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[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|As its name implies]], Saddlesoap Opera's [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/06/story-pony-psychology.html Pony Psychology] series delves into the minds and personal problems of the main cast of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', with [[Alternative Character Interpretation|their own interpretation]] of their more... unstable moments. In order, the series goes:
* '''Fluttershy: Origins''': After the [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1
* '''Pinkie Pie: Schism''': Rainbow Dash accidentally catches Pinkie Pie in an unguarded moment, discovering an uncomfortable secret -- and as we all know, spilling a secret is the fastest way to lose a friend FOREVER!
* '''Rainbow Dash: Dependence''': Dash turns to Fluttershy for help relaxing, but the cure may be worse than the original problem...
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* '''Trixie: Treasure''': The once Great and Powerful Trixie comes into possession of the means to get back at the residents of Ponyville - but is she ready to pay the price for that vengeance?
The author has just now started to write a sequel called "Secrets and Lies" set after the end of Season Two. It leads off with a bang when Twilight is forced to kill Topsy Turvy/Screwball in self-defense. Having to hide that from the others leads to problems.
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* [[Amnesiac Dissonance]]: When Ditzy starts to recover her memories, she [[Heroic Blue Screen of Death|becomes horribly depressed]] when she thinks {{spoiler|she used to be a mob enforcer and a killer.}}
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* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]
* [[Darker and Edgier]]
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: Once Trixie admitted that she'd acted like a world-class jerk because her feelings were hurt, she apologized to Celestia and went back home to learn a new act.
* [[Empathic Weapon]]: The Regalia of the Daymare, which is linked to the Elements of Harmony {{spoiler|and really dislikes having its powers abused by the wearer for their own selfish ends}}.
* [[Epiphany Therapy]]: {{spoiler|How Twilight tries to help her friends in the second half of ''Spellbound''.}}
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* [[Glamour]]: In ''Blame'', Nightmare Moon's striking appearance and natural intimidation is explained as the effects of a mantle Luna wore, which originally belonged to the princesses' mother. {{spoiler|Celestia wears one all the time, and its effects are so powerful even Luna can't fully resist its thrall -- something which causes her no end of frustration.}}
* [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]]: Stalliongrad might be the most prominent example, that with a royal visit from tsarevna in ''Spellbound'' (and with perfect Russian to boot). Then there are mentionings of Xiao Ma, San Caballo and Puledria.
* [[Gone Horribly Right]]: {{spoiler|Luna wanted to remove the ponies having to [[Painting the Frost on Windows|change the seasons and everything themselves]]; the Everfree Forest, the most feared and hated place in Equestria, is the result.}}
* [[Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: In ''Treasure'', Trixie eventually learns that {{spoiler|abusing the power of the Regalia caused all her suffering and agony}}.
* [[Innocent Innuendo]]: {{spoiler|Bright Eyes}}, when wanting some farrier work done on her hooves, tells Big Mac point-blank "''I want you to nail me''." Big Mac's first response is a [[Jaw Drop]].
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* [[Power At a Price]]: {{spoiler|The Elements of Harmony slowly drive their bearers mad.}}
* [[Precision F-Strike]]: ''Treasure'' has a variant when {{spoiler|Applejack stands up to Trixie -- "My Granny's cookin' is FAN-BUCKIN-TASTIC!"}}
* [[Rage Against the Reflection]]: Pinkie's story has her staring into a mirror. Fortunately, Rainbow is able to hear what's going on ...
* [[Revised Ending]]: Originally, {{spoiler|the pegasi ended up as an [[Official Couple]]}} by the end of ''Spellbound''. After readers expressed their concern about the circumstances behind this, however, Saddlesoap Opera went back and tweaked the story so that {{spoiler|Dash admits she was under the influence and Fluttershy accepts that, returning to a strong friendship}}.
* [[Revenge Before Reason]]: Trixie's need to get payback for "Boast Busters" leads her to steal from Celestia and halfway kill herself using an [[Empathic Weapon]] that backfires on her with nearly lethal results.
* [[Revenge by Proxy]]: Unable to direct her full anger at her sister {{spoiler|thanks to her Mantle preventing it}}, Luna instead gleefully steps up to break the [[Awful Truth]] to her perceived replacement Twilight.
* [[Secret Keeper]]: Rainbow Dash becomes one for Pinkie Pie, and Twilight for Rarity, both against their will.
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