Rather than fall back into old habits or try to do something they think is right (or that some therapist advised them to do), they pause to see if something new, genuine, effective, creative, or spontaneous might rise up from within them. He simply says, “Wait.” He asks Clementine to pause with him in the hallway, to be together without words or actions and see what happens.
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Just when you think the movie will end in tragedy, Joel says something remarkable. The very end and highlight of the movie sees the couple back together again, because they love each other, but they quickly fall back into old patterns and begin to squabble. Together, they work to embody the traits that the other has and that they each need in order to develop a more balanced personality. However disabled they are by their conditions, throughout the movie Joel tries to be less timid and Clementine tries to be less aggressive. These threat responses are the foundation of Joel’s avoidant PD and Clementine’s borderline PD. Joel’s temperament causes him to use the “flight” threat response and Clementine’s temperament causes her to use the “fight” threat response. Joel is introverted and sensitive, while Clementine is highly extraverted and sensitive. Their struggles and clashes are an excellent exhibition of these two personality disorders and what happens when you try to mix them! Trauma determines whether or not someone has a personality disorder, but temperament determines the exact type of disorder a person ends up with. Clementine is so impulsive and emotionally unstable that she will say and do almost anything at any time.
Joel is so shy that almost any interpersonal conflict will break him in two. Because the other embodies traits that each character desires, they are unavoidably drawn to each other.
Pop Culture Spotlight: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindĮternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind beautifully reveals the chaos, heartbreak, and passion of the relationship between Joel – who has avoidant personality disorder – and Clementine – who has borderline personality disorder. If you don’t want to read spoilers, this blog probably isn’t for you – but if you want to take away some lessons from the journey in this film and apply them to the therapy room, keep reading. Pop culture can be an excellent example and opportunity for learning about personality disorder. If you’ve seen it, you will never forget Jim Carey as Joel and Kate Winslet as Clementine in the 2004 cult classic, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
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