POST 11: MAY I HAVE A PERSONALITY DISORDER???

[TheWhiteRose]

Hello All!

I hope you all are well and keeping yourselves healthy during this COVID pandemic. As for me, I'm doing alright and maintaining those guidelines to prevent getting COVID.

Back in July, I took a personality disorder quiz on Psych Central's website. Curious, I felt it was needed to understand myself. Upon taking the quiz, my results show as follows:

Avoidant Personality Disorder-89

Borderline Personality Disorder-78

Dependent Personality Disorder-78

Paranoid Personality Disorder-79

Schizoid Personality Disorder-71

Schizotypal Personality Disorder-58

Antisocial Personality Disorder-0

Although I am so glad that I do not have Antisocial Personality Disorder, which by the way I have researched and it's terrible, the scores next to the other personality disorders are alarming to me and it makes me very concerned. I showed these results to my cousin and she said herself that the scores of these personality disorders are very concerning. Although this is a result from an online quiz I took, I need to speak with my psychiatrist. I believe some of these personality disorders are why things have happened to me. As I am typing away in tears, I really do need to talk to someone. Bottling up my feelings will not help anymore.

[goldieoldie]

hello ,Whiterose ,I have to tell you that all those P.Disorders you mention having taken a test-is not accurate inasmuch as I have one not noted -but what Im trying to say is that the test itself which I have seen---------is only a guide line as no one can diagnose your Personality Disorder/s other than a psychiatrist/psychoanalyst. if you want any further info pm.me---- as som I think there are 10 ------and its not just the case of finding which category you fit intotheres a lot of hard work involved and gain an understanding of yourself-hope that helps you older person!

[TheWhiteRose in reply to goldieoldie]

Thanks, Goldieoldie. I’m going to talk to my psychiatrist about these personality disorders though. I believe I may have one or 2.

[goldieoldie in reply to TheWhiteRose]

Whiterose ,that would be a good idea and the sooner you are diagnosed the better as its something you can learn to understand,and work on...I personally feel these disorders stem from faulty upbringing -and my sister also was in a similiar make-up-she was hospitalised and for a nervous breakdown ,and never found strength to face the outside world,so spent the biggest half of her earlier life (institutionalised)we are now much older --anyway ,sorry for rambling ,let us know how things go,

[Junella]

I would not trust an on-line test but take it to a doctor (psychiatrist) and have them look at it. Did you have to pay for it? If so, beware. Do this as soon as possible so as to not worry so much. Praying for good results,

[TheWhiteRose in reply to Junella]

Nope. The quiz was free on Psych Central.