Which Personality Disorder?

[Occiput in Starlight]

Researchers interviewed participants who, the latter, are all diagnosed with the same personality disorder.

They noticed several key themes in how the participants described their experiences.

Which personality disorder are all the participants diagnosed with?

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Key themes noted by researchers:

●struggling to be a person
●fear and longing
●longing for connection
●dreading to get close
●being alone, for better or for worse
●a doubting self
●feeling insecure
●searching for a sense of self

[bvnny]

Sounds like depression to me, there are too many personality disorders out there, could you be more specific?

[Occiput in Starlight]

Sounds like depression to me, there are too many personality disorders out there, could you be more specific?

Pick from these:

DSM-5 lists ten specific personality disorders: paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic, avoidant, dependent and obsessive–compulsive personality disorder.

-Wiki

[Incal]

Pick from these:

DSM-5 lists ten specific personality disorders: paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic, avoidant, dependent and obsessive–compulsive personality disorder.

-Wiki

I'd say most US American citizens suffer the last one by default (and then some others by comorbidity).

[Comealongwithme]

Borderline personality disorder.

[paradox]

Avoidant personality disorder.

[InmostLight]

I diagnose you with Human

[Occiput in Starlight]

I will let a few more members guess before I reveal.

[Melkiirs]

Avoidant personality disorder.

I second that.

[Daco Celtic]

Social anxiety disorder