What mental disorders did Tesla have?

This is an interesting one, because there's a good chance that most of Tesla's weirdness was self-inflicted. Tesla tells one story from childhood where his father forbade him from staying up past bedtime. Tesla refused. read more

William Beaty, 35yrs Elect Eng, Tesla fanatic since 1973, built devices from Tesla patents Updated Dec 14, 2017 · Author has 280 answers and 2m answer views This is an interesting one, because there's a good chance that most of Tesla's weirdness was self-inflicted. read more

Tesla was born into a family filled with mental instability. His memoirs leave almost no question that both his father and his brother were mentally ill. Tesla’s father liked to talk to himself. read more

Best Answer: Obsessive Compulsive disorder, it was the source of his greatest strength and the cause of his most powerful weakness. He had some powerful beliefs and motivations that propelled him to greatness and undid him in the end. read more