One reason it's difficult to pinpoint a single mental health condition for Goldberg is the simple fact "You" was created for television, according to Pamela Rutledge, a social scientist who researches the intersection of media, human behavior, and neuroscience. Goldberg embodies some symptoms of antisocial and narcissistic personality disorders He also demonstrates characteristics of narcissistic personality disorder, experts say.Īt the same time, more information offered in "You" season 2 suggests Goldberg may not have antisocial personality disorder, but an attachment disorder related to childhood trauma. Scott did say, though, that the closest clinical diagnosis to a "psychopath" or "sociopath" is antisocial personality disorder, and that Goldberg does indeed show some hallmark traits of the disorder. "From a clinical perspective, the word 'psychopath' doesn't mean anything." "People use the word 'psychopath' colloquially to describe a person whose behavior defies social norms and conventional understandings of right and wrong," Kelly Scott, a therapist at Tribeca Therapy in Manhattan, told Insider. Ally Janu-Kaminari Janu-mika January 12, 2020īut according to mental health experts, Goldberg's mental health is more complicated, especially since the term "psychopath" doesn't hold much meaning, medically speaking. While Goldberg never receives an explicit diagnosis in either season of "You," many viewers seem to believe he is a psychopath. The release reignited Twitter speculations about Goldberg's mental health that have been swirling since season 1.
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On December 26, Netflix released the highly-anticipated second season of its original thriller series "You," which centers around narrator Joe Goldberg, a young man who has a pattern of becoming obsessed with certain women, stalking them, winning them over, and killing anyone around them he believes has wronged his lover.
But according to mental health experts, Goldberg's mental health is more complicated, especially since the term psychopath doesn't hold much meaning, clinically speaking.Still, many viewers seemed to believe he is a psychopath. When season 1 of "You" aired, fans took to Twitter to discuss Goldberg's mental health, though he's never diagnosed with a particular condition in either season. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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