brandnewfashion – knitting in the dark

brandnewfashion:

dannyrandy:

even though it’s something they both did, even something as seemingly small as the partying thing reveals a completely different psychological profile from the two characters

like 616 tony partied because he drank. he drank because he’s an alcoholic. he’s an alcoholic (at least in part) because drinking was attempt to self medicate for his MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER that boils down to tony being pathologically self-loathing

mcu tony partied because he was empty because- despite all his money and power and genius- he couldn’t connect with people which could’ve been a result of shitty parenting but it also seems like it could possibly be narcissistic or possibly borderline personality disorder

#ye s #also with mcu tony it could be that his intellect was also a huge factor in him not being able to connect with other people #his genius would drive wedges between himself and other kids esp when he was young #now 616 tony has teh same intellect but he also had a friend in ty as a kid #and an alcoholic abusive father would’ve ingrained lack of self-worth in him #that would also fuel his depression #but 616 tony did have a friend and combined with his lack of self worth lead to parties and drinking #theres no indication of a friend like ty in mcu tony #maybe mcu tony had friends but they were all probs gunning for his money even when he was a kid #plus being constantly told that hes a genius but his dad constantly keeping him at a distance #remember we dont have proof that mcu tony’s dad was as abusive as 616 #but mcu howard never once told tony he loved him #and thats where mcu tony’s partying roots lie from i think #mcu tony craving attention and affection from other ppl really #plus his high level of intellect again could fuel any sort of narcissism thats already there (esp in a rich white man) #so yeah 616 and mcu tony same person different creatures #oops did i meta tony in the tags i guess i kinda did……. (via krusca)