FAQ • Compulsive Personality Disorder

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Cure for Obsessive Compulsive personality disorder? It had destroyed me completely?

I am a 30 yr old very highly educated man. I have OCPD. Also have many features of borderline and schizoid personality disorders. Have read many help books and been to many help forums. Have been to many psychiatrists and therapists. I Have changed many jobs and have had many failed relationships. I am never satisfied with life. Have developed stomach ulcers due to excessive anxiety and depression. I have almost no friends (i unintentionally repel them because of my actions). Financially i am almost broke and spiritually i am still in search of the final truth which i know i will never find. Taking lifelong antidepressants and getting a relaxed job with no deadlines (they cause ulcers) and no night shifts is my best "cure" but such jobs are very low paying. Being a perfectionist i also wana make a lot of money and to marry a beautiful girl....both of which are eluding me for the last 10 years....................PLEASE DONT TELL ME TO SEEK THERAPY, I AM ALREADY DOING THAT

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it anything helping you because my son has this and I want to help him so badly. Its gotten to the point that he has pulled out his hair for the past 2 years. I hope that you are getting better and if you can help me with your experiences that would be great as well. Please e-mail (+ info)

Do I have Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder? What will happen if I do?

I am only 13 years old and I think that I have OCD Personality Disorder. I hear that it is different from OCD.

My room is always perfectly neat and I like things organized and everything has to be done in a certain way. I used to have obsessive habits like cleaning my shoes everyday when they get dirty and sometimes I can't function when I know that something in my room or house is out of place. I tend to be very forgetful and I have a hard time concentrating. I am taking an anti-depressant medication called Zoloft (100mg), which is supposed to help with my depression and anxiety (mainly social anxiety). I didn't realize until now that I may have some sort of OCD. My mom says that Zoloft can help treat it. I also was diagnosed with ADD overfocused when I was a kid. Maybe that has something to do with it...

Could you please tell me if I have it. What will happen if I do? Thanks.
I forgot to mention that I am very good with details...
Also, I feel like I always have to be doing something productive. I also have a lot of frequent mood swings. I don't think that I am bipolar because we talked about bipolar disorder with my mom and my therapist.

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hmm, you might?
but if you do, then i most deffinetly do.
like you, my room has to be perfect, i have to be in bed by 9:30 or i refuse to go out the next day, i have to have my hair dead straight.

go to the doctors if you're worried, they'll help ya out :) (+ info)

i live with someone with obsessive compulsive personality disorder but i do not have this issue how can i help?

she knows her diagnoses and takes meds but still bosses me around all the time and only does things the way she would like them to be done it is putting a huge strain on our relationship so i told her to go talk to somebody but she thinks she doesnt need to again its all about her and the way she wants to deal with it. I need heeeeeeeeeeeeelp!!!

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How do you diagnose Borderline Personality Disorder?

I suspect some-one who has this and has had this all their life.
They are extremely stubborn. Compulsive liar. ALso
very cruel towards people then gives gifts, then bitches about how ungrateful they are cause they accepted the gift.
Please tell me everything about this. Cases with people over 60 would be interesting.

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ok, as someone diagnosed with it the criteria is:

must have 5 or mor of the following:

1. frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment
2. unstable or intense interpersonal relationships (with self and others)
3. identity disturbance
4. impulsivity
5. recurrent suicidal behaviours, gestures, threats
6. self harming behaviours, gestures, threats
7. affective instability (mood)
8. chronic feelings of emptiness
9. inappropriate intense anger
10. transient stress-related paranoia
11. dissociative symptoms

remember though, mood disorders are just labels, knowing what you have doesn't make it go away it just means you aren't the only one. (+ info)

does anyone here have bi-polar,obsessive compulsive,or borderline personality disorder?

if you do have one or all of them how do you deal with day to day life?are you able to live a stable life and have stable relationships?please if youre gonna be cruel dont answer.

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I suffer from depression, generalised anxiety disorder, agrophobia, derealisation and OCD.

On a day to day basis I function okay. I am able to care for myself - I can cook, look after the house, wash and dress. I am able to be alone, but I prefer to have someone with me due to anxiety.

I'm unable to work, mainly due to the agrophobia and social anxiety.

I've been married for two and a half years. I've been with my patner for 6 years in total. Our relationship is happy and stable, but that is down to him. His father is bi-polar and his mother has looked after him for over 30 years. I believe it was his experience as a child that mean he is able to cope with having a mentally ill wife. It is challenging at times (especially when I had a medication induced manic period which resulted in hyper-sexuality) but we get through it by talking. It can be hard to trust someone else, but he is always there and I've learnt that sometimes he knows better than I do - I have to trust him to make some descisions. (+ info)

Has anyone divorced a person that has narcissistic personality disorder?

I've lived with my spouse for several years and experienced physical abuse as well as emotional abuse and have finally left the relationship. I know how manipulative, vengeful, and a compulsive liar my spouse is and am expecting the worse in court. Anyone been in my shoes?

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I had a friend whose Mom was going through the same thing. She had to go through a lot of crap in court. He hid a lot of money from her and wouldn't pay child support. It was pretty awful. I still think it's going on but I haven't talked to my friend in awhile. I wish you luck! (+ info)

Anyone here who has lived with a sufferer of a personality disorder of any kind?

Okay, this is a second attempt for a question I asked yesterday. It seems that no one on Answers has ever had experience with someone who has Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD). So here is my question again, with a broader base for responses:

Please share your experiences of living with a family member who suffers from a personality disorder (of any kind). How have your experiences affected your personal development? Have you ever had to go through counseling in order to resolve traumas associated with this person? What kinds of things did you do to protect yourself once you realized that this person was a toxic influence? Were you ever able to successfully convince this person that he/she had a problem and should seek counseling?

