DSM-ing Jedi Masters

Since progress on scholarship applications has completely stagnated due to my inability to write a coherent personal statement about myself, I have turned to the internet.

Apparently, this is what I do with my time...read about two of my favorite things: Star Wars and personality disorders. Which, it seems, are not mutually exclusive.

Case in point:

Darth Vader: Borderline?

So of course, the logical step would've been to stick Anakin Skywalker into therapy before that pesky Dark Side managed to seep its way on in. Alas, I don't know the specifics on exactly what the state of mental health care on Coruscant was...but you would think that the Jedi might have at least a few connections to galactic shrinks for their best and brightest, eh?

Parhaps not, because we all know how it turned out...what with the brotherly betrayal and burning limbs on Mustafar and the rise of a totalitarian government and obliteration of almost the entire Jedi Order and all...But then, he redeemed himself in the end and that's what's important, right?

You know, Anakin does make a great case study. Which is probably why I stumbled across that article in the first place.

But then, everyone can make a case study if you spin their inner lives and external behaviors enough.

Let's see...

Yoda: Schizotypal or simply a singular soul?

Mace Windu: Obsessive compulsive or just a stickler for that moral code?

Obi-Wan: Dependent or a little too dutiful to those he loves?

Han Solo: Narcissist or merely not-so-humble?

Luke Skywalker: Histrionic or just still smarting from a bit of teenage angst?


You be the judge.

Also, I'm gonna go get a life now.

Oy.