The ending is key: Even if she meets the checklist, there is so much more that would be required for a diagnosis of a real person. ❤ What other characters from shows or movies would you like me to exam to further understand their behavior? Comment below! ⬇

I would like to know who the writers consulted when writing this show. Jinx's trauma markers are too well-done to have been written on instinct. Someone either consulted with a professional therapist for the character design or had BPD therapy themselves...

As someone with BPD, even in the first act I could see her BPD symptoms already emerging. Jinx as a character overall made me feel so heard for the first time in my life, and thinking about it now is making me tear up a bit, ahahaha. The writing in this show is incredible.

Going through the checklist, when you got to "suicidal thoughts or tendencies", I think one of the best examples was the fight on the bridge with Ekko. Jinx's expression just before she released the grenade that nearly killed both of them, in my opinion, is one of the most powerful in the entire series. That was clearly not simply a reckless action, but an intentionally self-harming one. Definitely plenty of other examples, but that one stuck out to me most.

One thing that really stood out to me as reminding me of BPD symptoms was that scene where she saw Caitlin and it immediately flashed to her having this sinister smile and devil horns over her. It reminded me of when people with BPD do this thing called "splitting" where they see people or things as all bad or all good. It seemed almost like she was doing that with Caitlin where she only saw bad within her.

as someone with BPD i felt so connected to jinx but at first i thought it was only me making it up on my mind and seeing things that weren’t there or just taking her pain while she was struggling with something else so i’m actually really happy to see that i wasn’t the only one who saw those BPD traits on her development even though is something really deep and heavy

I have bpd and I feel exactly like jinx I understand every single thing that she does ,everything and it’s so clear to me why she does what she does

When Jinx is stapling her leg together, one can view it out of two ways: one, she is seriously hurt, and in that moment survival trumped everything to keep blood in so that she wouldn't bleed to death; it was the closest thing to get herself patched up, or two, she is still reeling from meeting her sister, and needs an outlet for her unsable mood, i.e. theough self-harm.

I have BPD, and had not yet been diagnosed at the time. Watching the show actually sent me into a psychotic break at the tea party scene. I had not even realized how bad the show was triggering me until than. No media has ever done that before. It was terrifying. Her emotions and inner turmoil she experienced mirrored mine so much. But now I know why I guess.

Unstable relationships were also apparent with Silco. Their relationship was one of the oddest and it wasn't that healthy but in its own way it was genuine. When you mentioned fear of abandonment i thought about how she was upset because she thought he thought she was weak. Especially when she thought he was going to give her over to Jayce. All throughout the show, Silco kept feeding into Jinx's belief that Vi would leave her again, even basically saying that he was the only one she could trust. I'm personally thinking this fear of abandonment could tie back to how both her parents died in the war and Vi was the only family she had left. If you noticed when Vi, Claggor and Mylo went off to get Vander she was super upset because Vi left her behind to do it alone. Even back then, she wanted more than anything to be of use to her sister. Throwing in the bomb was a means of proving her use and not being abandoned in a sense.

There is always room for more Jinx cosplay! Go for it! Go wild! Just... try not to shoot anyone while you do it. 😉

The more I rewatched Arcane, the more I realized just how much I related to Jinx, I had always had very bad episodes mostly over perceived problems that my brain would make up, Insecurities and the feeling of being unwanted by my boyfriend which weren’t true. I didn’t even know anything about BPD until one day I looked up what Jinx and her diagnoses was on a post on Reddit and someone explained “Borderline personality disorder” The more research I did on it, the more I started to understand myself, as if I finally wasn’t crazy like I had told myself for the longest time for not acting like everyone else. Literally EVERY scene with Jinx, especially when she’s talking about Vi , was like looking into a mirror. Not to say I’m self diagnosing, however I very *strongly* suspect I have it.

Seeing Jinx in this series made me feel so seen and heard. I’m not sure if i have adhd or anything but i do live with depression and anxiety. My anxiety can be so loud its like people are talking to me or i’m hearing others say im a failure or i hear repeated phrases from things people have said to me before. I tend to imagine them hovering around me much like Jinx does in her episodes of rage or psychosis. And I’ve also been “abandoned.” Being adopted ive lacked self identity all my life and ive been bullied so i just grew to hate myself and feel like a failure much like Powder did when she was young. Ugh this show rips my heart open.

It surprises me when I go back with the puzzle pieces and see when I got BPD symptoms as a child. Now I’m 25 and still dealing with it.

