Personality Disorders: Crash Course Psychology #34

[@RumerPriestly]

I'm a BPD sufferer, and I really appreciate the delicate and respectful way this was covered. It's so troubling to see how terribly those with BPD are often represented amongst those who don't suffer from it. Thanks, Hank c:

[@JosephSalmans]

This guy is really chill if you play the video at .75 speed

[@HellonWheels777]

He almost sounds normal

[@sowminishybin5589]

Exactly

[@cloudesuu]

Exam is in 3 hours I'm watching at 2x speed 🤣🤣

[@Mousicaddict]

That's great!! So helpful - especially for ADHD.

[@marieholmes3926]

As I watch every video on 1.75 speed

[@sKullkittehs]

Not everyone with personality disorders are inherently bad people. They can choose to not hurt others just like everyone else can. The lack of empathy means you cant understand other people and you cant put yourself in their shoes. It doesnt mean you don't care if those around you die. You can have zero empathy and still have a ton of compassion or sympathy.

[@victoryvictorious633]

TeaCup About at least one of these personality disorders and compassion and care. Actions is what makes good behavior vs bad, but I think the reasons for caring that others die are less of compassion and more a calculation, what functions, benefits and patterns they loose in their life by it, their beliefs about their surroundings and just plain not wanting to deal with the effect that has around them and that they have to act so much. It’s not compassion. They’ll still hurt people if they want to, because they don’t care about what other people says is right or not, and their own want erases any kinds of secondary theoretical/ideological thoughts on what is the most effective and productive form of society and how it works or should work and what kind of surroundings and reactions they want. A lot of the time they just don’t want to hurt others, because nothing has irritated them and other people doesn’t matter besides when they make them feel angry or something they don’t want to feel. And they can still calculate pros and cons and weigh them against what they want long term. When they react, it’s a reaction, in the end it doesn’t matter and they would have killed them themselves if they could be bothered to. They can cry and act to the expectation of a reaction, but it’s still not really anything other than sometimes entertaining to react and feel some entertaining emotions. Other people don’t matter besides their functions in their lives and the level of familiarity and transparency, as acting all the time and a life without patterns can get stressful, frustrating and annoying quickly. Seriously, it’s an act if they react with anything other than curiosity or annoyance or ignoring the situation. If they behave well with other people it’s because it’s a learned response and a calculated behavior to get the reactions they want for their reputation for future opportunities. Not because they have compassion. Don’t mistake the two. You can mean something to them, but they will not care if you get hurt or traumatized as long as they don’t lose anything on it if you get back. And if your trauma and hurt disrupts something or you annoy them you will quickly loose value to them.

[@heathernikki5734]

Victory Victorious Your opinion sucks, the OP was correct. I have zero-negative empathy but I don't want to hurt anyone and feel tremendous guilt when I do. The person you're describing is a psychopath, not a borderline.

[@victoryvictorious633]

He didn't even mention borderline. Why do you think he's speaking of borderline? Or that I am?

[@Maya-cp7fl]

@@victoryvictorious633 it's about NPD, isn't it. I know someone like that but they won't admit to it.

[@KrisRN23935]

That would make sense. Asperger's syndrome, as an example is also characterized by a lack empathy or understanding of others. Yet those I've met diagnosed as such try really hard to consider others. Edit: And yes, I understand that is not a personality disorder like the other conditions being discussed, but it was the only other example of a condition featuring a lack of empathy that isn't classical portrayed as characteristic of diabolical criminals. Which is the perception we were trying to debate, right?

[@no_namegkjhfkashfkdshflkjdashf]

I have ASPD, and other than accidentally hurting my husband's feelings sometimes, I'm improving a hell of a lot. My dad had ASPD too, and I had a hell of a time juggling traumatic incidence over traumatic incidence as a child. I was an.......evil child. I was almost incarcerated and was horribly abusive to anyone I deemed unworthy of my presence. When I was around 15 or so, I was diagnosed AGAIN with ASPD and PTSD. Unlike most, I realized I had a problem when I was thinking about killing animals. I looked online and found a religion I stuck to like glue. With meditation and this religion on my side, I got A LOT better. My PTSD is a raging mess right now because I haven't resolved my trauma yet, but I am not the little monster I once was. Because of this, I "learned" most of the usual emotions (some I already naturally had like love, which is rare) so now I have a switch I can use when something serious is going on. I can "turn off" panic and anxiety during a social situation and get things done. I find it really useful. I also learned how to sympathize and look for body language that indicates people's feelings, this is entirely because I have a patient and loving husband. I have no idea why I think I should be commenting this, but I hope this helps show that people with ASPD are treatable if they are willing to be treated.

[@ninanantakesanap]

Personality disorders are so stigmatised even by mental health professionals... Once they think you have something like BPD or AvPD they just say you're a hopeless case and refuse to help you or they suddenly treat you like you're less than them.

[@Tokuijin]

Some of the stigma, unfortunately, isn't without reason as PDs tend to be very hard to treat, let alone, diagnose, and, to add to this, since a good many of them are, as the video says, ego dystonic, in which case, they may not get treatment of their own accord (at least, initially)

[@succu666us]

It's because you can't treat personality disorders with medication and psychiatrists are just glorified drug dealera

[@egs644]

As a person with bpd, I highly agree!! Almost every professional starts to talk to me about anxiety disorders instead because it’s more common and it’s easier to put me in that box.

[@boyinblue.]

I get a lot of “that’s so creative” or the classic “you should make a book” it kinda hurts that I’m brushed away like that.

[@alyssa9493]

no they don’t lol. talk to a specialist. BPD is often a symptom of BD. they’ll help you. whoever you’re talking to, stop talking to them lol

[@ben3480]

I had a friend with antisocial personality disorder. One of the best people I've ever met. They had a great moral compass. We eventually stopped talking because they just decided they didn't want to talk to me anymore. They knew they had apd and earned me that might happen so we ended on good terms. What I'm trying to say is don't just someone or assume they are going to be violent just because they have apd

[@DrDre-nj9cq]

Ben True. Actually many people with AsPD aren’t violent at all and extremely logical. I had contact with someone with sociopathic tendencies and had great intellectual conversations about psychology, her addiction and I helped her to understand herself better.

