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[quote=Anonymous]I work in mental health care, and personality disorders are some of the hardest disorders to work with, IMO. On the one hand, obviously recognizing the existence and validity of mental illness is important, but on the other hand, a lot of the symptoms of personality disorders are basically that their behavior is unpleasant. I have also observed that some individuals believe that they have a personality disorder and believe that this diagnosis is not just an explanation of but also a justification for their unpleasant behavior.

Not everyone who has a history of inappropriately intense relationships, dramatic mood swings and impulsive high risk behavior has borderline personality disorder, for example.

I think for people who are in relationships with people who have this kind of unpleasant behavior, it's sometimes easier to believe that the person has an actual disorder than it is to believe that they are just an inconsiderate jerk. Certainly I don't think it's a good idea to go around diagnosing people you know with these disorders willy-nilly.[/quote]

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