Personality is your characteristic way of thinking, feeling, behaving, and relating to others. By adulthood, these patterns are generally stable, though they can evolve with life experiences and treatment.
A personality disorder (PD) is an enduring, pervasive pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates from cultural expectations, begins by adolescence or early adulthood, is inflexible across situations, and leads to clinically significant distress or impairment (work, relationships, self-care). People with a PD may not recognize their patterns as problematic; others often notice the impact first.
Yes we can reduce medication reliance with evidence-based alternatives.
Psychotherapy is the cornerstone; medications target co-occurring symptoms (e.g., anxiety, depression) or specific targets (impulsivity, mood instability). No medication “cures” a PD.
1. Evidence-based psychotherapies include:
2. Care elements
