Personality Disorders Support Group

Personality disorders form a class of mental disorders that are characterized by long-lasting rigid patterns of thought and behaviour. Personality disorders are seen by the American Psychiatric Association as an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the culture of the individual who exhibits it.

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Do I have a personality disorder?

9090
9090

How would you explain if the protrayal of self-confidence and shyness depends on the people around me and the environment?


I hate big groups, you don't know what a particular person is thinking and LOOKING at. This causes me to stutter, sometimes because of their judgmental looks. I don't consider myself having low self esteem but in big groups, I prefer the walls. I dislike it when people judge me by just this one encounter and label me as shy/having low confidence but I'm perfectly confident in one to one encounters.


Depending on the individual's closeness to me, I show different sides of confidence. Is this a personality disorder?

chriscg
chriscg
I'm not a doctor but maybe you have social anxiety. Since you say you don't have low self esteem it could be social anxiety.
CanadianLady
CanadianLady
I'm like this too. Different people bring out drastically different sides. One on one I'm quieter until I get to know the person better. I live with a lot of anxiety too and I absolutely hate when people think I'm shy and judge me that way.

It's frustrating because you're being seen as something you're not and then you feel you have to expend energy proving them wrong or wondering why you come off that way and why they can't see the real you.

Or maybe that's just me.

But yeah showing different levels of confidence based on how comfortable you are with someone is totally normal. I think some people just have smaller and wider ranges.
MaryContrary
MaryContrary
I am usually more quiet till I find out about the other people around me too. I think it shows caution not to just jump in with both feet. When I am closer to someone like my best friend, I let go with my real self. I have never been shy or lacking confidence till lately. Still not shy. I was always the first to go to the new kid and find common ground. Just because a person is reserved, does not make them abnormal. Everyone has social anxiety right now!!! It has been drummed into us by the media and false news.
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