personality disorder

Personality disorders are as complex as they are misunderstood; delve into this diagnosis and learn the typical cognitions, behaviors, and inner experience of those inflicted.

Mental Illness: The Demons Within
One of the illnesses I was recently diagnosed with while I was hospitalized is BPD, aka Borderline Personality Disorder. The definition of the disorder according to The National Institute of Mental Health website is:
By Alyssa Lactin8 years ago in Psyche
Questionably Stable
In the beginning, there were only two. One a girl and the other a child that continued to change gender. While they both looked very similar, the girl seemed to be more mature than she really ought to be. The other was exceedingly violent and had a dark sense of humor. The two often worked together so that none of the adults in their household realized that they both inhabited the body they shared.
By Jay Hogue8 years ago in Psyche
Past the Borderline
Ever since I was young I had the most difficult time when it came to making and keeping friends. I would always seem to lose friends and it would never last more than 4 years or less. I was forced to go to counseling when I was younger but to say that it helped at the time, I don't know if I could say. From waking up being angry at the world to going to bed hating myself and the world. "Why me?" I would always say to myself. Why was it me that got adopted, why is it me that always cries and gets in trouble for trying to having her emotions and feelings heard? Why why why??
By Emily Buehner8 years ago in Psyche
The Friends That Force Me to Live
To most people, the phrase "hole in the wall" means a quaint place to get a decent drink but to me, at 13, it either meant bullets or that I lost my temper again.
By True Danyelle8 years ago in Psyche
Borderline Personality Disorder vs. Relationships
Having borderline personality disorder isn't something that I share often or with many people, mostly because I am afraid of what people will think. People with borderline personality disorder know what I'm talking about when I say we do not take the word "no" easily. Sometimes, I blow things way out of proportion for no reason at all, lash out, and sometimes even black out what I am doing.
By Ginger Curls8 years ago in Psyche
Am I a Psycho?
Halloween night, my ex-boyfriend came over to take his things out of my car. He was angry because I didn't spend time with him for Halloween, and he saw that I was hanging out with my neighbors instead. This immediately led to an argument where he kept calling me a "psychopathic, manipulative B!+(# that doesn't care about anyone but themselves."
By Gabriella robles8 years ago in Psyche
The Diagnosed 'Crazy'
There are people amongst us all who've suffered some form of childhood trauma and as a result of that they're now strong, wise individuals who've become the opposite of their perpetrators, and that's amazing. However, there are also people who have absorbed the behaviours they found themselves victim to as a child and it now reflects in their everyday lives, and that's okay too. Does this make the latter group weaker than their counterparts? Of course not. Everybody grows and learns differently; a lot of who we are today is a result of how our experiences have affected us and more often than not, people don't just get to choose how certain events effect them, especially not as children.
By Shanelle ♔8 years ago in Psyche
Drowning the Moon
One day, the sun didn't come up. I walked to school under the silver moonlight with my backpack on one shoulder and tried to remember if I'd locked the door. I wasn't sure but it was too late to go back anyway. The street was busy and there was a traffic of umbrellas which seemed to whisper as they rubbed past each other, although the rain had stopped a while ago. As I gazed at all their different colours, the feel of wood under my fingers made me realise I was holding one, too.
By Eva May Juez8 years ago in Psyche
How To Survive Marriage (and Divorce) with Borderline Personality Disorder
From an outsider's perspective, someone with Borderline Personality Disorder can seem somewhat unstable, mean, spiteful, and childish. Unfortunately, people suffering with the disorder are quite good at masking the symptoms when entering a relationship, whether it be romantic or platonic. Keeping a relationship when you've got BPD can be difficult, as your mood swings and fear of abandonment can be extremely hard to understand, especially if your significant other has never struggled with any type of mental illness before. Once more, the symptoms can really unleash themselves once you reach a point where you are comfortable with your S.O. and can be perceived as borderline abusive (I know I was).
By Anne Rose8 years ago in Psyche
Borderline Personality Disorder Diagnosis
Borderline Personality Disorder, or BPD, is a personality disorder which effects the way the sufferer interacts with others, the way they think, and their beliefs. It can be grouped in to four unique subtypes, but a BPD sufferer can have one, several, or none of these. I have personally been diagnosed with two of the formal subtypes: Self-destructive BPD and Impulsive BPD, but feel personally that I exhibit symptoms of all four.
By SR James8 years ago in Psyche
Things That Will Most Likely Happen When You Stand Up to a Narcissist
Many of us have met, dated, worked with, been friends with, or are related to at least one narcissist. You know who they are. Those impossible, self-absorbed individuals that hurt us, and yet, in the moment, can make us feel like the most loved and desirable person on the planet. But the illusion of admiration and loyalty eventually fades, and underneath it all you realize how ruthless and self-serving they are. You realize that all that charisma and swagger served a purpose: To blindyou. Getting you to lower your guard so they can use their arsenal of manipulation to move you around like pieces on a chess board. And the worst part? Some part of you still looks forward to seeing the best of them even if it means ignoring the worst. Hey, I'm not judging you, and I don't blame you for feeling that way. When I was in the clutches of a narcissist, I craved the attention they gave. They made me feel like they loved me above all which gave my ego and self-esteem a well-needed boost.
By Courtney Jackson8 years ago in Psyche
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
Hi. I’m Lyndsie and my brain has chosen 5:30 in the morning as a prime time to have motivation to write. I haven’t had any sleep either. I keep telling my brain that, but it persistently refuses to listen. I spend 24 hours a day, and 7 days a week fighting my own brain.
By Lyndsie Jines8 years ago in Psyche