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WHY DO THEY CALL IT PETER PAN SYNDROME?

 The first thing I found out about this "mental illness" is that it is not actually a codified mental illness.

It is not in the DSM AT ALL.


The second thing I found out is that it is a product of pop culture. At that point the validity of the label immediately came in to question. 


Growing up Peter Pan was one of my favorite Disney movies. Which is why when "Hook" came out I instantly fell in love. 

Now from what I remember Peter Pan was a pretty cool dude. He was a little silly but he seemed to get on well in what most children would find an unforgiving environment. 

Many that get labeled with Peter Pan Syndrome are accused of being immature, reliant on others or otherwise child-ISH.

Peter Pan was none of those things, really. He managed to keep himself fed, he could sword fight. He stood up against the oppression of pirates (grown ass men) and other villains and won. 

Most modern children have a meltdown if the WIFI goes out or their favorite social media platform has technical difficulties. 

Most modern children wouldn't stand a chance against captain Hook. 

If anyone in that story was helpless and childish it was Wendy. She ran around judging everyone and couldn't bust a grape in a food fight. 

Also Peter Pan could fly. That childish immature under-developed psyche somehow managed to defy gravity. Of course Tinkerbell helped him out with that. His world was filled with magic but also filled with danger. 

Its funny how this term is still being tossed around in a social climate that now finds it acceptable to move back in with your parents at 30 because you can't afford a place of your own. 

In the movie Hook, it was the very tenets of adulthood that weakened Peter Pan. He grew up, he got a job, he had children, he paid his bills and his taxes. 

When it came time to fight for what mattered, when danger stared him in the face he was helpless. And who had to teach him how to defend himself again? Children.

There are a lot of Peter Pans out there that never grew up and are now millionaires and billionaires. They never stopped playing, fighting and dreaming. They drew cartoons and played with action figures. Those Peter Pans now run and profit off billion dollar industries selling products that your children throw fits for.

So what does a person with Peter Pan syndrome look like? Are they just entitled blood sucking beings that disrupt the order of adulthood? Maybe.

But most of what I see is people who are miserable in adulthood calling those who have held on to the spark of youth and the sprit of creativity outside their name. 

For the record...

Just because someone is a gamer doesn't mean they are emotionally under-developed. You don't have to have a mortgage, car notes, children and debt to be an adult. 

Stop hating on those that have more freedom than you. Pick up that sword and learn to fly again. 


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