How is Oedipus mentally wounded in 'Oedipus Rex'?

Answer 1

That he is panicky, reckless and suspicious are ways in which Oedipus is mentally wounded in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Theban King Oedipus bears the wounds of panic from hearing an unexpected rumor and an unexpected prophecy. He carries the related wounds of rashness and suspiciousness. He feels the need to act quickly since he is in the habit of looking over his shoulder in his attempts to outrun fate and outwit the gods. He constantly looks for hidden connections and meanings since he thinks that his presumed parents are not straightforward with him about his parentage, but he does not know how or why.