The Sopranos series has a variety of deeply troubled characters. But Christopher Moltisanti’s life disturbed fans most of all.
Fans have spent some quality time analyzing Christopher’s character and trying to put a name to his self-destructive behavior.
And came up with the conclusion that Chrissy was suffering from borderline personality disorder. According to the fandom, there are several proofs to that.
There are a lot of common symptoms in defining BPD, and Moltisanti fits almost all of them, fans believe.
For example, he was portrayed in the series as having an intense fear of abandonment, even going to extreme measures to avoid real or imagined separation or rejection.
He constantly talks about his father abandoning him in the past, and projects that fear onto Tony, fearing to experience the same thing from him.
One more thing is a pattern of unstable and intense relationships. For example, idealizing someone one moment and then suddenly changing the behavior towards them and deciding they are cruel and not caring.
Again, Christopher’s relationship with Tony is an excellent example. One day he idolizes him, and then the other day hatches a plan to kill him.
What’s more, Michael Imperioli’s character was also a textbook case of another BPD symptom, according to fans – self-identity unstableness.
Chrissy was rapidly changing the ideas of his true purpose in life. As fans highlight, first he wants to be “made”, then he wants to be an actor, then for a long time he sees himself as a screenwriter, then makes his own film, wants a family, and the list goes on…
The most obvious thing is his impulsive and risky behavior. It includes drug addiction, gambling, reckless driving, unsafe sex or even sabotaging success by suddenly quitting a good job or ending a positive relationship.
Fans are confident that in the end, it was Christopher who needed therapy. And it might have helped him even more than it ever did Tony.
