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Psychoanalysing fictional characters through a clinical lens — with humour, honesty, and zero apology. Essays, videos, and the occasional diagnosis.
What we cover
Each series approaches psychology from a different angle — some funny, some unsettling, all worth your time.
01 / SERIES
Character Autopsies
Full psychoanalytic breakdowns of gaming and film icons. We bring the DSM. They bring the trauma. Nobody asked for this. We're doing it anyway.
Geralt of Rivia · Arthur Morgan · Ellie Williams · Joel Miller
02 / SERIES
The Stoic Programmer
Marcus Aurelius meets merge conflicts. Epictetus on imposter syndrome. Stoic philosophy as a direct debugging tool for the modern tech worker's mental life.
Imposter syndrome · Burnout · The backlog that never ends
03 / SERIES
The Socialist in the Game Economy
Games are economic systems. Loot boxes, grinding loops, and resource mechanics reflect real ideological structures. This is your political laboratory.
Animal Crossing · GTA V · The Witcher · Fast Travel & Class Mobility
04 / SERIES
Touch Grass
Environmental psychology for indoor people. Why open world maps give you the same feeling as a forest — and what your brain is actually asking for.
Neuroscience · Attentional restoration · Side quest: go outside
Dr. Nyx FICTIONAL
FORENSIC PSYCHOANALYST · NPC THERAPY
About NPC Therapy
NPC Therapy is a Digital Laboratory where psychology meets gaming culture — and neither comes out unscathed.
We use psychoanalytic frameworks to analyse fictional characters, interrogate game economies, apply Stoic philosophy to broken codebases, and drag indoor-dwelling tech workers gently toward the nearest park.
Written by a Health Psychology postgraduate and Computer Science student who plays too many RPGs and has strong opinions about capitalism in Animal Crossing.
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