My husband is a psychiatrist here in Canada. If he’s doing disability forms for patients, he never puts ‘personality disorder’ (or ‘addictions’) on the form. He will put every other diagnosis such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, developmental issues etc. etc. Putting personality disorder or addiction on a disability application -> ‘Denied’. There’s a lot of stigma and prejudice out there.

“Your personality is what makes people dislike you”…I felt this so hard I fell off the couch.

Having BPD feels more like I lack any set personality. I have no clue who I really am, if I'm being honest.

All my friends that have personality disorders had unstable and neglectful childhoods, me included. I'm not a professional, but I've seen the most healing come from being in a stable enough place emotionally and physically to work on that childhood trauma and how it affects the way you treat yourself and those around you now. It feels like it takes a whole reality shift, which I think happens through age as well and might be a factor in how personality disorders manifest differently over time.

It's very important to make it clear that "runs in family" does not mean it's genetic. Culture, behaviours and beliefs are very easily passed down from parents to children. That's

It’s been shown that people with borderline personality disorder have differences in their brains from people who do not. They have over firing of an underdeveloped amygdala, and under firing of the pre-frontal cortex. This has been shown consistently with brain scans. These seem to be associated with the risk factor of developmental disorders that can be traced back to some sort of abandonment trauma or attachment disorder in childhood during key brain development stages. There is an excellent book that just came out by a brilliant woman who recovered from BPD and has the KZread channel “Recovery Mum”. Her book is called “The Big Book on Borderline Personality Disorder”. I believe it would be helpful to anyone who suffers from any personality disorder or who loves someone with a personality disorder.

lol I love that she actually responds to the hostility of that message 🤣

I'm a psych nurse. I love watching your videos since they help me learn about the patients I deal with better.

My father suffered from Narcissism and like you said, he never got over it, but it somehow was a bit better in his 70s and 80s. He would rage if I ever disagreed with him, but would apologize afterwards. I suspect it's because he didn't want to scare me away in his later years. Once, to my awe, when he was so drunk that he could barely slur his words, he cried and begged for forgiveness for the way he treated me. I was amazed! I didn't think he could ever access his deeper emotions. Perhaps 15 minutes later he returned to his defensive self. The difference was quite amazing..

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I have a therapist and psychiatrist but I like the way u explain things. Thanks

Terrifying sound effects in this one, lol.

I was diagnosed with bipolar and borderline personality disorder. I wasn't on insurance for a long time and was hospitalized for my illnesses for a week and it only got worse when I left and wasn't able to keep up with my medication. But with practicing mindfulness and CBT, I was able to significantly improve my mindset and be better to the people around me. It's been 2 years since I was hospitalized, I got insurance and used abilify for about 9 months, and then slowly tapered off of it. I'm doing so much better now and my illness rarely interferes with my life aside from anxiety, which I work through. I still occasionally deal with depersonalization, and that is still the one thing I struggle with most. I am planning to go back to a psychiatrist/therapist to help me figure it out though.

i know that this is off subject, BUT your haaaair Dr. Marks!!! video on point as always.....

I have a bipolar disorder, diagnosed for the first time 14 years ago. I honestly don't think anyone hates me, I feel loved and valued most of the time.

I've never seen somebody dissect a "crazy" comment, or wall of text, so calmy and empathetically. Respect.

I so admire you and your direct approach. No nonsense, yet classy and empathic. Thank you for being you.

You are a phenomenal educator. You make these concepts so understandable

LOVE THIS!!! I have borderline personality disorder - diagnosed in the fall of 2019. My diagnosis was such a relief because I finally understood why my world would feel like it was literally ending by small triggers and why I could go from zero to a thousand in a second! I’m continually working on improving my life, my reactions to things, and how I move through this world despite my personality disorder and my mood disorders!