I too relate to Jinx with the loneliness and slight abandonment issues and unstable emotions during specific times since I was 4. But did have tv to help develop my identity and personality. Just never regained a personal important emotion and I know is what I need - euphoria. Just suddenly lost the emotion when needing to go home and my mom made it seem like she left but was a trick. And I can be really sincere, so being lied at a sensitive developmental moment like that, broke my sense of being. And it’s been such an annoying hate/truce mother daughter relationship, seeing that she’s so good at stepping on my emotions when I would like to breathe when just or trying to regain all of my authentic self. I’d just love to express all of my emotions like I used to and be free.

You mentioned misreading facial expressions. I have both autism and BPD and have trouble with the exact same thing. Do you think these mental disorders could feed off each other and enhance the symptoms? By the way, I absolutely love your analysis. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who recognized the symptoms and thought Jinx was inhibiting symptoms of BPD.

I found you through Legal Bytes when they were covering Depp vs Heard! Absolutely yes be Jinx for Halloween, and if you decide to actually do it we definitely need to see it 💙

Thank you for this! And thank you for sharing you have BPD as well. Every time in the past I have revealed I have it to new doctors or friends or potential boyfriend… if they know anything about it, they cast me as trouble and a red flag. After I got diagnosed I felt so ashamed and alone… When I first watched this show I related so strongly to Jinx and I didn’t understand why… but she kind of helped me relate and relive my trauma in a healthy way and seeing it from an outsiders perspective. She will always be one of my all time favorite characters and especially the song at the end “The Monster you Created”… just listen to those lyrics. I think back to the people that caused the trauma to first happen to me and turned me into this “monster” and I cry every time I listen to it. Thank you for breaking this down and being a voice for all of us ❤

Jinx even hit more points in the DSM V BPD than Anakin Skywalker and Kylo Ren. Probably the best example I know.

It was really interesting ! I love those kinds of breakdown of mental/personnality disorder through fictional charcaters, it helps to have some form of insight and devellop a better understanding through empathy/interpersonal understanding. I hope to see more of those in the future ! Great work !!

I know you said that there's more to a diagnosis than checking off criteria, but you literally brought me to tears as you listed them. I felt seen in a way I never do.

My BPD sister acts like Jink, unfortunately. It is incredibly difficult for her targets.

I'm so glad that I have visited Your chanel, i just binged Your Arcane reations. Your reaction videos of Arcane were so different from usual ones because Your analisis added so much to it. When it comes to Jinx there is an ingame interaction of Caitlyn with Jinx which says "Is there a point of this madness Jinx or is it a chanel for your pain?" and here is the thing it is actually the truth, Jinx is her chanel for Powder's pain. She still wants to stay Powder and go back to Vi but every time she is close to achieveing that her trauma overcomes the will of reuniting with her sister. All her worst nightmares and traumas are connected with Powder not with Jinx. While she identifies herself with Jinx she feels better going back even with short memories to being Powder is just to pianful for her. But we have to remember that both Powder and Jinx are the same person she can switch between her personalities in a way allowing to at least for a short time forget about pain but no matter what it is still in her, she just grew up and changed her name to Jinx. Someone wrote in a comment under one of countless Arcane reactions that "last thing Powder did was killing Silco and first thing Jinx did was to avange him" I can partially agree with that killing Silco was a moment of her return to being Powder to protect Vi from being shot by Silco not thinking about possible outcome. Realization that she killed another person she loved so much while identifying with Powder was this decisive moment when she decided to stay in her chanel for pain forever. It just hurt her to much., she lost to much. The saddest thing is that she heard that she is perfect in Silco's lats words it is what she always wanted to hear from Vi but she never did, no matter how toxic their relationship was it for sure had this element of true unconditional love of Silco for Jinx and she loved him to. Now she lost the one person that loved her current self as confused, hurt and broken she is. Vi still loves her but she loves mostly her old self, Vi is terrified by Jinx, by her brutality and by that she views Caitlyn as a danger while she did not replaced Jinx in Vi's heart, Vi just loves tham both. Damm I did it again. I once again started to write a book instead of a comment. If You want to do more materials about Jinx You should take a look on Jinx's dairy from council archives form in game event. It is so eyewatering and gives a look on how Jinx tried to cope with her loss and her transofmation from cute little girl into strong young woman trying to prove herself that she is worth and also about beginings of her relationship with Silco. I really would like to see an analysis of Silco he is so complex character And yes Jinx cosplay is a great idea. Grettings from Poland.