[@maple6894]

They figured they couldn't use you for anything and didn't need you probably

[@gracefreeman4785]

@@maple6894 clinically, you may be right. It could also be possible that they were misdiagnosed. There is a difference between antisocial tendencies and an actual diagnosis. Also, sociopaths don't necessarily have to be violent. However, psychopaths have violent tendencies because their disorder rests heavily on genetics and epigenetics, whereas sociopaths tend to be victims of their environment.

[@faflamingo2193]

"Had" past tense. You don't have to be violate to be a liar and cheater.

[@faflamingo2193]

@Melon Sauce yes I do know and that is my point, this person "had" shown them a version of what they wanted to see and hear. Hence past tense. They "had" a great moral compass around you doesn't mean they 'had" it around others, it makes sense when you start thinking about it in this context. Someone with ASPD has toxic traits, just because they aren't violent doesn't they can't be harmful. Literally deceit is in their middle name. Its known fact they're charming to lure prey and to keep up the facade of them being good in public.

[@surrealboy1390]

A reminder for the self proclaimed “psychopaths”: Just because you watch liveleak videos doesn’t mean you’re a psychopath

[@janchovanec8624]

:( You ruin my dreams bruh, shame on you! I love me some carnage.

[@rambles2727]

Original comment

[@cat_loaf943]

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[@vutekoaalu4188]

Alright, i am sorry.

[@mirceadraculov6515]

ASPD has nothing to do with being violent. Our brains just don't work like yours. We either aren't capable of empathising with you or have the ability to completely shut off our empathy. Also, psychopaths are people who can't understand and empathise with their own emotions while sociopaths can understand their own emotions, but have trouble understanding the emotions of others.

[@michaelalunz9261]

He doesn't mention DBT therapy and how Marsha Linehan has changed the way BPD can be treated and managed. That is so important when discussing BPD

[@somethingsedona6923]

I'm taking a psychology class rn and my teacher (who is a psychologist/Dr.) Says they don't use the terms psychopath or sociopath anymore. They use the term "antisocial" when diagnosing someone.

[@andreah9587]

Psychology student here! I know that that’s the technically correct term, but I think the term “antisocial” carries more stigma than the terms “psychopath” or “sociopath” do, and I really dislike it. Saying “antisocial” just makes it sound like you’re introverted or don’t like to interact with people, thus minimizing the weight the term for a serious personality disorder has. I get that “psychopath/sociopath” tends to make people think of twisted serial killers or something, but even that is more accurate than the term “antisocial.” They should have used a different term when renaming this disorder. Honestly, the entire system of the way we name and classify disorders in psychology is so broken and stupid. I’m still salty that they god rid of Asperger’s Syndrome and merged it into Autism Spectrum Disorder in the DSM-V, but that’s a story for another time.

[@HairJordan]

This dude doesn't ever breathe

[@soapibubblesthestrange9972]

Hair Jordan wait, you do?

[@amberdavison4572]

Wasn't expecting to see you here +hair jordan

[@thatflowerguy-1822]

Hair Jordan wow i wasn't expecting you to be here

[@firstnamelastname4705]

Hey there I like your hair who does your hair I wana go there

[@apolloK9-y7b]

Hair Jordan he breathes when he edits the jump cuts ;)

[@rowanaird8342]

I read "Personality Dinosaurs" and was like oohh tell me more

[@danielsavino4924]

weak

[@alvaromunozcanales7339]

great

[@OwenOrsini]

Oh the joys of dyslexia.

[@wrightdella1831]

I knew this dinosaur once. he did have BPD. very hard for me to talk about.

[@beautyqueen6217]

I read the "personality dinosaurs" from this comment as "personality disorders" wtff.

[@soulserpent1566]

Just a heads-up to everyone who watches psych videos like this and feels like they are suffering from a disorder: all people will have some degree of many of the behaviors, feelings, and/or thoughts that are symptoms of the disorder(s); however, there is a difference between extreme and normal ranges, and chances are you don't have the disorder. It's known as psych student syndrome when you learn about a disorder and feel that you have the disorder. Not to say that people don't have the disorders, just make sure you are properly diagnosed before you self-diagnose

[@PieALaMode]

The problem with self diagnosing is people see these disorders and see that a few traits fit them, not realizing that it's the extremely harmful frequent occurrences that makes these clusters of symptoms a disorder. Everyone can be a little isolated sometimes but it doesn't make you anti-social. Everyone makes a bad choice to drink too much a few times in their lives but it doesn't mean you have BPD per say. When people start labeling themselves they start to mimic these behaviors without cause and excuse themselves for it. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy.

[@braxtonquintanillasummerho7419]

Pie A La Mode 👏👏👏

[@magdad9913]

well said

[@inprogress5210]

I go outSide at least twice a week

[@twitchycorpse4378]

Thank god somebody else gets it

[@avshields6235]

This. They also don’t understand that these behaviors are lifelong and don’t just turn off. My personal behaviors made my life completely unmanageable and put me in tons of dangerous and unpleasant situations but I continued them until I was clinically diagnosed and even then, still did them until I finally decided to do some therapy and learn the best way to protect myself from me. Now I have to weigh every single action and word I say because I understand my first reaction will probably have severe negative consequences, not even necessarily for me, but everyone around me. And then decide that even if it’s not what I want, it’s better to do the thing that won’t hurt someone.

[@annacbrown1986]

I was diagnosed with BPD several times by different psychiatrists between the age of 18-25. However, when I left my environment, moved somewhere completely else and switched my job I became completely normal. I live a happy life now. I think that our environment can make us insane ;)

[@FullBoarDaniel]

+Anna Brown well that gives me hope

[@slayerx36]

Wow. Must be amazing to have such young psychiatrists.

[@eveboyle6793]

+Sam Hill she was 18-25 I think

[@annacbrown1986]

+Sam Hill I must have phrased that oddly. I was saying that I was between the age of 18-25, not the psychiatrist.

[@joeschmo5699]

+Anna Brown Yeah, bipolar, specifically BPD 2 is way over-diagnosed. In fact, it is even questionable whether it exists or not. But it's a gravy train for the pharmaceutical industry. Typically 4 or 5 different medications are prescribed - anxiolytic. anti-psychotic, mood "stabilizer," anti-depressant, and often some sort of "upper" to counteract the effects of the other drugs and subsequent loss of libido. There has been a 100-fold increase in the diagnosis of BPD over the last 50 years. To my mind, most of western medicine, for both mental illness and chronic disease, is massive institutionalized fraud created by industry and endorsed by the government and enabled, empowered and further institutionalized by lawyers. It's one big racket. The black market doesn't have a shadow compared to this trillions of dollars a year industry. J. D. Rockefeller really knew what he was doing.

