Psychologist Shannon Curry, hired by Johnny Depp, testified in court that Amber Heard suffers from borderline personality disorder. In addition, she found no signs of post-traumatic stress disorder in the actress.
The finding is not a fact
The forensic psychologist told the court that after extensive testing, she diagnosed Heard with both borderline and histrionic personality disorders. Curry added that she believes Heard grossly exaggerated when asked about the symptoms of her post-traumatic stress disorder.
Curry also explained that she spent about 12 hours with Heard in preparation for the defamation trial. During that time, Heard completed several mental health tests. Curry added that she also reviewed Heard’s health records, documents, audio recordings, photos and videos. Based on the test results, Curry concludes that Heard has a lot of internal hostility and is self-righteous, judgmental, and full of anger.
“These aren’t facts, but their results are consistent with other people who have had these results and who have been shown to have these very specific properties in many, many studies,” Curry said.
Fear of loss as a motivation
Manifestations of these disorders can include desperate attempts to avoid being abandoned, including resorting to legal methods such as alleging abuse, Curry said.
The psychologist also explained that the defining feature of borderline personality disorder is instability. This is revealed in a person’s relationships, feelings, behavior, self-image and identity. With Heard, she said, that instability is also driven by this underlying fear of abandonment.
outbursts of violence and humiliation
Most recently, Johnny Depp took the stand in his defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard in Fairfax, accusing the actress of assault with a vodka bottle. As a result, the tip of one of his fingers was severed. In addition, Heard regularly insulted him. Depp told jurors his relationship with Heard began deteriorating shortly after their 2015 marriage. “I was suddenly wrong about everything,” said the actor. He also denied ever hitting Heard. Rather, she was the one who abused him. He felt humiliated and Heard attacked him with endless insults.