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2010-06-08 09:40:02 UTC
Linda Dahlstrom writes: Apparently Darth Vaders real problem was that he
lacked a good therapist, say French psychiatrists and psychologists who,
instead of working with an actual patient, used their diagnostic super powers
to divine that the Dark Lord may have had a borderline personality. If he was
real that is.
Whats more, they think he was on drugs, er, The Force, which they think maybe
represents drugs somehow, according to an article in LiveScience.
Additionally, they think his mental health issues were exactly why teens were
attracted to the "Star Wars" movies -- they could relate because of their own
borderline personality traits. Or maybe it was because of the cool special
effects.
But why put the dude formerly known as Anakin Skywalker on the psychiatrist's
couch now, more than three decades after he first picked up a light saber?
"I had watched the two prequel movies ["Attack of the Clones" and "Revenge of
the Sith"], and it was during my residency in psychiatry while trying to
explain borderline personality disorder to medical students that I thought of
Anakin," French psychiatrist Eric Bui told LiveScience.
Bui, a psychiatrist at Toulouse University Hospital in France, and colleagues
describe their theory in a letter to be published in journal Psychiatric
Research.
Bui says Vaders diagnosis will help spread awareness -- maybe more people
will seek help if they see a little Darth Vader in themselves. (No word on
what to do if you lean more toward the sinister stylings of Dr. Evil from
"Austin Powers.)
We here at The Body Odd posit that if psychiatrists were going to take a hard
look at Mr. Vader, perhaps his real issue was an existential crisis because HE
DOESNT EXIST.
As for the researchers themselves, they may want to examine each other for
delusional disorder, a condition where people confuse fiction with reality.
Did the Joker have multiple-personality disorder? Did Freddie Kruger have
intermittent explosive disorder? Did Nosferatu have narcissistic personality
disorder? Share what mental conditions you think afflicted your favorite
villains.
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lacked a good therapist, say French psychiatrists and psychologists who,
instead of working with an actual patient, used their diagnostic super powers
to divine that the Dark Lord may have had a borderline personality. If he was
real that is.
Whats more, they think he was on drugs, er, The Force, which they think maybe
represents drugs somehow, according to an article in LiveScience.
Additionally, they think his mental health issues were exactly why teens were
attracted to the "Star Wars" movies -- they could relate because of their own
borderline personality traits. Or maybe it was because of the cool special
effects.
But why put the dude formerly known as Anakin Skywalker on the psychiatrist's
couch now, more than three decades after he first picked up a light saber?
"I had watched the two prequel movies ["Attack of the Clones" and "Revenge of
the Sith"], and it was during my residency in psychiatry while trying to
explain borderline personality disorder to medical students that I thought of
Anakin," French psychiatrist Eric Bui told LiveScience.
Bui, a psychiatrist at Toulouse University Hospital in France, and colleagues
describe their theory in a letter to be published in journal Psychiatric
Research.
Bui says Vaders diagnosis will help spread awareness -- maybe more people
will seek help if they see a little Darth Vader in themselves. (No word on
what to do if you lean more toward the sinister stylings of Dr. Evil from
"Austin Powers.)
We here at The Body Odd posit that if psychiatrists were going to take a hard
look at Mr. Vader, perhaps his real issue was an existential crisis because HE
DOESNT EXIST.
As for the researchers themselves, they may want to examine each other for
delusional disorder, a condition where people confuse fiction with reality.
Did the Joker have multiple-personality disorder? Did Freddie Kruger have
intermittent explosive disorder? Did Nosferatu have narcissistic personality
disorder? Share what mental conditions you think afflicted your favorite
villains.
--
"Hate Speech": Any utterance in opposition to progressive or liberal
ideals or in support of liberty.