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.
erm.. i think i have this because i am getting a lot of the symptons. i get racing thoughts when i get very angry or upset and my eye gets bloodshot sometimes from it. i am lightheaded a lot too. i act on impusle a lot- a couple of weeks ago a walked out of school in the middle of the day cos i was p***** off andd told myself that im upset so i am going. I feel suicidal most of the time too. i daydream a lot of the time boout how to do it. but then sometimes im fine and feel normal, then on a high. I have gone through laughing and joking with freinds to getting lightheaded while thinking about jumping in front of a car, or jumping over the school banister. i hate it. people know im upset but have no idea i feel this bad. but im 14 so could it be hormones???? please someone help me!
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I gave my 2 week notice last Friday 13th. Now to join you fine people in a life of leisure and nothing else to do but to look out for myself....is it just me or does that sound pretty boring? My goal was to live to retire and I guess having to take early retirement because of health reasons wasn't exactly the way I had planned things. I just can't stay in that building that is reeking mildew...
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I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
Wish you the best!
I have Borderline PD, and I know the symptom. You indeed show some of the symptoms, but there's few personality disorder and mental illness was show the same symptoms.
However, I would recommend;
*ask referal to see a psychiatrist for official diagnosis (so you can get the appropriate help)
*get the book "sometimes I act crazy" which explain Borderline, the reasons and plenty of practical advices for both people affected and people around us. This book helped me so much towards my recovery
Good luck
It sounds like you might want to look at Borderline. Maybe you could take a personality test. This one tests for all personality disorders, but it includes Borderline so you will be able to see. It also can't diagnose you but point you in the right direction.
http://www.4degreez.com/misc/personality_disorder_test.mv
You also described symptoms similar to Bipolar Disorder. Maybe you should look into that too. Try this quiz, and remember to answer as honestly as you can:
http://psychcentral.com/quizzes/bipolarquiz.htm
Psychology is so complicated. That is why someone with a psychology degree has to diagnose you and not yourself or anyone else here. There are so many small things that make a huge difference in what you have. I have been studying psychology for a long time because I would like to be a psychologist someday, and I still learn new things all the time. It is unbelievable. I hope that you will look into what I have told you, but also that you don't take them as a final answer.
I hope you will message me if you ever want to talk. I have had lots of confusion over my symptoms too, so I can relate to the feeling. Sometimes it is nice to put a name to your symptoms.