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So I've noticed Psychologist is a pretty useless and boring role that needs something to spice it up. I was thinking of having mental disorders a thing that can randomly occur due to events, or even have some roles be able to artificially create them in people, that the Psychologist then has to Psychoanalyze and give treatments as necessary. Some medicine might be able to help, at the risk of other side effects though. The Psychologist could also attempt to help via various treatments. Brainwashed Crew could possibly be cured via hypnosis from the Psychologist, as well, making them more vital to the station.

My suggestion if you aren't getting any patients as the psych is see if you can hang out at the brig. You can treat any prisoner who is freaking out about thier 5-10 minute sentence as if they are mentally ill. If nothing else security will sure get a kick out of it. And youll be punishing crininal for screaming like the angry child they are IRL Anyone can RP that they need help from the psych at any time for whatever reason. You don't need some sort of objective holding your hand and guiding you. We already have a game mechanic that causes people to start hallucinating. Many players largly ignore or just meme about because it's "normal" Adding random mental disorders would be treated the same way. RP heavy roles are only pointless and boring when people don't RP.

Well the Therapist is a pure RP role like the NT Rep for example and I'm pretty sure it will stay that way. So yes if no one plays along you won't get any patients but if you are creative you'll allmost allways find interesting people to take care of. The problem with adding mental dissorders that are coded into the game is that you need something to else that removes them right? From what you said it would be something similar to a virus, the patient get the mental dissorder for whatever reason and it worsens over time. But what would trigger for a mental dissorder to appear and what would be the cure for it? The only logical option I see are pills and that would horrible RP wise, because I'm allready not a fan of the Therapist havin Meth inside his locker for example. To sum up I think it's fairly hard to implement mental disorders and the Therapist should stay a pure RP role. Let your imagination flow and you'll have fun with him.

Sail past all the grasping hands, floodlights white and hot Bring my vision into focus, find out what I’ve got Some sniveling local babyface with an angle he can’t sell Full werewolf off the buckle like an angel straight from hell

This happens when you have 3-5 antags in your department and this half of you department is killing the other half the whole shift.