#PD-TS + BPD culture

[borderline-culture-is]

PD-TS with BPD traits culture is meeting someone with BPD and wanting to tell them because omg hiii fellow(?) cluster b, but also knowing that you wouldn't be able to handle another rejection from your mom if she found out because you already cried WAY too much when she told you that she told me that an entirely different diagnosis was not the "answer you were looking for." I know she thinks I don't have a PD, but I still believe I do, yet if she told me I didn't have a PD, then the self-doubting would start again even though I wouldn't actually agree with her because I hate it when people trust themselves over me about my own internal experiences-

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[nolongerphantom]

Wdym he doesn't have BPD???

[neogendering]

what i do!

[pt: what i do!]

currently all requests are open! - coining and flag making (not only of genders, either! theres too many list here but i'm open to giving most labels a shot.) - pride icons (600x600 square is the default, but you can ask for other shapes and styles if you so wish.) - term finding/masterlists - pride stimboards

what i will not do!

[pt: what i will not do!] - transx/radqueer terminology - coining terms related to conditions/illnesses i do not have (autism, adhd, generalized anxiety, persodivergent pd-ts with bpd traits. i am able-bodied for the most part and perisex as far as i am aware.) - coining terms for cultural experiences i cannot/do not have (i am white, not native but american, and a gentile so uhm... maybe find somebody else for cultural experience. i don't have much going for me in that department.) (all but the first one are for coining specifically. icons, stimboards, etc. related to the terminology are perfectly fine! i just don't think it is my place to be coining those identities.)

[hauntedselves]

Alternate model for personality disorders

Part 1: Intro | Part 2: Specific PDs (ASPD, AVPD, BPD, NPD, OCPD, STPD, PD-TS)

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Typical features of antisocial personality disorder are a failure to conform to lawful and ethical behavior, and an egocentric, callous lack of concern for others, accompanied by deceitfulness, irresponsibility, manipulativeness, and/or risk taking. Characteristic difficulties are apparent in identity, self-direction, empathy, and/or intimacy, as described below, along with specific maladaptive traits in the domains of Antagonism and Disinhibition.

A. Moderate or greater impairment in personality functioning, manifested by characteristic difficulties in two or more of the following four areas:

Identity: Egocentrism; self-esteem derived from personal gain, power, or pleasure.

Self-direction: Goal setting based on personal gratification; absence of prosocial internal standards, associated with failure to conform to lawful or culturally normative ethical behavior.

Empathy: Lack of concern for feelings, needs, or suffering of others; lack of remorse after hurting or mistreating another.

Intimacy: Incapacity for mutually intimate relationships, as exploitation is a primary means of relating to others, including by deceit and coercion; use of dominance or intimidation to control others.

B. Six or more of the following seven pathological personality traits:

Manipulativeness (an aspect of Antagonism): Frequent use of subterfuge to influence or control others; use of seduction, charm, glibness, or ingratiation to achieve one’s ends.

Callousness (an aspect of Antagonism): Lack of concern for feelings or problems of others; lack of guilt or remorse about the negative or harmful effects of one’s actions on others; aggression; sadism.

Deceitfulness (an aspect of Antagonism): Dishonesty and fraudulence; misrepresentation of self; embellishment or fabrication when relating events.

Hostility (an aspect of Antagonism): Persistent or frequent angry feelings; anger or irritability in response to minor slights and insults; mean, nasty, or vengeful behavior.

Risk taking (an aspect of Disinhibition): Engagement in dangerous, risky, and potentially self-damaging activities, unnecessarily and without regard for consequences; boredom proneness and thoughtless initiation of activities to counter boredom; lack of concern for one’s limitations and denial of the reality of personal danger.

Impulsivity (an aspect of Disinhibition): Acting on the spur of the moment in response to immediate stimuli; acting on a momentary basis without a plan or consideration of outcomes; difficulty establishing and following plans.

Irresponsibility (an aspect of Disinhibition): Disregard for—and failure to honor—financial and other obligations or commitments; lack of respect for—and lack of follow-through on—agreements and promises.

Specify if with psychopathic features.

Psychopathy (or “primary” psychopathy) is marked by a lack of anxiety or fear and by a bold interpersonal style that may mask maladaptive behaviors (e.g., fraudulence). This psychopathic variant is characterized by low levels of anxiousness (Negative Affectivity domain) and withdrawal (Detachment domain) and high levels of attention seeking (Antagonism domain). High attention seeking and low withdrawal capture the social potency (assertive/dominant) component of psychopathy, whereas low anxiousness captures the stress immunity (emotional stability/resilience) component.

[borderline-culture-is]

PD-TS with BPD traits culture is being both relieved and nervous that your "narc abuse" friend has probably seen your post about hating Cluster B stereotypes. Because, on one hand, she now probably knows I didn't delete my Tumblr and just have her blocked, but on the other hand, she knows that I'm never backing down from Cluster B solidarity (pw NPD/HPD/ASPD ily /p).

Still keeping her blocked tho so she doesn't see my tags stating that I have PD-TS within Cluster B. Now I'm feeling tempted to block her again or unblock her and start following her like my finicky self again xD

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[hauntedselves]

Alternate model for personality disorders

Part 1: Intro | Part 2: Specific PDs (ASPD, AVPD, BPD, NPD, OCPD, STPD, PD-TS)

Personality Disorder - Trait Specified

A. Moderate or greater impairment in personality functioning, manifested by difficulties in two or more of the following four areas:

Identity

Self-direction

Empathy

Intimacy

B. One or more pathological personality trait domains OR specific trait facets within domains, considering ALL of the following domains:

Negative Affectivity (vs. Emotional Stability): Frequent and intense experiences of high levels of a wide range of negative emotions (e.g., anxiety, depression, guilt/ shame, worry, anger), and their behavioral (e.g., self-harm) and interpersonal (e.g., dependency) manifestations.