[@saaamherrera]

the problem isn't borderline... the problem is living in a environment where you can't get help, too expensive psychiatrist and without quality medication...

[@ekaterinastaneva9922]

therefore the problem is borderline as otherwise you wouldn't need medications at all. But I hear you on prices, for lower and middle class a counselors is a luxury

[@louielou7005]

Samiy Herrera Lezama Comment of the year.☝️👍

[@Emily-jx9ru]

And everyone thinking you'll hurt them inevitably. And therapists being pessimistic about you're treatment

[@nightraven5710]

Or psychiatrists who just don't care.

[@malcolmaustin1275]

typical BPD platitude. "The problem isn't me, it's everyone else!" Thank you for reinforcing what we all already knew.

[@fleurvanwingerden1982]

To everyone here right now saying 'I think I have this" please get a proper diagnosis and help if you can! I have a light form of BPD and therapy helped me sososo much. I can honestly say I'm genuinely happy and very self-aware now.

[@airhead1430]

Fleur van Wingerden I am your friend. Now I abandoned you. 😈😈😈

[@airhead1430]

Ebi Manami it wasn’t meant to be

[@allenbreaux2283]

Omg

[@omar77467]

bro stfu. we here cuz we know we can’t afford that.

[@Gothamlk]

After many awkward years of depression, isolation, aggressivity, delusion of grandeur, and destructive behavior, I've come to accept that I have an antisocial personality disorder, and I'm glad to see the public opinion shift toward stopping to immediately link "assholes and murderers" with "sociopaths". It's still pretty tough sometimes to shut down a subconscious, pernicious tendency to narcissistic thoughts, and I still try to avoid the dread and utter boredom of social gatherings like the plague, but long gone are the times when I thought altruism was a burden of brain chemistry I was special enough to have gotten rid off. So people with actual empathy, go grab your nearest socially awkward family member and be kind to them, because the undying desire for kindling and human love and care might not be felt in the same way by all, but it sure helps to make all lives better.

[@AuntBeeDoesLife]

I have borderline personality disorder and I finally understand it better than any therapist has tried to explain it to me. Thank you for this. (I have dysthymia, ADHD, and generalized anxiety disorder, also in the mix, as well as fibromyalgia, L5S1 fusion surgery, and my spasms I have are horrific at times. I am a mess).

[@crashcourse]

What exactly are Personality Disorders? How can they be diagnosed? Can we prevent some of them? In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, ***** gives us the down low on things like Ego-Dystonic and Ego-Syntonic Disorders, Borderline and Antisocial Personality Disorders, and Potential Biological, Psychological, and Social Roots of these disorders.

[@eduardohermosa2694]

Awesome Video!

[@gabrielalexanderpalma6083]

Do one on hoarding or hdhd and add

[@essondonovan6432]

As someone living with Borderline Personality Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity,specifically the Combined form, once called A.D.D. I would love to see you explore these disorders, especially due to the misunderstanding of the two forms. Though I have a feeling you will cover the latter, I only hope you as well bring more attention to the former as it deserves. Down the road as well, it would be interesting to see you look at multiple diagnosis and the relationship between two disorders. As B.P.D. is two parts a response to trauma and self taught conditioning, I have hypothesized that early trauma alone wasn't the cause but as well was compounded by the emotional upheavals that A.D.H.D. is known to cause both as a young child and in formative years. Stay rad! On another note, you and your brother inspire my great passions for History and Psychology incredibly. Also my highest regards to your researchers, writers and producers, you're all doing a great job as well! Thanks for crash course!

[@gabrielalexanderpalma6083]

Esson Donovan they both inspire me too and they are mainly why I love psychology and history

[@tomcolarusso1284]

Thanks for the video. I thought someone I knew had BPD, and you helped me confirm it. Thanks

[@katelyns694]

Bpd sufferer here. It's horrible; the worst part for me is the dramatic and sudden changes in mood (which lead me to be hospitalized). I'm in DBT now, getting the help I need and learning to cope

[@tofutofutofu444]

5:06 onwards honestly made me cry a little bit. ive heard and understood this before, but just the way you put it honestly turned on a lightbulb and made so much more sense than it ever has and it’s now so much clearer - and easier to process - why i am the way i am

[@PhilipZeplinDK]

Dated a girl with BPD once, absolutely crazy experience (mostly because she refused to accept that she had any disorder, and as such, refused any sort of treatment for it). Talk about "walking on eggshells". Geez. I wish her the best though.

[@valhar2000]

I wish her to stay away from vulnerable men. With the family courts as accomplices, a single woman with BPD can do untold amounts of damage.

[@Twosocks42]

***** A bit assuming here. Maybe the girl he dated had been through treatment and formerly diagnosed, but still refused to accept her diagnosis, or even if she "accepted" she had one, refused to stick with treatment and therapy (a case I dealt with personally, years ago). As for "overwhelming and inconsistent", the diagnosis is very real and when tested for by a professional, it should not be given willy-nilly or inconsistently--yes, some people are assholes and nothing more. However, the disorder is very real and very challenging to work with!

[@PhilipZeplinDK]

***** oh don't be silly now, you've obviously never met her, and have no idea how I know she had BPD. She was a textbook example.

[@bathedinridicule]

Philip Zeplin I feel ya, man. Walking on eggshells was my daily existence, yet we still ended up fighting constantly because it was impossible to predict what would set him off.

[@cleodello]

Lorenzo Benito Only 4% of men actually go to trial to obtain custody. I'm sorry, but the courts aren't the issue, gender roles are. Women statistically spend more time taking care of children, so of course they'll be more likely to end up being the primary caregivers.

[@gothboithick]

the thing is it has to actually interfere with your ability to function in order for it to be a disorder and not just your personality. that's what a lot of self diagnosed bpd and aspd people miss.

[@user-fr2jv9ou3p]

Same with bipolar disorder😒

[@gothboithick]

Leah Byers well, with bipolar disorder, you might be able to have a job and good social life etc for months or years, and then suddenly everything flips. so i wouldn't say you always have to be unable to function to have bipolar disorder. especially since you can have hypomanic episodes and mild depressive episodes, or cyclothymia. in that case, you'd likely be able to go to school or hold down a job, it'd just be very difficult and people might percieve you as lazy or apathetic. but yeah, it does have to be more severe than just sometimes being sad and sometimes being a bit hyper or irritable.

