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Received letter from my psych that I have a PD (along with other diagnosis I don’t agree with) no further info till next appnt. My view is everyone else is narcs, sociopaths, sadists. This is what I attract. So what could be wrong with me?

It’s a pretty common pattern for people with Cluster B personality disorders to reject the expertise of doctors and decide that other people are the ones with the problem.

So if that is your first instinct, then it’s very likely that you have a personality disorder. The next steps, if you do not reject your psychologist and go on to terrorize your friends, family, and loved ones with your disorder, will be difficult and trying for you.

If you accept that you have a mental illness and do all the hard work that will be required to learn better ways to behave, you are going to have a long hard road ahead. I encourage you to return to your mental health provider and hear what they have to say. I encourage you to do the work.

There is a beautiful life of deep and fulfilling interpersonal relationships out there for you to make and find for yourself, but it is going to be a lot of work. You owe it to yourself and the people who care about you to try as hard as you can to overcome your disorder and become a complete human being. I don’t say it will be easy. I do say it will be worth it.

Good luck.

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