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Personality disorders

Personality disorders

A personality disorder is a pattern of feelings, thoughts and behaviours that may have been with you for a long time. Personality disorders affect the way you understand yourself, the way you react to the world around you, the way you cope with emotions and the way you navigate relationships. Having a personality disorder does not mean that there is something wrong with your personality—it simply means that you have a pattern of feelings, thoughts and emotions for a long time that causes problems.

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Personality Disorders

Learn more about personality disorders. There are several different kinds of personality disorders, and each disorder is different. However, they’re all related to long-standing patterns of moods, thoughts, interactions and behaviours that affect your life. Borderline personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder are two types in this group.

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