[@Rabbitthat]

+lithium right, you can be high-functioning and look on the surface like everything is fine. But if you regularly alienate people you love because of mood swings and this causes you pain, if you feel suicidal but still manage to get through the working day.. just because it looks on the surface like your ability to function hasn't been interfered with doesn't mean everything is fine. That's part of why it's really hard to get an idea of what any of these things are through an introductory course. I'd really love if they did more psychology series. Every single one of these episodes is a topic that you couldn't explain in 40 episodes! That being said, the level of human pain and suffering that is completely normal and doesn't count as a disorder and requires help but not diagnosis is absolutely huge.

[@wesnorthcutt639]

+lithium ....unique way of putting it...

[@mothra__13]

lithium exaaaactly

[@mswesbaker]

i have bpd, and nobody really understood until i showed them this video, and everyone was like "i get it now" thank you for helping me

[@caitrionabobb]

In this video I learned more in 11 minutes than I did in 11 years of school...

[@AlexTheCrayChick]

Cat than*

[@flort443]

+alex time low they learned more in one comment than 11 years of school

[@wesnorthcutt639]

wow...thats close to being one of the most pathetic things I''ve ever heard

[@user-dt8hn9oh2y]

know the feeling

[@bingle2484]

im 14 and this is deep

[@rawkrXbabee]

Woooohhhh studying for my abnormal psychology class with this thank god for this channel

[@adelewynter6299]

me tooo

[@zaxmom2006]

That was my favorite class in college. Good luck with your class!

[@rawkrXbabee]

Emily Parker Yes, It was so interesting! Thank you it went well :D

[@wesnorthcutt639]

+Sammy ...you could get your Ph.d in here...btw ole sigmund, who started this nonsense believes cocaine will cure/treat you...hell who am I...TRY IT!

[@ultimatum3434]

My professor assigns these instead of readings from the textbook

[@katarinat326]

As someone who studied psychology in college there was one thing in this video that made me kinda mad, the use of the words psychopath and sociopath. My professor had taught us that those words aren't medical terms and aren't ever used in the diagnosis in paitents and those words lead to stigma of metal illnesses

[@pipjmvn6358]

yes!!!!! AND THIS DUDE CALLS HIMSELF AN EDUCATOR

[@yYSilverFoxYy]

As someone who studies psychology, I say this field of science is constantly developing. Psychopathy - by most recent studies - is considered distinct from ASPD. The particular difference in brain activity is present from a very young age but it does not necessarily hinder anybody (not to a clinical extent anyway), so it can't be considered a personality disorder. Of course there's huge overlap but still, not the same thing. For this reason, calling ASPD people "sociopaths" would be reasonable... I think. ^_^' And the stigma stuff? ...No, the words are not the problem. Whenever the medical terms are changed to avoid stigma, the new term starts getting used as a slur. Maybe we should just try to normalize mental health care in general?

[@erin5763]

I have BPD and my psychiatrist explained it to me as being in the "borderline" between psychopathic and neurotic. Didn't seem like she was stigmatising me, seemed like she was just trying to help me understand my illness in terms I could understand.

[@louielou7005]

Kat t You want me to take care of him?

[@DrDre-nj9cq]

+Kat t Actually that’s not really true! A lot of psychologists use AsPD false, they say someone with AsPD is automatically a sociopath, what’s wrong. AsPD is a conduct-disorder for adults, but Sociopaths are produced psychopaths and become often sociopathic cause of trauma. They can become charming, manipulative and showing a shallow affect. The difference between a psychopath and sociopath, isn’t in the behavior. It’s the brain wiring that show, if someone is a psychopath or a sociopath. That means a psychologist can’t know if the client is a sociopath or psychopath without a brain scan. When a psychopath is low functioning, he could be diagnosed as sociopathic and when the sociopath is high functioning he would be diagnosed psychopathic. I hope that helped.

[@onceuponadivinity4689]

It's starts with self diagnosis... But please don't stop there. Go to a psychiatrist/ psychologist to confirm and start on some sort of classic or alternative therapies.

[@RealPillowBfdi]

I did not suspect any part of my diagnosis, I actually ordered a different one lol but got really surprised ;) and it was also a surprisingly accurate one. So I agree, if you see something is wrong - don't spend time in internet, just go to see the doctor.

[@RealPillowBfdi]

Being crazy hahaha

[@SaraOLN]

Yeah, I know. I try to go to a psychiatrist, but I'm not getting a clearer diagnosis. Something is probably more wrong with me than is being explained. That is why I self-diagnose myself, but I agree.

[@DoctorDeadsmile]

@@SaraOLN I'm diagnosed with symptoms of borderline personality disorder and I have and still feel just like you but I had to learn self diagnosis is bias and harmful and these feelings are probably just human nature amplified by mental illness

[@mark2073]

I saw a psychiatrist over a long while when I was young to sort out my depression and anxiety and other problems brought on by an emotionally, verbally and somewhat physically abusive, over-controlling father (my mom was nice but the enabler for him). In the end my psychiatrist ended up hurting me really bad when she turned on me when I desperately needed some help. She stabbed me and abandoned me. I still can't believe what she did to me. And I'm not making this up. Her reviews all say the same thing as what I experienced, from other patients who have seen her; that she was cold, heartless, put on a phoney facade that she actually cared, and attacked them. Be careful with psychiatrists too.

[@Kevin-vr9np]

I really dislike misconceptions about personality disorders, about 60% of the people I know claim to have ocd, and they'll give examples like, "I put my coloured pencils in an order of colour", and "I get annoyed when some opens a chip packet unside down". That does not mean you have ocd, being organised does not equal ocd.

[@walkernelson6464]

I dated someone with BPD who saw depression as a vibe and unhealthiness as social superiority. I hope he got help, last time I heard he was refusing it. He spun his indecisiveness on if we were still together into me emotionally abusing him. I’m autistic, and I couldn’t read him. Hell, a allistic person probably couldn’t. I haven’t seen him in a year. I hope he’s doing better.

[@madelinemcnamara3733]

that Sims cheat code reference at the beginning tho😂👌

[@digitalscott7732]

Where?

[@LiikeAralleyrace]

where???

