mental disorder
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What to Do If You Think Your Partner Has Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental disorder that affects the way you perceive yourself and others. Those with BPD can have difficulty regulating their emotions, face issues with self image, and experience a pattern of unstable relationships. At the core of the disorder is an intense fear of abandonment, which can make romantic relationships…
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The Difference Between a Psychologist and Psychiatrist (and Why It Matters)
When you need mental health care, the different terminology can be confusing. Do you need a psychiatrist? A psychologist? What’s the difference between the two, anyway?
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Avoid Using These Triggering Phrases to Describe People
Being called “crazy” only works in the service of making you feel crazy. It’s a loaded term already — an insensitive label for some someone prone to uncontrolled outbursts or violent behaviour — but it’s often used to describe to anyone who may not be behaving in a conventionally “normal” way.