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Personality Disorders

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You are likely to:

find it very difficult to trust other people, believing they will use you, or take advantage of you
find it hard to confide in people, even your friends
watch others closely, looking for signs of betrayal or hostility
suspect that your partner is being unfaithful, with no evidence
read threats and danger – which others don’t see – into everyday situations

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You are likely to:

be uninterested in forming close relationships with other people including your family
feel that relationships interfere with your freedom and tend to cause problems
prefer to be alone with your own thoughts
choose to live your life without interference from others
get little pleasure from life
have little interest in sex or intimacy
be emotionally cold towards others

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You are likely to:

find making close relationships extremely difficult
think and express yourself in ways that others find ‘odd’, using unusual words or phrases
behave in ways that others find eccentric
believe that you can read minds or that you have special powers such as a ‘sixth sense’
feel anxious and tense with others who do not share these beliefs
feel very anxious and paranoid in social situations

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You are likely to:

act impulsively and recklessly, often without considering the consequences for yourself or for other people
behave dangerously and sometimes illegally
behave in ways that are unpleasant for others
do things – even though they may hurt people – to get what you want, putting your needs above theirs
feel no sense of guilt if you have mistreated others
be irritable and aggressive and get into fights easily
be very easily bored and you may find it difficult to hold down a job for long
believe that only the strongest survive and that you must do whatever it takes to lead a successful life, because if you don’t grab opportunities, others will
have a criminal record
have had a diagnosis of conduct disorder before the age of 15

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You are likely to:

feel that you don’t have a strong sense of who you really are, and others may describe you as very changeable
suffer from mood swings, switching from one intense emotion to another very quickly, often with angry outbursts
have brief psychotic episodes, hearing voices or seeing things that others don’t
do things on impulse, which you later regret
have episodes of harming yourself, and think about taking your own life
have a history of stormy or broken relationships
have a tendency to cling on to very damaging relationships, because you are terrified of being alone

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You are likely to:

feel very uncomfortable if you are not the center of attention
feel much more at ease as the ‘life and soul of the party’
feel that you have to entertain people
flirt or behave provocatively to ensure that you remain the center of attention
get a reputation for being dramatic and overemotional
feel dependent on the approval of others
be easily influenced by others

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You are likely to:

believe that there are special reasons that make you different, better or more deserving than others
have fragile self-esteem, so that you rely on others to recognize your worth and your needs
feel upset if others ignore you and don’t give you what you feel you deserve
resent other people’s successes
put your own needs above other people’s, and demand they do too
be seen as selfish and ‘above yourself’
take advantage of other people

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You are likely to:

avoid work or social activities that mean you must be with others
expect disapproval and criticism and be very sensitive to it
worry constantly about being ‘found out’ and rejected
worry about being ridiculed or shamed by others
avoid relationships, friendships and intimacy because you fear rejection
feel lonely and isolated, and inferior to others
be reluctant to try new activities in case you embarrass yourself

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You are likely to:

feel needy, weak and unable to make decisions or function properly without help or support
allow others to assume responsibility for many areas of your life
agree to things you feel are wrong or you dislike to avoid being alone or losing someone’s support
be afraid of being left to fend for yourself
have low self-confidence
see other people as being much more capable than you are
be seen by others as much too submissive and passive

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You are likely to:

need to keep everything in order and under control
set unrealistically high standards for yourself and others
think yours is the best way of making things happen
worry when you or others might make mistakes
expect catastrophes if things aren’t perfect
be reluctant to spend money on yourself or others
have a tendency to hang on to items with no obvious value

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