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Personality disorders affect one in seven adults
Borderline personalities are unpredictable, self-destructive and often see things in black and white. Personality disorders affect one in seven adults By Fred Cicetti Q. A friend who uses a lot of psychobabble described a new woman in our retirement community as having a “personality disorder.” I would call this woman a pain in the neck. What’s the difference between a personality disorder and just a lousy personality? A. People with a personality disorder are more than just pains in the neck. They have serious trouble getting along with others. They are usually rigid and unable to adapt to the changes life presents to all of us. They simply don’t function…