Also, thanks for explaining about how sharing the same symptoms doesn't mean you have a given disorder. Because I was looking at the things being checked off and going. "Yep. Yep. Yep. Gonna' have to ask my therapist if I have BPD next time I see her."

Id love to see you do a video like this on the character Catra from Netflix's she-ra and the princesses of power

There is kinda 3 phobias/disorders Jinx might have- BPD, PTSD and Autophobia (Fear of being alone)

I would be interested in your thoughts/a watch through of The Sandman. IDK if it would really fit your style as it is not as directly about mental health, but it is just a absolutely amazing show and there are definitely some stuff for you to talk about (especially encephalitis lethargica, and the effects of dream being captive) Either way, love your content and the positivity you spread. P.S. The more I think about it, the more I think the show is right up your ally. It talks about death, the effects lying can have on people, mental health issues, abuse, and so much more!

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A VIDEO LIKE THIS THANK YOU SO MUCH

I'm glad that you exist too. You should absolutely be Jinx for Halloween! Love your channel!

You should really check out the boys. There are so many characters in that show I would love to see you react too. Especially a character named Homelander.

I'm really loving your videos. I love the subject of the mind and people's behaviors. I've wanted to study psychology but I'm very very bad at reading and remembering things, so I've never tried it haha. Anyways, looking forward to learning with your videos. Thanks so much for sharing and caring for people always on your videos! ♥

(spoilers!) Love your reactions and analisis of this show and this character 💕 But don’t you think she also has suic*dal tendencies? From what I understand, it can include not only activly trying to end it, but it can also include serius disregard for one’s own live. So in ep 4 Jinx is upset and playing with her bombs, pulling the trigger, riskly waiting till the last minute, and throwing the bomb away. Someone noticed that shows she knows her inventions very well at this point. But someone else noticed that’s might show gross disregard for her life. And I think it can be interpret both ways. But even more so, in ep 7, Jinx is quick to pull the trigger on both herself and Ekko, it seems like she dosn’t care if she lives or not, if she has the chance of taking Ekko with her. She doesn’t even try to get away, and Ekko has easier way of escape, being on top. He probably jumps away and only get’s injured some, when Jinx nearly ends herself. It wasn’t smart move if she wanted to k*ll him and preserve herself. Doesn’t that suggest some degree of suic*dal tendencies?

Jinx costplay for halloween what an amazing idea !! Awesome video as always

I always saw me in her and I didn’t realized why, but now I understand why😭😭

I've watched this video several times over and I'm still getting moist eyes watching it, and having to pause it in order to stand up and pace for a while. I think it's regrettable that the Heard case is mentioned in the introduction, because ... let's just say it detracts from the timelessness of the rest of the video ... but other than that, I really appreciate it. The reason for my interest in BPD is not something I can share here, but I would like to send a giant hug to everyone out there struggling with it. Thanks, and all the best.

two good shows are cobra kai (4 seasons, with a 5th coming up), most if not all those characters need therapy. and Extraordinary Attorney Woo, that so is a k-drama about an autistic lawyer (1season).

Your nail polish kinda matches Jinx's haha and yes I a 100% support the Halloween custome idea

Always love your perspective and commentary. And ahh !! yess please be Jinx for halloween! so cool

Yes. You should cosplay as Jinx. She has a great look, worthy of your time.

I loved your video and I wanted to ask you something. In the last episode jinx says "I thought you could love me, even though I'm different", listening to this we realize that jinx knows her condition, she knows she's different. Does that help at all, knowing your own mental disorders?

Are you going to do a video on her psychosis? I know that the stuff for psychosis isn’t as set in stone and you’d need more info than the show gives you but I would still like to hear you talk more in depth about it.

About lack of sense of self - also she personified the definition of what Vi said to her that first night. It wasn’t until after she defined her the same way everyone else did that she took on that new identity and became it.

i was looking for a youtuber creatingTHIS video analycing jinx personality dammmm thanks!!

Love the hair!

Super interesting video. Just curious, are there other good examples in media which showcase how BPD manifests. I do get the checklist and how it relates to Jinx/Powder, though it still feels a bit abstract for me.

I often see too many overlap of symptoms between d.I.d BPD schizophrenia and I don’t know enough about any of those to actually differentiate them but I wonder if that is what you mean at the end when you talk about someone showing all the symptoms of one but possibly having something else instead.

