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How to Tell if I Have Self Defeating Personality Disorder

How to Tell if I Have Self-Defeating Personality Disorder

July 6, 2022
The Awareness Centre
Personality Disorders
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Sometimes dubbed ‘masochistic personality disorder’, self-defeating personality disorder is a proposed mental condition and personality disorder that causes those who experience it to continuously engage in self-defeating behaviour, or avoid…
Sociopath Vs Psychopath Is there Really a Difference

Sociopath Vs Psychopath: Is there Really a Difference?

October 8, 2021
Amy Launder
Personality Disorders
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The terms sociopath and psychopath are often used interchangeably to describe someone who is cold, calculating, and has no problems manipulating other people to get what they want. When it…
How To Cope With A Panic Attack

How To Cope With A Panic Attack

September 4, 2019
Karen Dempsey
Personality Disorders, Anxiety, Mental Health
Panic Attack, Panic Disorder
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Having a panic attack can feel terrifying, as though you’re losing your grip on who you are and the world around you. The feelings of panic, such as breathlessness and…
How To Spot Someone With Paranoid Personality Disorder

How To Spot Someone With Paranoid Personality Disorder

July 29, 2019
Karen Dempsey
Personality Disorders
Paranoid Personality Disorder, Paranoia
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Do you know someone who finds it hard to trust others and fear that people want to harm them? Do they take any comment as a personal attack – and…
How To Tell If You’re An Echoist (The Opposite Of A Narcissist)

How To Tell If You’re An Echoist (The Opposite Of A Narcissist)

July 1, 2019
Karen Dempsey
Echoism, Personality Disorders
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If you’ve had a narcissist in your life, then you’ll know they can be relatively easy to spot. They’re the ones with grandiose beliefs about themselves and their abilities, and…
avoidant personality disorder

How to Spot Someone With High Functioning Avoidant Personality Disorder

June 24, 2019
Karen Dempsey
Personality Disorders
Avoidant Personality Disorder
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Do you know someone who seems rather shy and awkward socially? Do they avoid situations where they have to be close to people? Do they have chronically low self-esteem and…
What Does It Mean If You Have Personality Disorder?

What Does It Mean If You Have Personality Disorder?

May 6, 2019
Bridget Freer
Personality Disorders
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It’s hard to think about what your personality is. One way of describing it is that it is the collection of reactions, thoughts, behaviours and feelings that differentiates us and…
Are You A Pathological Attention Seeker?

Are You A Pathological Attention Seeker?

December 21, 2018
Karen Dempsey
Personality Disorders, Mental Health
Histrionic Personality Disorder
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Are you known for your over-the-top behaviour and desperate need to be the centre of attention? Do you overreact and exaggerate when you’re telling stories – eager to gain approval…
How To Spot If Someone Has A Hoarding Disorder

How To Spot If Someone Has A Hoarding Disorder

August 22, 2018
Karen Dempsey
Personality Disorders, Mental Health, OCD
Hoarding Disorder
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Clutter forms a part of many people’s lives, whether it’s bills and flyers piled up on a sideboard, a wardrobe stuffed with clothes that no longer suit or fit, or…
How To Support Someone With ADHD

How To Support Someone With ADHD

October 2, 2017
Bridget Freer
ADHD, Counselling, Personality Disorders
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In ADHD Awareness Week we look at what Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is and how to support someone who has it. A person with ADHD is someone who cannot focus…

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