Personality disorder awareness?

I remember reading somewhere that "People with a personality disorder don't know they have a problem, and deny there is anything they need to control". Does that mean that those people who are BPD and OCD are not aware that they have personality disorders? Then, what about the others who have multiple personality disorders? Is the answer yes to all those questions? Or not? then what about those people who have high intrapersonal intelligence, can they be aware that they have any personality disorder or are they too intelligent when it comes to knowing themselves that it's not possible for them to lose control of their self to cause a personality disorder?

I know i have so many questions, hopefully you'll be able to answer all of them (i'm just so curious that i'm dying to know).

Your question (and the answer) is complex. To begin, it is inaccurate to say that all personality disordered persons are indenial of their symptoms and need for treatment. Although this may be true for some PDs (Narcissistic PD comes immediately to mind here), it may not be true for others. Some PD sufferers are quite insightful, seek, and respond to treatment (not all, but some).

I'm not sure if by "multiple personality disorders" you mean more than one PD or Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly known as multiple personality disorder). If you were referring to DID, that is not a personality disorder (it is a dissociative disorder).

Obsessive-compulsive is a name for both a personality disorder AND a mood (anxiety) disorder. I won't get into the nuances of the differences between them, but suffice it to say that the difference between an anxiety disorder and a personality disorder is significant.

Just a note, OCD is not a personality disorder.

But to answer all those questions in one. A person can tell that they have a personality disorder, it may be harder depending on the severity, but if you go in and out of it, like myself with bipolar, you can tell that your personality changes. You can also feel the control or loss of control in situations.

Self awareness is a good thing, and the ability to acknowledge that things aren't right/normal.

Not all people with personality disorders know they have it. But some of us do. We are the people with less of a problem. We are the lucky ones that can be proactive in our treatment. Usually we are the ones that look for help ourselves and care about getting better or learning to live with it successfully. I don't think its about intelligence. I think its about education and common sense ability.

I have Bi-Polar which mood disorder comes with it I am aware I have ....... I have OCD and know I'm different there to, not a mood thing an obsesive compulsive disorder (have to have everything just right)

I think people with serious disorders as multiple personalities if have been to the Dr. know but may not know when they are another person (personality)

I think it all maters if you are seeing a Dr. or not

I think most people know and that adds to their anxiety about themselves.

No that's silly. Of course many people are concerned when they have uncontrollable compulsions.

"People with a personality disorder don't know they have a problem, and deny there is anything they need to control".

That may be true of some personality d/o such as BPD, if you are curious enough to ask here, then do some esearch on the web.

People with DID/MPD are aware of the d/o and usually the ones that end up getting help the most. I am DID, and if I don't have the chance to go to therapy, I don't know how I would function. Therapy is one way of learning how to understand and control any mental illness, not just personality disorders.

Use Yahoo or google to do some research into all personality disorders if you are so interested.

Beth

Bi-polar disorder and OCD are usually not called personality disorders. They are Axis I disorders. Personality disorders are Axis II. Very few people have personality disorders. Some of the disorders are: Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissitic and Avoidant.

It is not correct to say that people with a personality disorder are not aware. Some are and others are not. When they are aware a lot can be done, because we need an modicum of insight to undergo psychotherapy.

In Bipolar Disorder it is possible that the person in NOT aware, because this is a "psychotic" disorder. But once aware a BPD person can do a lot; follow the advice of his doctor and perhaps go on a hypoglycemic diet.