Elsa suffers from anxiety, particularly around other people; while the anxiety is depicted as a result of her being unable to control her powers, it is still social anxiety and, since it often appears even when everything seems to be going well, could also be considered GAD.
But is it healthy? In Part I of the Frozen series, I suggested that Elsa experiences something like borderline personality disorder (BPD). In this interpretation, Elsa's frozen rages are an outward display of the emotional dysregulation she feels inside.
Elsa fears she will not be accepted by her sister or her town. This feeling worsens as her parents pass away. Now with no one having knowledge of her powers the pressure increases for her to stay hidden. As she becomes required to attend her coronation, she begins overthinking how she will keep her powers hidden.
Elsa's Powers: In time, Elsa isolated herself from others. She became withdrawn and unhappy. Anxiety: Anxiety can make us feel inadequate and alone. It can strip us of our confidence and can lead to feeling unhappy with ourselves and our lives.
After they visit the trolls, Elsa is forced to keep this big secret from his sister and the rest of the world. This sends her into a state of depression because she doesn't want to keep a secret from anyone, but she feels like she has to. Elsa also doesn't know how to control her powers which gives her anxiety.
In the movie The Little Mermaid (Clements & Musker, 1989), Ariel displays symptoms of disposophobia, which is defined as the fear of getting rid of things.
Elsa was rejected, isolated, and basically imprisoned by parents she just wanted to love, and that left a lot of wounds. Elsa is able express her feelings in song, and begins to move forward with the true family she has now, and the unconditional love of Anna and Olaf. In Frozen 2, a lot of Elsa's PTSD is gone.
Self-isolating, immobilized by the weight of personal expectations, and largely unable to experience joy, Elsa is the Anxious Girl's heroine. The model for Disney princesses has changed over the years, but every one of them has fallen somewhere between aggressively perky and blindly optimistic.
Elsa and Anna acknowledge that Elsa is prone to anxiety and panicking, and this anxiety causes Elsa to accidentally strike Anna in the heart with some ice.
Pinning an autism diagnosis on a Disney heroine may seem audacious, but Elsa displays a lot of traits reminiscent of those that clinicians and researchers have highlighted among girls with autism.
Elsa constantly fears rejection from others and has always wanted to find the source of her powers. Maybe that's why it makes sense that she isn't destined to stay Arendelle's queen for long, despite all the good she did for the country.
In Frozen 2, Elsa spends most of her journey traveling with her “Let It Go” braid, but as she gets closer to Ahtohallan and her physical and emotional challenges become more steep, she first lets her hair down into a ponytail, then ultimately undoes it altogether for “Show Yourself,” emphasizing her ultimate ...
The movie Frozen, like the best-loved fairy tales, is a child's take on a profoundly frightening human experience. It is a parable for a common psychological state which can in severe cases lead to extreme dysfunction. We call it emotional dysregulation when it takes the form of BPD.
Maleficent, the evil lady from Sleeping Beauty is one of the evilest characters of Dinsey. She suffered from Borderline personality disorder (BPD) which means a person has inappropriate or extreme emotional reactions, is highly impulsive and has a history of unstable relationships.
The character of Anna does not have Clinical Depression or Anxiety. In her case, she is faced with debilitating grief that threatens to paralyze her. But being overcome with immobilizing levels of fear, hopelessness, and overwhelmedness has many origins. Depression and anxiety can be crippling.
Did you know panic attacks can be a symptom of ADHD in adults? Learn more about how panic attacks, including their physical symptoms. A common symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), panic attacks can be debilitating for those who experience them in their daily routine.
ADHD WOMEN | Princess Anna from Frozen with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a brain disorder that affects how you pay attention, sit still, and control your behavior. These may include impulsiveness, restlessness and hyperactivity, as well as inattentiveness.
Snow White can be classified as having Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The Princess meets all eight of the criteria listed in the DSM-V to diagnose PTSD (See Appendix A).
14 Anna: ADHD
Anna is the youngest of the sisters, and unlike her sibling, she does not possess ice magic and is far more outgoing and lovable. But, she also likely deals with having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
A tragic hero must have a tragic flaw. Her ability to control ice and snow is one of her tragic flaws, but also her magical power. Elsa also had inner conflicts from harm she has caused to Anna in her past (Joanna Cassella 18/21).
Written by Jennifer Lee, the first female to write a full-length Disney film, Frozen explores the strength of the familial bond, identity, and mental wellbeing. Elsa, voiced by Kirsten Bell, is a conflicted protagonist who discovered she has magical powers to manipulate ice and snow.
According to Jennifer Lee, Anna is 18 years old in the film, while both Elsa and Kristoff are 21 years old and Hans is 23 years old.