Also I would love to see a Jinx cosplay from you!

i’m a new subscriber i’m just wondering if you could do a reaction or thoughts about 13 reasons why

Hm, okay, now that you have watched all of Season 1 of Arcane, there’s a couple of options and recommendations that i now can present to you, based on what you might be interested in knowing: If you would like to know more about the production of Arcane and what might’ve been going on Behind the Scenes of Arcane’s curation? Then i recommend watching Arcane: Bridging The Rift that’s free to watch on UKposts, with 2 Parts currently out. If you would like to know more or at least have a better understanding of the Lore and World of Arcane and by extension League of Legends? Then i recommend watching either the Tales of Runeterra Mini-Series (which gives some insight of sorts for each of the Major Regions of the World of LoL/Arcane) and/or some of Necrit’s (who is basically the Lore & News Guy for League of Legends and it’s related content) content about the subject. Or if you would just simply like to know of or at least get some ideas for what to potentially expect from Season 2? Then there’s some Prediction Videos that i can recommend too, if you are indeed interested that is. Regardless, it’s all up to you for what to decide, just know this there’s currently a Season 2 Teaser out, if you’re interested?

Jinx for Halloween? Yes! It'll be fun and cool!

The blue nails were a nice touch

Ive only seen a few people talking about this but I was wondering what you thought about the Jinx as autistic headcanon, Ive also seen people headcanoning both as in someone with autism who developed bpd but I was just wondering if you saw it at all

I’m going through something similar. Used to be close with my brother, but he took advantage of me. I can no longer be in the same room as him without being triggered either with anger or depression.

So, when you become close to someone again and all of this resurface and the attempt backfires, you can't keep trying ? Or is there any way to do it ?

I wanna know if you think that Cur from the webcomic Tamberlane has BPD. He seems to tick quite a few boxes IMO.

Oh goodness I checked almost all the boxes 😶

So hard to watch Arcane bc i have bpd and she is literally just like me.

Just leaving some anime recommendations here... - Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood: two brothers look for the Philosopher's Stone to get back what they lost after performing Alchemy's greatest taboo. Action/Mystery/Adventure/Science Fiction. It's very psychological and deals with topics such as genocide, cults, sin... -Nana: two women with the same name who are the same age, meet on a train on their way to Tokyo to follow their dreams. Slice of life/ Drama/Romance. Don't be fooled by the synopsis, it's still super dark lol. Deals with themes such as mental illness, prostitution, drug addiction, adultery... They're both bittersweet but super funny and cute at the same time. Also, if you do watch them please watch the sub version.

How do you know if you don't have a sense of self?? Ummm asking for a friend.

Have you seen an animated series address mental health as well as Arcane? I think I dated Jinx... so it helps thank you

Hm, how fascinating.

Please do cosplay Jinx for Halloween.

Do Jinx cosplay

is it bad if you check every box?

I thought she was stapling her wound shut, not the pants to the leg.

if you remember me then you know that my problem isn’t bpd, however she is my main on league of legends… what does this mean courtney?

Have a question, is borderline personality disorder the same thing as bipolar disorder? If not, what are the differences between the two?

What if I remember all the history of that person in a few seconds.

You: Does Jinx have BPD? Me: ...Do fish have fins? Does the MAGA Man have NPD? Is Arcane the best fucking show I've ever seen in my life? Yes, yes, yes, and yes.

I feel like Jinx shows more signs of paranoid schizophrenia. The frequent switches of character from aggressive to manic to terrified feel like more of a separation of personalities within her psyche. She also has some of the characteristics of Dissociative Identity Disorder - the hard split between what she sees as "Powder" and what is "Jinx." They are essentially two entirely different personalities, and she is trying to figure out which one is the real "her."

would love to see you comment about Andrew tate and the model he is teaching other men.

What do you think about Andrew tate?

Yes def and schizophrenia

Umm I only wanted to help

so you believe she does

Hah, I remember Jinx became my crush when I struggled with the tumor in my head almost 10 years ago. 10 years forward long forgotten LoL, and I've just got diagnosed with BPD and now this video. Funny enough Jinx MBTI type is ENFP and mine is INFP, I wonder if xNFP has any connection with BPD. Non the less, it's interesting to see how different an introvert pw/BPD to an extrovert pw/BPD. Why does it have to be so painful? It makes me wish if I were died on the surgery table.

Jinx appears like she has OSDD