How To Recognize The Signs Of A Dependent Personality Disorder

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How To Recognize The Signs Of A Dependent Personality Disorder

Rhoda Hahn (Psychiatrist) gives expert video advice on: What are the signs of dependent personality disorder?

What are the signs of dependent personality disorder?

The dependent personality disorder patient will see themselves as incapable of making decisions or doing anything independently in their lives on their own. And if a patient with dependent personality disorder is forced to do it, they will see themselves as doing a bad job of it. So it can get as ridiculous as patients with dependent personality disorder needing help deciding what to wear in the morning. Patients with dependent personality disorder just absolutely have no confidence in themselves. Patients with dependent personality disorder will endure unpleasant, unsavoury things to keep the dependee happy. So the patient with dependent personality disorder will see movies they don't want to see; they'll eat food they hate. They will do almost anything to make sure that the person they're dependent on stays with them. And you'll see a lot of anxious, frantic behaviour if they think that for whatever reason, the person they're dependent on is going to leave.