Personality disorder in young adults

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Our personal characteristics determine our behavior, our perception and our feelings and make us the unique person we are. Whether empathic, independent, perfectionist, vulnerable, impulsive or flexible – all these characteristics together form our very own personality. However, if a deeply rooted pattern of experience and behavior manifests itself as a seemingly unchangeable reaction in various private and professional situations, this is a personality disorder or personality accentuation, which can lead to suffering for those affected or their relatives and can severely affect their everyday life and leisure time.

The ability to draw emotional, constructive and further-reaching conclusions from certain experiences and to develop a coherent understanding and feeling for oneself and others is often severely restricted in people with a personality disorder or is limited to specific restricted areas of life with forced energy.

It is usually obvious to family, friends and acquaintances which behaviors need to be changed in order to resolve the problems; however, those affected often have a distorted self-perception and therefore have difficulty reflecting on their own attitudes, feelings and behaviors. This can not only lead to problems in interpersonal relationships; addictions or aggressive behavior can also be the result of a personality disorder. It is therefore particularly important to get professional and rapid help when symptoms occur.