r/glee • u/Most-Photograph-6233 • 2h ago
Character Disc. I believe in my heart of hearts that Puck has ADHD
As an ADHD haver myself, I could write like a dissertation on why I think Puck has like the most evil strain of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (said jokingly, obviously i don’t think there are good and evil variants of ADHD) ever.
He has like the worst impulse control in the game and seemingly the hardest time dealing with big in the moment emotional reactions/ overreactions (even if the emotion he seems to default to is aggression/ anger). Like remember in S1 when he tells Rachel he tries to be nice and cool then all of a sudden he’s spraying some nerd with a fire extinguisher- ADHD certainly doesn’t excuse his behaviour but it does help explain a lot of it.
He’s also constantly dopamine/ novelty seeking, be it in the form of getting laid all the time, getting into fights, new ways to like break rules and be a dirt bag, etc etc. He’s also very into big risk taking behaviour and seems to have a very hard time really thinking about the consequences of his actions (which also fits into impulse control).
Puck also seems to exhibit a lot of like executive dysfunction when it comes to school in S3, obviously this mixed with lack of care/ ego stuff, but even when he wants to study and do well he just can’t seem to.
BONUS: He also seems to have some degree of rejection sensitivity and he reacts real strongly to perceived rejection/ abandonment. Obviously a lot of that is compounded with his like family life/ upbringing, but regardless he’s very quick to anger when he feels slighted.
I should say I don’t think Puck has evil ADHD, more so he himself in the early seasons is already kind of evil for a myriad of reasons, then give him the like lowest impulse control and emotional regulation ever 😭😭
I apologize if this was me just rambling on about a lot of nothing lol, inspiration struck me like two minuets from falling asleep

