Personality disorders Articles
Curious if you have borderline personality disorder? Actress and columnist Nicola Thorp shares her personal experience of living with BPD, from getting a diagnosis, attending therapy, and navigating symptoms. What is it like to have BPD? “I started having what I refer to as ‘episodes’ when I was around six years old. They would usually...
Are you seen as a loner? Been called ‘strange’ or ‘cold’ by others? Often prefer to just avoid socialising and be alone with your imagination? You might have schizoid personality disorder. What is schizoid personality disorder? Schizoid personality disorder (also shortened to ‘SPD’ or SzPD’) means you just aren’t cut out to be social and...
by Andrea Blundell There are government guidelines for the physically vulnerable during the pandemic we find ourselves in. But what about the emotionally vulnerable? Emotionally unstable personality disorder can mean you are struggling far more with the lockdown lifestyle than those around you. Do you have emotionally unstable personality disorder? Emotionally unstable personality disorder is...
Worried about your emotional and mental health? Think you might have a diagnosable condition or personality disorder? But unable to get to an office? Online psychiatry is on the rise. What is an online psychiatrist? It’s important to note that here in the UK, a psychiatrist is the only mental health care professional who can...
Here’s the first and most important thing you need to know about malignant narcissism – it is not an official diagnosis. You cannot go to a psychiatrist and be diagnosed. So then what is a malignant narcissist, and do they even really exist? [In a relationship with someone abusive and need help? Talk to a...
by Andrea Blundell Borderline personality relationships – avoid, or maybe? There is a lot of misinformation about borderline personality disorder on the internet that seeks to demonise those with BPD. The fact is that people with BPD are, well, people. Unique individuals who can’t all be painted with one brush despite sharing some symptoms. Does that...
Psychologists use the term ‘the dark triad’ to describe three hostile personality traits. People who have these traits use other people for their own gain. A word about personality traits and disorders Psychological disorders and traits are not illnesses you can see under a microscope. They are terms created by mental health professionals to describe...
The internet has helped us all become more savvy about mental health. But sadly, it has also led to mental health diagnoses being thrown around like casual weapons. Boss doesn’t like you? Narcissist. Girlfriend angry you broke up with her? Borderline. In reality, only a small percentage of the population have personality disorders. We all,...
Your boss is controlling and mean. And you find yourself asking, “is my boss a sociopath?” And what should you do if so? Is your boss a sociopath? “Sociopath” is a misused term. What you probably want to ask is, “does my boss have narcissistic personality disorder?”. Narcissistic personality disorder (NDP) can include such traits...
Confused by a diagnosis of emotional dsyregulation? It’s a complicated term for a personality trait that means you are more emotional than most. What is emotional dysregulation? Think of a singer who can sing many more octaves than the people around her. She can’t stop herself from breaking into song spontaneously when the ‘muse’ hits,...