[@jojoleigh5225]

10 seconds into the video

[@lamarmcneil5655]

Oh wow. I cant believe I missed that xD

[@sofianavarro2072]

Can't believe I missed that lol

[@MissHeathen]

Not everyone who has personality disorders are bad people. Some are famous and privileged. Some are poor and different. But all are just as human as the neurotypical able-bodied individuals that are represented as the true mental state and bodily image in which we all must strive to be, resulting in mental illness if not achieved. There is no social congruency. Instead this society and culture teaches us to be ashamed of what makes us ourselves and attacks those who are different from social standards, social paradigms, and scientific dogmas. People with mental illnesses and personality disorders are among the most unique human beings and mainstream science hardly understands them at all.

[@asyaa1564]

+Jack Heathen Yes!!!

[@rjlundholm89]

+Jack Heathen being a high functioning autistic person I can relate more easily to someone who hase a metal illness than someone who may not. education is the key to getting people to understand mental illness. not shaming those who have those disorders.

[@wesnorthcutt639]

+Jack Heathen ...some, I agree, you wouldn't even know it b/c some of us have the fukin guts to keep it to ourselves and try to be as good to ppl as we can, others wear it as a badge of honor,"look at me...I'm sick, I can't be held responsible for what I did to anyone, I don't feel great today, everyone knows it and everyone knows why...just STFU for cryin out loud take responsibility...maybe for the 1st time. THERE IS A DIFF> BETWEEN MENTAL ILLNESS AND MOOD SWINGS, ya miht not believe it but that just human.

[@wesnorthcutt639]

a mental illness...a fukin mood hurricane is not a mental illness, now even ppl with shitty personalities have a damn excuse

[@wesnorthcutt639]

***** yeah, and it seems everyday there's another one.

[@hannahg3459]

Gotta say, it’s insane how many derogatory comments are being made about APSD sufferers in these comments. ASPD doesn’t mean you’re about to go on a murdering spree or that you’re achieving Disney-villain levels of evil scheming. And someone disagreeing with you in the youtube comments section doesn’t make them a sociopath. They’re just people. People with a “scary” mental condition yes, but people nonetheless.

[@MsSonali1980]

Yes, there is a difference between having a specific trait and living that trait fully out. ASPDs are stigmatized because everyone had at least one encounter with such a person that caused us to suffer. So, if you can shift the blame on the ASPD person it gives you a better feeling and a common experience with others (no victim blaming intended here I try to be factual as possible). And I think it's correct you don't need hurting people in your life. Society and media support this picture, for example: Killer's are diagnosed with narcissism and ASPD. But the killers are only a subset of individuals of a bigger population and what are the other common denominators? It's a problem of society but society won't change, so the main responsibility gets pushed (again) to the one with the disorder.

[@gracefreeman4785]

I agree that each person, whatever their diagnosis or struggles, should be treated as people. I can understand, however, that it is difficult to empathize with psychopaths or sociopaths because us human beings with functional amygdalas and frontal lobes experience a real impossibility to put ourselves in the mindset of someone who commits heinous crimes (speaking in regards to the 98% of ASPD individuals being convicted criminals). However, this does not give us an excuse to belittle people. Expecting someone with ASPD to function "normally" is like expecting an English major to be able to solve an impossible math problem that the greatest mathematicians have not been able to solve: it does not make the English major less of a person. However, with proper therapy and conditioning, and with reorienting the English major to a mathematical track early on in life, finding the solution to that math problem becomes a little bit more possible. This is emphasized by his claim that maybe the best way to 'cure' ASPD is by preventing in and catching it early.

[@CeraisianAlchemist]

Being a woman with Asperger's, I can't tell you how many times I've been told by doctors that I have Borderline Personality Disorder as an adult despite being diagnosed as being on the Autistic Spectrum since age 3. In fact, this is actually FAIRLY COMMON for women to be MISDIAGNOSED with BPD when they actually have Asperger's/Autistic Spectrum Disorders.

[@jayjaybearington8376]

most killers are psychopaths and sociopaths but most psychopaths and sociopaths are not killers

[@DrDre-nj9cq]

JayJay Bearington Only severe cases of paths are murderers.

[@itsrainingmelons6202]

Mindblown

[@cygnuscraft9544]

Shouldn't this be narrowed down more to serial killers and not killers in general?

[@itsrainingmelons6202]

@@cygnuscraft9544 you'd think so right? But no, for the most part these are just people who can't feel any remorse for others; there's a 1-30? Scale of antisocial behavior. Many sex offenders and serial killers score higher in this than their antisocial counterparts

[@fatimahbaig4018]

Love that

[@f1ftyfiftycl0wn]

My best friend was recently diagnosed with Histrionic Personality Disorder and he said it explained everything about him, and he's glad he finally knows what's going on. Also, my dad has Borderline Personality Disorder. He was diagnosed nearly a decade ago, but I only found out about it about two months ago, which made a lot of things about him make sense.

[@iamsongforsomeone994]

Are some people just not watching the entire video? He literally says multiple times, people with the disorders won't necessarily become serial killers. He also used Psychopathy and Sociopathy as loose terms and mostly uses Anti-Social Personality Disorder to describe it. And people say I don't pay attention.

[@LovelyQyla]

This hits very close home: my sister is somewhere between a borderline and a sociopath, leaning on the latter I fear. In the family we always registered that, but my parents always refused to treat her because "Treatment would ruin her for life". But this things only get worse with time, and believe me, finding my mother beaten after one of my sister's "moments" while I was not there to protect her was one of the worst things I ever experienced, maybe only surpassed by my mother continuing to refuse to treat her afterwards, denying that she has a serious problems, repeating like a mantra that she is just "peculiar" and "difficult" and that she caused the beating because she wasn't quick enough to satisfy one of her many needs. I'm writing this because if you are in this situation you have to have the courage of treating your child, helping him/her to feel better, because they will just get worse, and one day, when they WILL do something really bad ('cause trust me, they will) they're gonna end up in a prison anyway, and maybe it will be because they killed you. Help them, get professional help for them, SAVE them.

[@maisiebayliss6816]

This could’ve been done way more sensitively. PDs are stigmatised enough as it is. Raising awareness is important but scaremongering in the process isn’t okay

[@JulianneHannes]

There's studying personality disorders and there's living with someone with a personality disorder, to truly know personality disorders you have to be around someone who has it because reading about it is not enough to have a good understanding. Personality disorders look different on paper than how they act in real life, because the thing with personality disorders is they can be the most high functioning mental illness whose disorder can easily be hidden by their successes or worse their personality disorder get rewarded as a positive attribute in business.

