Years ago, we were on a flt to Rome. Cruise and wife Mimi Rogers sat just across the aisle Row4 for the flight. Could not believe how tiny he is! Both were qite nice, quiet and low profile. Jim Belushi and girlfriend were in row behind. very entertaining and fun, the flight went by more quickly than usual. This wasn’t much after TOP GUN, probably well before the cult disease set in.
I would say that Cruise is obviously very childish, immature and not capable of analytical thought but that much is self evident, doesn't require the time of a psychologist and I don't want to get sued.
I’m pretty sure it was Mimi that turned Cruise on to the cult. She got turned on to it by her previous husband.