lesbiangaara:

i got asked why i say naruto has borderline personality disorder, and i decided to just go ahead and make a Big Post about it because i think it’s really important to talk about how this much-loved protagonist hero shows the signs of a disorder that is usually highly stigmatized

(if you’re uneducated about what bpd is, here’s a basic overview – be careful of where you look for info on bpd; there are a lot of sites that provide inaccurate info that stigmatizes the disorder)

(if you’re going to yell at me about how naruto isn’t real and this post is pointless, save your efforts, because i really don’t care)

i say naruto has bpd for these main reasons:

1. he has a fear of abandonment and a deep need for acknowledgment
2. has what is often called a ‘favorite person’ and much of what he does is grounded in that fact. he desires acknowledgement from this person more than all others and fears their abandonment more than anyone else’s
3. he is very emotional, and his emotions are intense and subject to quick changes
4. he is very self-critical
5. he is high-empathy

i’ll now go through these now in a bit more detail, and try to provide examples.

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