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Hi! I've recently figured out that I have BPD but don't really have a lot of people to talk to it about! I'm also new to the app so please forgive me if I mess up with anything.
My first question is, what classifies a person as a favorite person and how do I figure out?
My second question is, is there anyway to figure out my actual personality since I've " taken " so many traits from other people?
@Obliviontyrant Hi Eros!
As far as I can tell, most experts seem to agree that BPD is not something you can figure out for yourself. Diagnosis of BPD is complicated, even for a psychiatrist, and a lot of the information about BPD on the Internet is out of date. If you are concerned that you might have BPD, then it might be useful to talk to your doctor about getting a referral to a psychiatrist who can confirm it for you and discuss ways you can learn to cope with this very serious illness.
What classifies a person as a favorite person and how do I figure out? I don't think I have ever seen any classification of that kind, so it seems to me that you are free to invent your own. But maybe I'm missing something here?
Is there any way to figure out my actual personality? As far as I know, everyone's personality is strongly influenced by traits from other people. You can find many personality tests online, but I've read that they are mostly unreliable. Many psychologists currently seem to like what they call the "big five" personality test. If you search the Internet you can find websites where you can take the test, but if you are serious about wanting to know your personality you'll have to pay a small amount for the analysis. One of the serious professional websites that provide this service is here: Understand Myself
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Charlie
@Obliviontyrant
1. I think that my Favourite person would be that I want to expend more of my time with. But I never thought it that way.
2. There are many tests out there. Right now, I am going to try the one mentioned by @rarelycharlie.
@Obliviontyrant
Hi Eros, first of all welcome here. I am glad you have joined our community.
I find your questions very interesting. I would suggest you to watch a video of BPD and favourite person that I personally find very useful on the matter. I would love to hear what you think, but there is no pressure whatsoever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLKTVvBjnsk
As for personality tests, I like the 16types personality test, that is based on Carl Jung
