Borderline Personality Disorder In Disney Movie Frozen

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is characterized as people who are instable, have poor impulse control, instability in mood, interpersonal relationships and self-image. People with BPD tend to have strong emotions, intense rage and mood swings. For some of these symptoms, the character of Elsa from the famous Disney movie Frozen came to mind. The character, though understandable, shows many symptoms of BPD.
From an early age, Elsa sees herself as different, even though she is, and her families desire to hide her through the phrase of “Conceal, Don’t Feel, Don’t Let Them Know” highly emphasizes the need for Elsa to control this internal power she has. She pretends to be “good” and normal, instead of learning to be herself. She is never taught an adaptive way to regulate her emotions and impulses, so when she is playing with her little sister, she loses control. This loss of control harms her sister
Elsa worries that the people and events of her coronation will trigger another episode like the one where she harmed her sister when they were young. She tries to be “perfect” and pretend everything is normal but she is unable to do it. It’s too much for her. She almost succeeds but ultimately, she loses control, unleashes the storm within and acts out without regard for how her actions will affect others or the kingdom for which she is assuming responsibility. In doing so, she undermines her coronation and sabotages her role as queen. As it turns out, she is completely unaware of the severe harm she has wrought. Instead of calming herself and dealing constructively with the aftermath of her actions she flees. She decides the most parsimonious way to handle her dangerousness is to isolate herself and keep others away. By choosing to be alone, she can stop pretending to be normal. She can avoid stress and vulnerability. She can insure she will never use her power to hurt anyone