Star Wars' Darth Vader is an amputee and a burn survivor, and he has prosthetic limbs, an oxygen mask, and a suit with a complex life-support system. Anakin Skywalker's level of disability directly correlates to his gradual loss in his inner battle and eventually succumbing to the dark side.
Apparently, he had borderline personality disorder. As he came of age, Skywalker showed problems with impulsivity, violent outburst, illusions of invincibility and crises of identity, all of which are in line with borderline personality disorder diagnosis, the researchers concluded.
Abstract. Anakin Skywalker, one of the main characters in the "Star Wars" films, meets the criteria for borderline personality disorder (BPD).
These changes caught the attention of a group of psychologists and psychiatrists, who conducted a study on Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in which they diagnosed the iconic villain as having borderline personality disorder.
So, Vader / Skywalker is not schizophrenic, although he might have some mental problems, obviously.
While his love for Padmé was genuine (however dangerous), the need to keep the romance a secret enhanced his disdain for society. When he says on Mustafar that “from my point of view, the Jedi are evil”, that's Anakin showing his true colours as a sociopath. It was the Jedi Order who took him away from his mother.
Darth Vader suffers from post-traumatic stress syndrome, according to the duo. Vader spent most of his childhood as a slave, so he has grown into adult detached from the society, who often projects his own negative feelings onto others.
Early in the films, Luke Skywalker suffered from prodromal schizophrenia or adolescent depression, which progressed to auditory hallucinations as he grew into a young Jedi.
He betrays his closest friend in hopes that, somehow, he can save others. Ultimately, the tragedy found in Anakin's willingness to rebrand himself as Darth Vader is that he betrayed himself. His forfeit of himself surrendered the capability of becoming great without having to concede to the Dark Side.
Obi-Wan got a total score of 54. According to the scoring guide, that makes him PTSD positive.
In a study published in the journal Psychiatry Research, French psychologists and psychiatrists determined that Darth Vader had six of the nine criteria used for a BPD diagnosis, as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM): Impulsivity. Rage and anger management issues.
“He presented impulsivity and difficulty controlling his anger and alternated between idealisation and devaluation (of his Jedi mentors). Permanently afraid of losing his wife, he made frantic efforts to avoid her abandonment and went as far as betraying his former Jedi companions.
Anakin Skywalker, a Human who, as the Sith Lord Darth Vader, had his lungs seared after he was immolated on Mustafar in 19 BBY, managed to survive until his master, Palpatine, came to rescue him soon thereafter.
Affiliation(s) During the Imperial Era, a human female nurse served the Galactic Empire on board the Death Star under the supervision of a doctor. They both served the Sith Lord Darth Vader as his personal medical caretakers. The nurse became obsessed and psychotically in love with the Dark Lord of the Sith.
Even after his brutal scorching in the fires of Mustafar, sand remained the only natural phenomenon that Vader feared. To him, sand was a reminder that he'd failed to save his mother or Padme from death.
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The choice to leave his mother at a young age continues to haunt Anakin throughout his life. He is plagued by nightmares of her and visions of her fate. When he eventually saves her from a group of Tuskens on Tatooine, his blind anger at her dying state consumes him.
Much like his grandfather, Kylo Ren likely suffers from a borderline personality disorder. Anakin Skywalker's difficulty controlling his anger, impulsivity, unstableness, and his identity disturbance were among the factors that led French psychologist Dr. Eric Bui to conclude that he suffered from such a disorder.
One of the most notable examples of a psychopath was Palpatine who, in reality, was the Sith Lord Darth Sidious. He displayed superficial charm, hiding behind the guise of a kind, mild-mannered Senator from Naboo and maintaining this demeanor as Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic.
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The short answer is yes, without a doubt, Vader regretted becoming a cybernetic monstrosity. First, there's the constant pain and discomfort from his suit. Worse, however, is the psychological pain. Vader destroyed everything he had ever known for a chance to save Padme.
Canon has established that Anakin, while brilliant, has a very flighty attention span and unless it's something that is deeply important to him or made glaringly obvious, his brain has a tendency to skip over it, and makes him less aware. Anakin and HYPERFOCUS: The flip side of ADHD focus issues.