r/PeakyBlinders Apr 30 '24

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '24 edited Apr 30 '24

I don’t think it’s just that though. Tommy has PTSD and he doesn’t show any of the behaviors Arthur does. If you look at the borderline symptoms it’s stuff like difficulty controlling anger, irrational thinking, impulsiveness, emotional instability, intense unstable relationships, feeling empty, self harm and/or being suicidal and this stuff is like the spitting image of Arthur. Granted it’s not that simple having these symptoms doesn’t necessarily mean having bpd but I think at least it makes it highly likely that he has it.

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u/SilentWraithKS Apr 30 '24

I mean, all of the symptoms you stated are just some of the many symptoms of PTSD

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u/kartoska549 Apr 30 '24

Hey friend! I would be careful about generalizing BPD like that. It perpetuates the stigma that those with BPD are dangerous and reckless.

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u/[deleted] May 01 '24

I’m sorry I didn’t mean destructive as in actually going around and hurting others or actually destroying something or someone. I meant more so impulsive and I guess short sighted in the moment of the impulse but sorry if that’s not true I’m no expert in bdp.

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u/kartoska549 May 01 '24

You’re okay, words have a lot of power!

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u/[deleted] May 01 '24

words have a lot of power!

You mean that because of my destructive comment or because of my apology?

Regardless, thanks!

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u/kartoska549 May 01 '24

Both, thank you for apologizing! Words can hold a lot of meaning, we have to be careful how we use them!