Sherlock Character Confessions

Could you write a profile for Moran?

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:27:00 +0900

Well…Sebastian Moran is not a canon character on BBC Sherlock yet.

Theoretically, one may attempt to write a profile of him using information from Conan Doyle’s original portrayal (except that would really suck because he shows up extremely little and Doyle was not exactly a master of character development), or one can use fanon portrayals, except the issue with that is the undeniable fact that fanon portrayals vary quite widely and are also, as the name suggests, not canon, and therefore not accurate, and accuracy is something that I really value when it comes to writing things that are as delicate and subjective as psychological profiles.

So, the answer is no, sorry. I am personally not going to write a profile for Moran until he becomes a canon character on BBC Sherlock, which most likely (or at least hopefully) will occur in Series 3, and even then I would probably wait until I know enough about him to attempt it. But who knows, maybe in the meantime someone else will write him up a profile, or perhaps someone already has.

And dear god, what I would give to have just one more chance....

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:31:10 +0900

And dear god, what I would give to have just one more chance. Even though there would be no way to stop you, no way for me to catch you when you fall, nothing that I could possibly do to save you, at least I could try.

I could live with that, you know. Trying and failing.

But I never even tried, Sherlock. I never even tried to stop you, all I did was stand there and listen to your voice, shocked and still and stupid. How can I live with that? How can I live knowing that I could have saved your life twice, but only managed it once?

-JW

But it’s as inscrutable as your mind.

Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:51:14 +0900

But it’s as inscrutable as your mind.

your blog is so wonderful, intelligent, amazing!! i really love your psychoanalysis and your edits are brilliant! :) you're so talented!! and now just let me reblog everything xD your edits really deserve more notes, they look like a lot of work and have i already said that they're fantastic? :D

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:03:15 +0900

Thank you very much, I’m glad the work I put into this blog is as rewarding to others as it is to me.

Jim Moriarty - Hiiiiii!

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:01:00 +0900

My very long confession/analysis of Jim pretty much similar to your’s except I decided to label him with a couple of psychiatric illnesses too.

What exactly is wrong with Mr Moriarty?

I’ve always thought of him as evil but for the first time I look at Mr Moriarty from a medical perspective.

Is he mentally ill?

And if so, what does he have and how did he become this way?

Reblog if you like it! Reasonable comments welcome.

Prove me wrong, ordinary Sherlock. Prove that you’re not...

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:23:19 +0900

Prove me wrong, ordinary Sherlock. Prove that you’re not like them. I want you to prove that you know the truth, thatwe are one and the same, in both life and in death. Prove that you’re not ordinary, convince me.

I know you’re dead. I know you’re only human....

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:12:00 +0900

I know you’re dead. I know you’re only human. I’ve always known that, even when it seemed like you didn’t.

And I know you’re never coming back.

Because these are facts and they can’t be changed, and I know that. But I don’t believe it. Because there’s a difference between knowing and believing.

I know you’re dead, Sherlock. But I don’t believe it.

I believe in you, and I will wait for you.

Alright, I know that I have been largely absent for the past, well, long time, and also that...

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:27:12 +0900

Alright, I know that I have been largely absent for the past, well, long time, and also that I’ve been making more text posts than I usually do, but here is some final important information.

I sort of changed this blog. Not in terms of appearance, but of content and focus. There will still be confessions, of course, and the psychological profiles are still relatively the same, but I have changed the intention of the blog from being mostly about the stuff I make to being about the stuff you make.

You being the followers.

You can read more about this in the new About page I created.

You may have noticed that I, as I mentioned in a previous post, deleted every edit of mine on this blog that is not a confession, and then relocated it to my personal blog. This is part of the change. I don’t want this blog to function as my personal Sherlock blog, which is basically what it was before, I want to use this blog to entertain and inform other fans of Sherlock on Tumblr that are interested in psychology and its connections with this show. Essentially, I want this blog to be for you.

You may notice that I follow back everyone who follows me, and the reason why is because I know how brilliant and creative so many of you are, and I can see it on my dash every day, and because of this I encourage you to share your ideas and opinions and knowledge, so if you can, please take this opportunity to read the about page and submit to Sherlock Character Confessions.

Thank you to all my followers, and I’ll get back to posting confessions soon.

Confession: I‘m too used to being by myself. It’s...

Sat, 03 Nov 2012 22:33:00 +0900

Confession:

I‘m too used to being by myself. It’s so natural now, as if I had always been alone.

Well, almost.

If I had always been alone, it wouldn’t hurt as much.

Confession: There is clarity in loneliness. To feel nothing is...

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:44:00 +0900

Confession:

There is clarity in loneliness. To feel nothing is to know everything, to love no one is to see everyone for who they really are.

If you have not noticed already, I’ve reblogged and changed the source of nearly every edit on...

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 19:36:00 +0900

If you have not noticed already, I’ve reblogged and changed the source of nearly every edit on this blog that is not a confession. Those have all been relocated to my personal blog.

I’ve decided to delete all posts on this blog that are off topic (not having to do with psychology, Sherlock, confessions, or this blog).

Apologies for my recent absence…I spent the last week in Tokyo, which I mentioned on my...

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 23:46:00 +0900

Apologies for my recent absence…I spent the last week in Tokyo, which I mentioned on my personal blog, but not on here. I may post some stuff later. Submissions would be really helpful…however, I usually don’t receive any, which is disappointing because I know that many of my followers are a lot more intelligent and insightful than I am (I know this because I have been on your blogs) and could probably come up with some amazing confessions, so please submit.