[@debbierodas9794]

Very true, I saw multiple different therapist and phyciatrist for 5 years before a personality disorder was ever suggested. It just makes sense cuz you fit your life and personality around it at a very young age so sometimes it's hard to see the signs.

[@empress_alex]

I personally know this as I'm psycopath who was officially diagnosed by a phycologist and just because I'm a psycopath doesn't mean I'm a mass murderer or anything! It just means I have different emotional responses to you and percieve things differently

[@emmettdonkeydoodle6230]

Julianne Hannes Yes, areas of functioning vary greatly with those suffering from a personality disorder.

[@gracefreeman4785]

This is the reason that I am studying personality disorders: I have been exposed to Narcissistic Personality Disorder by someone extremely close to me. I want to take my experience and apply it to my studies to better further the field's understanding of personality disorders and the different clusters. Especially with the second cluster, cluster B, deception and self-preservation seem to be a key player in the motives for behavior.

[@Crossark1]

As a psychopath, I found that the way you portrayed us was pretty fair. I don't like the association with serial killers very much, because not all sadists are necessarily sociopathic, but I can deal with it. One of the better thought out episodes yet. Good on you, SciShow!

[@Crossark1]

***** I'm telling you that they aren't the same thing. There's a difference between an antisoc, someone who, because of issues in their neurological connections, refuses to conform to societal norms in destructive and harmful ways and a psychopath, someone who is manipulative and cunning, often in destructive and harmful ways, but has some tolerance for societal norms. For instance, an antisoc might shoot up on heroin and then slaughter five babies because he hates mondays, but a psychopath would shoot up on heroin and slaughter five babies as a means of manipulating their target. There is a certain detachment from the world of everyday social life that an antisoc possesses and a psychopath does not. It's the difference between being inhuman and being dead inside.

[@Crossark1]

***** P.S.: Paraphrasing Wikipedia does not make you an expert on a subject. If we're gonna play that way, here's the excerpt where the father of psychopathy as a condition finds the DSM's roping-in of the disorder with antisocial personality disorder to be flawed: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy#DSM_and_ICD

[@Crossark1]

***** It's not outdated if diagnoses are still being made, and it's not incorrect if it's still being used to make the diagnoses in the first place. I'm merely stating the fact that there is a difference between a psychopath and an antisocial person, and clearly identifying the difference. Since I have yet to hear a rebuttal to that point, it continues to stand.

[@Crossark1]

***** If you're still using the DSM-IV, you're the one with the outdated information. The Fifth Edition has been out for years.

[@Crossark1]

***** Not all psychiatrists are so quick to dismiss something simply because it isn't in the DSM. After all, the Psychopathy Checklist - Revised operates in the same way as the DSM; it consists of criteria, a certain amount of which must be met in order to make a diagnosis, and a standard for diagnosis (you grade each point as a 0, 1, or 2, and, with twenty questions, if they score above a thirty, they are considered psychopathic). They operate in the same way, and they both got their start from a group of people sitting down and listing criteria, so why should one have more authority over the other unless it's specialized to the diagnosis at hand?

[@lunnah6855]

Exploiting other people for personal gain and lack of emapthy is extremely common even among people without a personality disorder. 🤢

[@flowerfairies4685]

highkey wish you didn't have to put all the serial killer murdery imagery in this video. people with these disorders are not all violent and many seek treatment and can control themselves.

[@gracefreeman4785]

He was speaking of specifically ASPD. A key and non-negotiable feature of ASPD is antisocial behavior (and that does not mean hiding in your room because people irritate you or give you anxiety) consisting of significant abnormalities and violent actions. Their brains are physically different from the brain of a control group. They either have an imbalance of neurotransmitters or they have structural differences in the prefrontal cortex and the limbic system. In actuality, about 98% of those diagnosed with ASPD are in the criminal justice system, while the other 2% are high-end business executives or mob leaders. Many of them are serial killers (I.e.: Jeffery Dahmer), rapists, drug lords, etc. This, again, is specifically applicable to Antisocial Personality Disorder.

[@gamicality_com]

@@gracefreeman4785 What a completely ridiculous notion. Don't throw around with numbers without reliable sources to back them up. While an integrated life in society is hard for a person suffering from ASPD, your view of it is a straight cartoon villain. Turn off the crime shows and start reading real journals. Treatment can be successful. Bringing up rapists, drug lords, and mob leaders... you're doing more harm than good with such miseducation.

[@gracefreeman4785]

@@gamicality_com I think it's very interesting how you assume that I do not have articles and textbooks and multiple theoretical explanations of ASPD to back these statistics up. I am actively studying cluster B personality disorders for my degree, and I have personal experience with psychosomatic, anxiety, substance, and personality disorders - whether it be myself or my close family members - and I have also written a paper as well as three different presentations on personality disorders. I suggest you watch the medcircle interview with Dr. Ramani Durvasula on youtube as well; read her scientific journals and the many other scientific journals on ASPD.

[@gamicality_com]

@@gracefreeman4785 In that case, I find your use of a statistic such as "98% in the criminal justice system" and the other "2% mob bosses" even more interesting, and frankly, silly. It would imply each and every patient with ASPD being criminal. Do you see criminality as a prerequisite for the ASPD diagnosis? Other than that (which I see as a misguided standpoint), I couldn't explain your numbers.

[@vannarises]

make a video specifically for BPD? please and ty

[@lovelyrosterla1059]

They already have it :)

[@theblueagate]

+Lovely Rosterla where?

[@vannarises]

+Lovely Rosterla right? where at because i havent found one from this channel, just others

[@MichiMavros]

+Vanna Rises I talk about BPD on my channel :)

[@raybeesmustsuck]

+Lovely Rosterla where?

