
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Hi Snoopy Fan, mind if I tag you into something? it's not about politics or anything like that, it's about a fanfic.
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If it wasn't for this limitation I have, I'd like to write a character arc in this MLP fan fiction which may inspire others to overcome or reduce the severity of the symptoms of phobias if at all possible. Princess Luna helping my OC to deal with fear of vomit in the nightmare realm. Unfortunately as harsh as that may sound, I think that is in character of her to do. But she would not do it to get a kick out of it, rather to gradually minimize the severity of it. Building up resilience to hardship is important for survival, I would think it would be disturbing if she'd do this but I would not say it was cruel. What is cruel is not addressing mental health and letting it destroy someone.
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I don't know about you Night Sky, but I am thinking if I carried my phobias over into Equestria in a fantasy world scenario, I'd be a liability to anyone there in a battle. Villains will use whatever weaknesses you have against you, if Chrysalis took advantage of my phobias, I'd have no chance of winning, even with magic. Panic attacks can have that affect on people, I'd become either unresponsive or yell out in desperation. I'm not a good fighter but that's not the only reason. That's one reason why I would want to be a Pegasi and not a Unicorn, even with a new body if my mental health issues carried over, magic would not be much good to me. In fiction mastering magic often requires will power and focus, as Carolinus said in Flight of Dragons, imagination is the most potent of all magic.
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Don't misunderstand me, though I think it is sad Chrysalis never reformed in MLP, I totally understand why Luna and Celestia had her turned to stone permanently, she was given more than enough chances. What else do you do with a monster who tries to kill you? That to me also solidified (no pun intended) the fact that Luna and Celestia are good Rulers of their kingdom. I would have no problem being loyal to them if I were in that fictional world. Even with their questionable choices at times, I look at the bigger picture, not just imperfections, if the good outweighs the bad, I am willing to compromise with somebody.