Originally posted by heels1985
Yep, that and no food. I think, though, in the end, it is his stupidity and desperation to believe Sidious's "committment" to learning how to save Padme...
Its his fear of losing. EP I phantom yoda tells him fear leads to the darkside. In ep II anakin desires to be able to 'Stop people from dying" Ep IIi palpatine draws from this and promises to him the power to stop death.