Also, I currently have over 350 followers, which, in the grand scheme of tumblr, isn’t very much, but it certainly is to me. So a massive, massive thank you to all of you.

Sometimes, yes. But not often. Not anymore. To care — that...

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:11:22 +0900

Sometimes, yes. But not often. Not anymore.

To care — that is an enormous risk. To care is to put yourself in a position of vulnerability, to increase greatly the possibility of pain or betrayal. Sentiment clouds logic, love impedes judgment, and heart will always win the battle with head, if you give it the chance.

So don’t. Perhaps there is something wrong with us. But whatever it may be, we are better off with it than without it.

-MH

It’s okay if you hurt me sometimes, Sherlock, or forget me...

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 18:15:00 +0900

It’s okay if you hurt me sometimes, Sherlock, or forget me sometimes, because my job isn’t really to be your friend. You already have one of those, and a person like you wouldn’t need another. I suppose my job is to just…to just be there for you whenever you do need me.

I’d do anything for you, and of course you already know that, but sometimes I don’t think you really believe it. When I say anything, I mean anything.

-MH

your blog left me speechless. -

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:29:44 +0900

In a good way, I hope.

I like games, but I must warn you, darling…when I play, I...

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 20:43:00 +0900

I like games, but I must warn you, darling…when I play, I play to win.

-IA

I’m not invincible. I’m only human. But you know...

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 07:58:44 +0900

I’m not invincible. I’m only human. But you know that. Obviously.

In fact…you always knew that.

Even before I did.

-SH

I love your blog! It's fascinating. I was just curious actually, as to how you decided that Sherlock was an INTJ? I always sort of pegged him as INTP, because he's notoriously impulsive, unreliable, and disorganized. I know it's really hard to type fictional characters, but I'm still interested in what your thought process for it was!

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 05:41:00 +0900

Thank you!

Well, considering he is a fictional character, figuring out his personality type would depend partially on facts and evidence, and partially on the viewer’s interpretation of his character.

In other words, in the end, it’s a matter of opinion.

I was actually undecided when it came to his personality type, as I was attempting to choose between INTP and INTJ (and to be honest, both types fit him rather well); I eventually chose INTJ because of a few differences between the two types that struck me:

INTPs do not like to lead or control people, whereas INTJs are “natural-born leaders”; they are willing to step up to lead if necessary. This seemed to fit Sherlock accurately. He seems to have a natural imperiousness about him.
A major difference is that INTPs tend to constantly second guess themselves, while INTJs seem more self confident. They tend to stand by their beliefs steadfastly. Sherlock fits in the latter category.
Both INTPs and INTJs value knowledge (obviously). However, while an INTP is content in simply understanding, INTJs have to know whether they’re correct or not; basically, they need a definite answer to their questions, or they’re not satisfied, which definitely fits Sherlock.
Also, whereas an INTP sees the world in terms of how it can be changed or improved, an INTJ focuses on observing the world and making associations between the information that is gathered, which fits Sherlock’s method of observation and deduction.

Er, this has been getting kind of long. So sorry about that. And what’s ridiculous is that I still have more to say but it would be inadvisable for me to continue this because it is 5:00 AM here and I have not slept all night but thank you for the question because it was actually insightful and thought provoking and I got the chance to write all this!

Confession: I wonder what it would be like to tell a...

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:45:43 +0900

Confession:

I wonder what it would be like to tell a person’s entire life story at a glance. How could you do that without any emotion, Sherlock? To know so much and not find any meaning in it? To look at the world, and see everything, and understand nothing. I mean, well, of course you understand it. You take what you see and you make deductions, brilliant deductions…but that doesn’t mean anything, does it? That doesn’t mean you understand.

No, you don’t feel things that way.

At least, I thought you didn’t.

-JW

Confession: Because we’re not so different, you and I....

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 21:11:00 +0900

Confession:

Because we’re not so different, you and I. Because we both get bored, we both spend all our lives searching and searching for distractions…only you’re boring. You prance around London, solving other people’s problems, and you know it could have been different, oh, it could have been very different…when you look at me, Sherlock, you don’t see a criminal or a monster. You see the man that you could have become. You see yourself.

Sherlock Character Confessions

Could you write a profile for Moran?

And dear god, what I would give to have just one more chance....

But it’s as inscrutable as your mind.

your blog is so wonderful, intelligent, amazing!! i really love your psychoanalysis and your edits are brilliant! :) you're so talented!! and now just let me reblog everything xD your edits really deserve more notes, they look like a lot of work and have i already said that they're fantastic? :D

Jim Moriarty - Hiiiiii!

Prove me wrong, ordinary Sherlock. Prove that you’re not...

I know you’re dead. I know you’re only human....

Alright, I know that I have been largely absent for the past, well, long time, and also that...

Confession: I‘m too used to being by myself. It’s...

Confession: There is clarity in loneliness. To feel nothing is...

If you have not noticed already, I’ve reblogged and changed the source of nearly every edit on...

Apologies for my recent absence…I spent the last week in Tokyo, which I mentioned on my...

Sometimes, yes. But not often. Not anymore. To care — that...

It’s okay if you hurt me sometimes, Sherlock, or forget me...

your blog left me speechless. *-*

I like games, but I must warn you, darling…when I play, I...

I’m not invincible. I’m only human. But you know...

Confession: I wonder what it would be like to tell a...

Confession: Because we’re not so different, you and I....

your blog left me speechless. -