[@lyrichal0202]

as a person diagnosed with pdnos, i'd like to say that this video is probably more accurate than something my personal psych could make, so thank you for making it and stirring up some much needed awareness. im really happy that you went in unbiased and didnt just end it with "theyre all monsters to be avoided!", its a very fresh (and relieving) take on something that hurts so many people

[@nirestrunk4923]

Avoidant personality disorder (AvPD), also known as anxious personality disorder,[1] is aCluster C personality disorder. Those affected who display a pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy and inferiority, extreme sensitivity to negative evaluation, and avoidance of social interaction despite a strong desire to be close to others.[2]Individuals with the disorder tend to describe themselves as uneasy, anxious, lonely, unwanted and isolated from others.[3] The behavior typically begins by early adulthood, and occurs across a variety of situations.[4] (Not all personality disorders are........... mean/scary...)

[@habiceharper6767]

Nire Strunk yea I have this..

[@zain4019]

Stephen Strnge this is so sad :( let me hug you **hugs** How are you doing? Are you in therapy right now? If you ever do read this, please please see a therapist. My therapist was an absolute angel for me. She really helped. Yours can too.

[@axelyabemacphail6467]

I have BPD. it really sucks for me. i can't handle my emotions

[@egs644]

I have the same thing and I used to make these sort of statements all the time. Try to turn it around even if it doesn’t feel like it’s true or isn’t true. I started to say “I can handle this impulse.” Or “I care about myself enough to control my emotions.” I talked to a therapist and figured out which statements were best for me. Sure it doesn’t always help but occasionally!

[@KennyTew2]

Axel MacPhail hi Axel, not sure if you are in therapy, if not maybe try the BPD workbook by Dr Daniel Fox. His KZbin videos are also very good for BPD. I think understanding that you have a problem is a big step, with the right treatment it’s not a life sentence. Good luck with your journey.

[@altheaosborn2648]

I'm sorry that you have to live with this. My mother has BPD and it has ruined her life and the lives of those around her, I know how hard the road you are walking is. Please know that you are way ahead of the game simply by admitting that you have a problem (as cheesy as that sounds). I hope that you are in therapy, I think it would really help. ❤️

[@flochforster6892]

watching this video broke my heart. I’ve been researching a lot and I’m 100% confident I have anti-social personality disorder. I’m figuring this out because I thought about how easy it can be for me to lose friends or not feel empathy towards certain people and I have the compulsion to lie but I do my best to restrain it. I know I have a problem but it’s so hard to talk to someone about it and get help.

[@JustAHevel]

Steven Malcom Hey, Steven. Jesus can set you free. Would you be interested in hearing more?

[@CelesticaDemonix]

That animated Miley Cyrus was awesome LOL! Hank, you're a great teacher - I wish I had teachers like you! You explain clearly, remarkably and of course some humour too.

[@nathaliemartens3937]

I just got diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder and this video makes my condition seem even more scary

[@ethanomcbride]

This branch of psychology is so beautiful because it helps us take judgment out of the conversation about people who behave poorly. The extension of mental health studies seems to have the power to liberate us from the lack of understanding we all, des temps en temps, have for criminals or anti-social “rude” folks in our life. At the peak of this feild we might just get to a place where we look at people who behave badly with compassion and see them all as people needing treatment rather than treating them like unknowable beings with incomprehensible evil in their hearts. We might even take it further and look at the wide array of cognitive and behavioral abnormalities as “conditions” that make up our mental state & personality, which can be addressed in a way that compliments our more eccentric traits instead of eliminating them. Because idk about y’all, but I’m damn tired of being angry all the time. It feels damn liberating, even kinda euphoric to look at even the worst actors in our society and think we can help them get better. My mom puts it best when she talks about helping her 1st grade students act better in class, “Less punishment, more chats, more hugs.”

[@emmettdonkeydoodle6230]

First comment I have to make is that, if you’re trying to give a scientifically honest crash course on personality disorders, don’t start with stating two media-based terms that do not fall under clinical terminology! Sociopathy and psychopathy are colloquialisms for sufferers of antisocial personality disorder, who are all people just like you and me!

[@arsvivendi2636]

...he goes on to say the terms are outdated.

[@emmettdonkeydoodle6230]

Danielle Bonesteel In which case, there was absolutely no point in him using those terms in the first place. It was inappropriate and misleading to the audience.

[@arsvivendi2636]

@@emmettdonkeydoodle6230 i think his point was to express that they are outdated and offensive, and that's why he bothered to mention them.

[@emmettdonkeydoodle6230]

Danielle Bonesteel Sure. Except he could’ve easily done so without stating those words with no direct explanation as to why until well over a minute in the video at which point the conjured ideas of stereotypes and matching stigma has already formed in the audience’s minds. It was completely inappropriate.

[@elibrannon9600]

I have borderline personality disorder. I fucking hate every 13 year old kid on tumblr acting as if they even KNOW the amount of suffering those with bpd go through.

[@wisconsindeathtrip13]

+Markus Killer chill.

[@elibrannon9600]

Jon Doe ok? lmao

[@wisconsindeathtrip13]

See, that was easy.

[@elibrannon9600]

Jon Doe I don't get what point you're trying to make

[@wisconsindeathtrip13]

How old are you Markus? Could you in a objectiv way (or as objectiv as it gets) explain yourself why you could have a personality disorder? Or do you have to trust the judgement of someone tellin' you? Or in other words: There is a very nice quote considering psychology. "if the human mind would be that simple so we could understand it (which is a requirement to be able to categorize behaviors, thoughts etc.), we would be too simple to understand it." But if we, let's say presuppose that we could understand it on a very basic level, that could only happen, if the person being "categorized" and the "categorizers" would be on the same eye level. Just because someone thinks (as patient) he/she is "this and that" it does not have to be this way. Especially in puberty. So, again, my question, how old are you?

[@v4verbatim]

Comment Section of This Video 40%: Adding informative insight about the topic of the video 30%: Relating to certain disorders by talking about personal experiences 20%: Some kind of joke 10%: Jesus, this guy talks so fast!

[@redleader9er9er]

+3% "I'm offended"

[@egs644]

1% explaining the comment section to the comment section

[@eye-leenlove]

Grace Alvarez - you’re definitely special! Wow.

[@PRGME7]

Grace Alvarez so the inverse of a KZbin comment section

[@bullrun2772]

Yay

[@-randomperson-8495]

When he talked about lack of empathy, it worried me, because both when Bambi's mother died, and when mufasa died, I didn't shed a tear, but I cry whenever I drop a piece of food...