Detachment (vs. Extraversion): Avoidance of socioemotional experience, including both withdrawal from interpersonal interactions, ranging from casual, daily interactions to friendships to intimate relationships, as well as restricted affective experience and expression, particularly limited hedonic capacity.

Antagonism (vs. Agreeableness): Behaviors that put the individual at odds with other people, including an exaggerated sense of self-importance and a concomitant expectation of special treatment, as well as a callous antipathy toward others, encompassing both unawareness of others’ needs and feelings, and a readiness to use others in the service of self-enhancement.

Disinhibition (vs. Conscientiousness): Orientation toward immediate gratification, leading to impulsive behavior driven by current thoughts, feelings, and external stimuli, without regard for past learning or consideration of future consequences.

Psychoticism (vs. Lucidity): Exhibiting a wide range of culturally incongruent odd, eccentric, or unusual behaviors and cognitions, including both process (e.g., perception, dissociation) and content (e.g., beliefs).

This diagnosis is intentionally broad, allowing clinicians to tailor the diagnosis to their client’s unique disordered personality.

[hauntedselves]

DSM Alternate PD Model: Trait Domains and Facets

Part 1: Intro | Part 2: Specific PDs (ASPD, AVPD, BPD, NPD, OCPD, STPD, PD-TS) | Part 3: Personality Functioning (Criteria A: Self & Criteria B: Traits)

Criteria B of the Alternative Model for PDs (AM) is that the person must have one or more pathological personality traits. These traits are broadly organised into 5 domains, with 25 specific facets within them. Each domain is characterised as the trait vs their polar opposite (i.e., unhealthy vs healthy traits).

The trait domains are:

Negative Affectivity (vs Emotional Stability)

Detachment (vs Extroversion)

Antagonism (vs Agreeableness)

Disinhibition (vs Conscientiousness)

Psychoticism (vs Lucidity)

These domains are known as “The Big 5″ or the “Five Factor Model”.

Negative Affectivity is defined as:

“Frequent and intense experiences of high levels of a wide range of negative emotions (e.g., anxiety, depression, guilt/ shame, worry, anger) and their behavioral (e.g., self-harm) and interpersonal (e.g., dependency) manifestations.”

Detachment is defined as:

“Avoidance of socio-emotional experience, including both withdrawal from interpersonal interactions (ranging from casual, daily interactions to friendships to intimate relationships) and restricted affective experience and expression, particularly limited hedonic capacity.”

Antagonism is defined as:

“Behaviors that put the individual at odds with other people, including an exaggerated sense of self-importance and a concomitant expectation of special treatment, as well as a callous antipathy toward others, encompassing both an unawareness of others’ needs and feelings and a readiness to use others in the service of self-enhancement.”

Disinhibition is defined as:

“Orientation toward immediate gratification, leading to impulsive behavior driven by current thoughts, feelings, and external stimuli, without regard for past learning or consideration of future consequences.”

Psychoticism is defined as:

“Exhibiting a wide range of culturally incongruent odd, eccentric, or unusual behaviors and cognitions, including both process (e.g., perception, dissociation) and content (e.g., beliefs).”

Of each domain, every PD is high in one aspect and low in another. ASPD, for example, is high in Antagonism and Disinhibition, and therefore low in Agreeableness & Conscientiousness. Out of all the PDs in the Alternate Model, only OCPD is high in a domain’s polar opposite (Conscientiousness, as opposed to Disinhibition).

The facets of the trait domains are:

1. Negative Affectivity:

Emotional lability (intense, unstable moods)

Anxiousness

Separation insecurity

Submissiveness

Hostility

Perseveration (persistence)

Depressivity

Suspiciousness

[Lack of] Restricted affectivity (* lack of restricted affectivity being a trait of Negative Affectivity, and the presence of restricted affectivity being a trait of Emotional Stability, Negative Affectivity’s opposite)

2. Detachment:

Withdrawal

Intimacy avoidance

Anhedonia (lack of enjoyment in life & activities, even fun ones)

Depressivity

Restricted affectivity (lack of emotional responses; indifference)

Suspiciousness

3. Antagonism:

Manipulativeness

Deceitfulness

Grandiosity

Attention seeking

Callousness

Hostility

4. Disinhibition:

Irresponsibility

Impulsivity

Distractability

Risk taking

[Lack of] Rigid perfectionism (* lack of rigid perfectionism being a trait of Disinhibition, and the presence of rigid perfectionism being a trait of Conscientiousness, Disinhibition’s opposite)

5. Psychoticism:

Unusual beliefs and experiences

Eccentricity

Cognitive and perceptual dysregulation (odd speech & thoughts, dissociation, etc)

As you can see, there is some overlap between domains. You can probably also see that some PDs fit a lot of the facets of a domain, like NPD & ASPD fitting many of the facets of Antagonism, or AVPD with Detachment. Check out the individual PD posts linked at the top for which PDs fit each facet.

Trait facets have their own polar opposites, for example callousness & kindness. Just because callousness is seen as ‘negative’ doesn’t mean that kindness can’t be destructive - being unable to see the negative sides of people makes it easy for someone to be taken advantage of.

While these traits are persistent in people with PDs, they can wax and wane in their severity. People without PDs also have these traits; it’s the combination and severity of them that make them symptoms of personality disorders.