This is a bit of a long one so I apologise in advance for how long it is but it’s something I’ve been thinking about for a while and wondered if anyone else noticed. I’m going to split it up to try to make it easier to read.
Firstly I’m not trying to excuse or defend anyone’s behaviour but does anyone else think a few of them might have undiagnosed mental illnesses. I know many people call them narcissists but I don’t really agree with that I think it’s a bit extreme to call somebody you don’t know a narcissist because it’s a very serious and dangerous illness and I think that term is used too much and too easily. But I definitely think a bunch of them have massive inflated egos and think way too highly of themselves but I think it’s just arrogance rather than narcissism.
I notice autism/add traits among a few of them especially the boys. I know Sam Prince and James have talked about being diagnosed with adhd/add but I also notice autistic traits in James like him being very direct with little regard to how it would make people feel, he seems very emotionally distant and doesn’t really know how to react when people cry or become frustrated with him etc. Like when Maeva gets angry at him or starts crying he just says she’s overreacting. He’s said he has add but I wouldn’t be surprised if he was also on the spectrum.
It’s the same with Julius, I saw a post on one of the other threads where someone thought he might have Aspergers because he shows some traits of it when he interacts with people and avoids eye contact. And has a “strange eye movement ”which I totally understand as I’m autistic and I do the same with my eyes. Regardless to whether he’s on the spectrum or not is treatment of women is disgusting especially when he lied about helping his ‘sick’ mother.
I definitely think Harvey’s on the spectrum. It would explain a lot like his monotone voice and seemingly dull personality, his awkwardness around affection, he always looked unnatural and uncomfortable whenever Emily touched him and he had to be told to complement her. He also avoids eye-contact. It would explain his hyper-focus and obsession with trick shots and building random contraptions. I found a picture he posted on Instagram before he joined the show which he captioned “when you’re on the spectrum and find a spectrum”.
I also think Tristan might have some small form of PTSD around fighting and abandonment issues. I know his parents are divorced and he said he spent a lot of his childhood alone with just his mum. That would explain why he can’t function in an argument if he watched his parents fight a lot and just learned to tune out during them. He briefly mentioned “putting up a wall when people shout at him” when he was speaking to Miles about an argument he had with Liv and she’s said he doesn’t interact during arguments and just walks off. It would also explain any controlling behaviours if he’s afraid people will leave and he’s trying to keep them close, he seems a bit possessive/protective of friends and relationships and takes it badly when they end.
I’m not a psychologist or anything like that and I’m definitely not trying to excuse the terrible actions some of these men have made because some of them are horrible I just feel bad when people berate for things they might not be able to control. I think some people forget that they’re humans who might have issues they have to deal with like everybody else and reasons they behave the way they do. Like I said I’m not trying to excuse their actions I’m just saying we should dislike their actions but try to remember every action has a reason and they are still humans who might have problems they have deal with and hurdles they have to face behind closed doors.
Again sorry for how long that ended up being.
Here’s the old Julian post.
Here’s Harvey’s Instagram post.
I wish them a safe labour but wow haha
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