about why anakin skywalker is a great representation of bpd

on the top of my head i can think of the moment in mustafar where anakin says "if you're not with me, then you're my enemy" and obi-wan says "only a sith deals in absolutes" which is a great example on how people with bpd see the world as only black and white & no greys. anakin doesn't deal in absolutes because he is a sith, he does it because he has borderline personality disorder.

after he was separated from his mother and his mother's death which left him in great trauma; he also deals with the loss of qui-gon, a father figure. he's feeling a guilt beyond measure at this point. which is common among people with bpd, a thought process that goes like "i should've done better" or in anakin's words "i won't fail again"

then there's the every person with bpd's common trauma: narcissistic parents. which in anakin's case are the jedi council. the way he's always trying his best just to get one small compliment (which in most cases he doesn't receive) makes him question his worth all the time. 

when he meets padme and receives unconditional love, he does what every person with bpd does: assigning her as a favorite person. from this moment on anakin's life rotates around padme and only padme. but in certain scenes - for example whenever padme suggests opening up about their problems to obi-wan - we see anakin splitting, feeling far from loving padme, even hating her. which is why he flames up all of a sudden. and when in mustafar padme doesn't agree to join him - also seeing obi-wan with her - he splits completely. he splits against obi-wan too, for not taking his side. 

considering i'm not a professional, i only wrote this from my perspective and thinking abaout my own experiences so if i said anything wrong, feel free to tell me.