{"id":180392,"date":"2023-09-29T10:27:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T10:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=180392"},"modified":"2023-09-29T10:27:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T10:27:33","slug":"winnie-the-pooh-fans-are-just-realising-some-hidden-meanings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/lifestyle\/winnie-the-pooh-fans-are-just-realising-some-hidden-meanings\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnie the Pooh fans are just realising some hidden meanings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Winnie the Pooh fans are only just realising the heartbreaking hidden meanings behind each character&#8217;s personality<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The characters from the beloved books have been linked to mental conditions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Read More:\u00a0Winnie-the-Pooh&#8217;s woodland home is reimagined as a wasteland<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Winnie the Pooh fans are only just realising the heartbreaking hidden meanings behind each character&#8217;s personality.<\/p>\n<p>Alan Alexander Milne, the Londoner best known as AA Milne, wrote\u00a0Winnie the Pooh in 1926 to teach children about love, forgiveness, patience, trust, and acceptance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However each of the characters from the beloved books have been linked to conditions such as anxiety, attention deficit disorder, depression, obsessive compulsion disorder, and even schizophrenia.<\/p>\n<p>In 2000, pediatrician and Ph.D. holder Sarah Shea and her team of pediatricians released a journal titled Pathology in the Hundred Acre Wood: a neurodevelopmental perspective on A.A. Milne.<\/p>\n<p>It proposed that each of the Winnie-the-Pooh characters displayed symptoms of a different mental disorder.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the professors, there are seven clear conditions on display in &#8216;Pooh,&#8217; including anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and schizophrenia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/10\/75968053-12571741-image-a-24_1695979488209.jpg\" height=\"431\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Winnie the Pooh fans are only just realising the heartbreaking hidden meanings behind each character&#8217;s personality<\/p>\n<p>The report read: &#8216;Somewhere at the top of the Hundred Acre Wood a little boy and his bear play.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;On the surface it is an innocent world, but on closer examination by our group of experts we find a forest where neurodevelopmental and psychosocial problems go unrecognized and untreated.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, many dispute that the author intentionally gave the characters the\u00a0conditions because he died in 1956\u00a0and the term learning disabilities\u00a0wasn&#8217;t introduced until 1963. While\u00a0ADHD only become a common diagnosis in the 1990&#8217;s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But others argue that the author may not have consciously linked each character to a known type of disorder but instead\u00a0he may well have recognised that some children have specific issues, and that the Winnie the Pooh characters may well have been unintentionally based on those observations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Winnie the Pooh: Attention deficit disorder (ADD)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/10\/67011141-12571741-According_to_the_journal_Pooh_may_suffer_from_attention_deficit_-a-21_1695979488171.jpg\" height=\"557\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>According to the journal Pooh may suffer from attention deficit disorder, also known as ADD<\/p>\n<p>According to the journal Pooh may suffer from attention deficit disorder, also known as ADD.<\/p>\n<p>The pediatricians explained that Pooh &#8216;easily gets lost in his own world and loses track of what he is doing&#8217;\u00a0thanks to his &#8216;short attention span.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, it said those like Pooh will sometimes form\u00a0&#8216;obsessive fixations&#8217; &#8211; like the character does with honey, for example.<\/p>\n<p>They also gathered that Pooh&#8217;s perseveration on food and his repetitive counting behaviours raise the diagnostic possibility of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Piglet: Anxiety disorder<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/10\/75969241-12571741-image-a-22_1695979488186.jpg\" height=\"979\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>According to the journal Piglet may suffer from a &#8216;Generalized Anxiety Disorder&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>According to the journal Piglet may suffer from a &#8216;Generalized Anxiety Disorder.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>It explained that the adorable little pig should have been appropriately assessed and diagnosed when he was young, and should have been put on medication which would have helped.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While\u00a0the Pooh Pathology Test, created by\u00a0IDRlabs.com, said Piglet spends most of his time &#8216;excessively worrying&#8217; about a &#8216;great number of things&#8217; and &#8216;finds it difficult to control&#8217; his fears.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;His anxiety is always with him, making him uncomfortable in a wide range of situations,&#8217; it explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Eeyore: Persistent depressive disorder\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/10\/67011155-12571741-The_test_stated_that_those_who_got_Eeyore_may_suffer_from_depres-a-27_1695979488225.jpg\" height=\"475\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The test stated that those who got Eeyore may suffer from depression.\u00a0People who relate most to the donkey may struggle with &#8216;chronically low moods&#8217; and &#8216;feelings of hopelessness&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The test stated that those who related to Eeyore may suffer from persistent depressive disorder.<\/p>\n<p>The pediatricians\u00a0admit that they don&#8217;t know whether some early trauma contributed to his chronic negativism and low energy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The poor donkey struggles with chronically low moods and feelings of hopelessness.<\/p>\n<p>The pediatricians explained that Eeyore would benefit from an antidepressant, perhaps combined with individual therapy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Rabbit: Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/10\/67011139-12571741-According_to_the_test_results_those_who_got_Rabbit_may_suffer_fr-a-23_1695979488190.jpg\" height=\"732\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>According to the test results, those who got Rabbit may suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder, also known as OCD<\/p>\n<p>According to the Pooh Pathology Test, Rabbit may suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder, also known as OCD.<\/p>\n<p>The quiz noted that the character &#8216;has recurrent and persistent urges that everything must be perfect.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He is also marked by compulsive and repetitive behaviors, such as ordering and checking things,&#8217; it added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Tigger:\u00a0Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/10\/67011167-12571741-Those_who_are_got_Tigger_during_the_Pooh_Pathology_Test_may_suff-a-25_1695979488224.jpg\" height=\"544\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Those who are got Tigger during the Pooh Pathology Test may suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, also called ADHD<\/p>\n<p>The pathologists suggested that Tigger has a recurrent pattern of risk-taking behaviours.<\/p>\n<p>They said his hyperactivity and impulsivity would suggest he might need a stimulant medication.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While the Pooh pathology test said he may suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, also called ADHD.<\/p>\n<p>The test results explained that Tigger is &#8216;always bouncing&#8217; and often &#8216;gets overly excited.&#8217; He also struggles to &#8216;pay attention to one thing for too long.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Roo: Autism<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/10\/67011131-12571741-The_Pooh_pathology_test_stated_that_those_who_got_received_Roo_a-a-26_1695979488225.jpg\" height=\"701\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Pooh pathology test stated that those who got received Roo as their result may have autism.\u00a0It said the baby kangaroo &#8216;lacks awareness of what is going on around him&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Pooh pathology test stated that those who got received Roo as their result may have autism.<\/p>\n<p>It described the baby kangaroo as &#8216;mentally shut in&#8217;, noting that he &#8216;lacks awareness of what is going on around him.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He is unaware of social clues and subtexts. He alternates between overenthusiastic and reckless behavior on the one hand, and sitting impassively in his mother&#8217;s pouch on the other,&#8217; it wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While the pathologists noted in the journal that they are worried that Roo&#8217;s closest friend is Tigger, who is not\u00a0a good role model and often gets him into trouble.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12571741\/Winnie-Pooh-fans-just-realising-heartbreaking-hidden-meanings-characters-personality.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winnie the Pooh fans are only just realising the heartbreaking hidden meanings behind each character&#8217;s personality The characters from the beloved books have been linked to mental conditions Read More:\u00a0Winnie-the-Pooh&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180391,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - 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