*Please note that I'm not asking for advice about how to deal with sufferers of personality disorders. I'm just interested in hearing any of your stories. Thanks!

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My MIL suffers from what my husband, my therapist, and I believe to be NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder.)

She has very strong traits. She is unable to recognize or admit her wrong doings, she manipulates and later denies, she will lie straight to our faces and attempt to rewrite history. She lives in a world of denial. She doesn't respect our boundaries or wishes; it doesn't matter what we ask of her she will do the exact opposite. She cannot even control her rotten behavior even when it is to her own detriment.

We cut her out of our lives for several months now. We recently suggested attending family counseling together.

We are waiting on her response, and I have a feeling she will attend, as she, herself is a psychologist, and how can she deny that people sometimes just need therapy.

This has been hard on both my husband and I, as she has made our life literally hell over the past 6 years. She is very passive-aggressive, and you can't help but question her every move and what her motives are. She always has a hidden agenda.

The recovery rate with NPD is less than 1%--while I am not optomistic that she will reach recovery; I am hopeful that a therapist (being a neutral outside party,) can help her understand that she must respect our boundaries.

Basically, we are forced to treat her like a 2 year old. We have to punish her and let her know what the consequences are for her actions--And, I am talking about a grown, married, psychologist. (+ info)

Obsessive compulsive personality disorder-perfection?

im a teenager...and im obbsesed with being perfect. im so organzied..and i make list after list of EVERYTHING. i used to think it was just my organized personality..but idk..i feel so anxious about it all sometimes. once i make plans i am not flexible at all..i get so mad if some one changes them..and im always putting detail into planning everything. people usually joke about how organzieed i am. and a lot of the time thats what i love about me...but sometimes its too much. my room is really neat..everything alphabetized.

im also very competitive. i NEEd to be the best at whatever im doing. i was thinking about this the other day..and i realized that if im not the best at something then i dont want to do it. like i had been Irish dancing for 8 years and doing other dance types..but i wasnt the best..so im thinking that is part of the reason i stopped...i tried to convince myself that it was because i started high school and was busy..but if i dig really deep thats what i came up with. i also LOVE to be right. i need to be.

i hate to relax. i mean the spa is fine and whatever but just sitting around and watching tv..seems so wasteful. i will sometimes but still. like i cant go to the movies bcuz i cnt sit still. i set very high standards for myself and sometimes feel others should fallow them aswell..ik tht isnt wat should happnd...but i feel like that. im also completly stubborn. even if i am just hanging with my friends everythingh must be planned, i cant be spontaneous.

i always work on details and majority of time am very concerned with rules. i shedule everyting.

idk...maybe this is just a normal organzied personality? but sometimes i feel really anxious about it...or extremley diferent like there is sometinhg wrong with me. a lot of the time i love being organzied though..just..im not sure. it can be hard to explain. i really need help with this question. tell me whats going on with me! sorry that was so long. thank you!!

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I think it's to do with the way you are raised & the circumstances, environments, etc. You don't have to label yourself as a "personality disorder" coz a lot of people would fit the diagnosis of borderline personality for example. Are there things in your life that are out of control? Do your parents fight a lot? Do you have an overbearing mom? Is anyone treating you badly or abusing/bullying you? Do you have some physical condition? There are tons of other possibilities that might be causing you to feel anxious & seek unrealistic perfection. You need to start talking to a counsellor & find out what are those real issues in your life, before your problems begin to seriously ruin your life. Take care! :) (+ info)

perfection? obsessive compulsive personality disorder?

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A question about Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder...?

My mum has never been the easiest person to have around and her mental health has deteriorated a lot over the last 15 years. She definately suffers from anxiety disorder, has panic attacks, is very hyper active and most of all very controlling. She was a nightmare to live with but even though im in my mid 30s with a family, she cannot help herself from trying to control my every decision. With regards the OCD thing - she is obsessed with hygiene (not tidiness because she is not tidy in fact very disorganised). thats fine once she keeps it to herself but she calls every day to clean the dogs poo from the street i live in, to clean the wheels of my babies push chair!!?? She washes her hands over and over and tells anyone who comes to the house to wash their hands. She is also terrified of contamination of all kinds - even that from detergents (thinking there is a huge conspiracy amongst the manufacturers to poison us all). She gets aggressive with me if i dont use eco friendly EVERYTHING, and has caused huge problems between myself and my partner because she says he shouldnt wash his hands in the kitchen sink. Sounds ridiculous but its really making me depressed. Ive been around in circles with her for YEARS and have tried everything from ignoring this behaviour, trying to talk to her about it, and also tried cutting her out of my life because of some very serious crazy episodes involving my children. She spoke to a therapist and did take prozac for a few months a few yrs ago but started to think the pills were going to poison her and fell out with the therapist when she tried to address any of her issues. Any advice?
she also stays awake worrying about things that most people would never think about, and calls me first thing to come up with a plan to prevent catastrophies.

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Well I would say that OCD is more likely than OCPD because OCPD doesn't cause any distress in a person’s life, by definition. But it seems to me that all of her peculiar behavior might be attributed to a Panic Disorder. This is characterized by extreme fear in situations that don’t call for it. All those things she desperately tries to prevent might be her triggers for a panic attack. If she has a panic attack every time she goes too long before washing her hands, it can be a pretty strong motivation to wash them compulsively. She has been prescribed an SSRI but in her case a fast acting benzodiazepine might be more appropriate. You should urge her to see another doctor and get some better meds. Try to get her diagnosed by a doctor; I know that it is no fun to run your life by fear. Tell her this is her chance to live without the fear of having another panic attack. You can e-mail me if you have any other question and I will do my best to answer them as soon as I can. (+ info)

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