Errghh. I did not see Eleven as that badly broken...but he does seem a bit, I dunno, scrambled? By the time we got to Emma's reveal about why he actually came to Caliburn (?) House, I was getting these very Sevenish vibes. Does that make sense? (Although I ended up not liking the whole "long game" arc--and I use that term loosely--of Ace being a pawn in the manipulations of Seven and Fenric.)

Eleven's trying to solve the mystery of Clara, and I think he's doing it very badly. And not seeing her, and not seeing the bigger picture? Therefore hurtung her in the process.

I do like your theory that she's an aftereffect/victim of the TARDIS explosion.