[@benjaminsobieski1455]

This man is single handedly gonna save my psych grade

[@issecret1]

That's a really shallow exam

[@Spookdog]

Everyone is saying how much they hate kids on tumblr who self diagnose with BPD but uh, to be fair some of them are unable to see a professional and do a lot of research and think about it a lot before diagnosing themselves, though I'd highly suggest anyone looking to self dx with any mental disorder to wait until they're around 18, especially with BPD, unless the symptoms are *really* bad, because it is very easy to be misdiagnosed at such a young age, especially diagnosing yourself.

[@Ieonaa]

Psychology student here: DO NOT SELF-DIAGNOSE/TREAT under any circumstances. Not even shrinks/doctors self-diagnose or attempt to treat (through therapy or medicine) themselves! We are supposed to be checked out by our supervisors or higher, no matter our expertise. If you have a suspicion go to a psychologist (one that specialises in mental/personality disorders and use up to date diagnosis manuals & other resources). Only look up scientific material (Google Scholar & filter for past 2-5 years max, plus check multiple sources and credibility. Include filtering for phychology and related/specific fields only. But better yet, stay out of it if your aim is only to attempt to self diagnose! You could induce yourself symptoms, mess up your psyche, make it worse (either your paranoia or your actual condition), develop a mental issue and so on. You don't see surgeons cutting themselves open now, do you? It IS the same thing, and mustn't be done no matter how old you are. Save up for 1-6 visits, even if it takes a long time to aquire the funds (also look into psychologists who volunteer, insurance, fresh graduates who know less but are cheaper, psychology teachers etc), bullet point symptoms, beliefs etc and their brief details and let a professional have a look at you. Multiple sessions are needed for proper diagnostic but they may be able to dismiss unfounded beliefs or improper labelling.

[@flyguy8814]

Yes, that is ideal, but not everyone can afford that. So they don’t have other good options. And even for those who can, sometimes self-diagnosis is the first step to knowing you should seek a doctor for a real diagnosis.

[@vlorenzosoleri]

In my country, this woman with borderline personality disorder wrote a book (which became a best seller and even got a movie adaptation) about her life from when she was a little girl until her mid 20's. She described her self destructive tendencies including eating disorders, self injury and multiple suicide attempts with meticulous detail, along with her thoughts during those phases. It's a terrifying condition

[@kiraila19]

can you write the name of the book, please? xD

[@vlorenzosoleri]

Laura Pt "Abzurdah" by Cielo Latini. I think it has been translated to other languages, or else I hope you can read spanish with a good amount of argentinian idioms. Enjoy xD

[@THEjokerIMPOSTOR7]

+SrThompson I have that book, and I found it kind of boring

[@vlorenzosoleri]

THeImpostor -Siete- Good for you. I guess it's not for everyone. It's certainly interesting, if only because it's usually difficult to understand why people with these kind of disorders act in some way.

[@vlorenzosoleri]

Invisible sure thing, if it's good maybe I'll steal it ;)

[@0Lottee0]

I have bpd, am on meds for mood disorders and currently in the dbt program. While I appreciate that you're trying to educate people in this video it's really inappropriate to literally start off with comparing certain PDs with serial killers. Thats a deeply harmful thing to say and contributes to the publics perception of mentally I'll people as violent monsters. Please be more considerate with how you present mentally I'll people.

[@kat8559]

As someone with bpd, I also found this video very biased and demonizing. Makes me really sad as someone who appreciates crash course. Hey, maybe employ actual people with pds instead of speaking about us like we’re evil.

[@goyonman9655]

Get a grip of yourselves

[@kayralynn5226]

Agreed!

[@egs644]

Actually as a person with bpd I found this video to be very accurate. He describes the 3 groups so they aren’t saying that all these personality disorders are the same. Just that they’re all personality disorders. Also that there are learned functions that we use to cope with situations, not that we aim to inflict any harm to others (a common misconception). I loved that they ended it on a hopeful note that people with bpd can absolutely receive treatment and find better ways to function and cope.

[@egs644]

Sorry, I just reread your comment. Were you talking about how he describes bpd specifically or other personality disorders in the video?

[@Meghan_Murray]

Im using this to help study for my pysch final thank god for this channel🙌🏻 Love you Hank

[@bryels6421]

How'd it go? 😂

[@Meghan_Murray]

.__BRYLAY__ Very good I got a A!!!

[@gabrielmorillo4722]

+Meghan Murray FUCK I WANTED YOU TO FAIL

[@asid1818]

+Eddie Glusken wtf?

[@gabrielmorillo4722]

+Katrina Mayler LIKE A HAWK

[@jessl1631]

The crying cartoons make me so sad

[@nrggvrn5576]

The animator really knows how to fuel nightmares

[@OHYS]

Aww

[@invaderbrynn]

I was terrified that this would slam on BPD like most 'professionals' tend to. Thank you for presenting it the way you did and including how helpful therapies can be.

[@phoenixmoyer618]

my dad has bpd and its so painful when ppl self diagnose on tumblr just because they got angry once like shhhhhh no he actually makes my life a living hell and he doesnt even know it because ppl w/ bpd usually dont rlly know or dont accept they have something wrong

[@phoenixmoyer618]

+Gatorade Fanta you- you cant heal mental illnesses unless that person will try, which he wont. but thanks

[@stvltiloqvent]

+Phoenix Moyer ikr. i don't even have bpd myself but i still find it incredibly ignorant and frustrating when i see actual psychological terms trivialised and thrown around... like kids that self-diagnose without knowing the full extent of what constitutes as a disorder pisses me off anyway, i hope you get to live a happier life once you move out and live independently :) and i hope someday you dad gets the treatment he needs.

[@kendit5445]

+Phoenix Moyer My dad also has bpd. The living hell part is so true.

[@carolineheckyeah]

+Phoenix Moyer I know how u feel, my sis has BPD and it's so fucking hard to deal with. She's been getting therapy but I doubt she'll ever truly get past it. I've gotten arguments with self-diagnosing tumblr twats so much over BPD, they just don't get how hard and painful it is. They're lucky they don't know.

[@madelinewhite9501]

+Phoenix Moyer Dude same. My dad has it, it's really hard

[@wowme6674]

Thank you for teaching me, please don't stop making videos. This is my favorite educational channel to watch on KZbin

[@theinternethastakenovermyl7209]

I have BPD and honestly it kind of hurts that everyone is afraid of me. If anything, I’m afraid of other people. It’s a really difficult disorder to live with, and people really just don’t understand it at all... Luckily I have a partner right now that knows about it and knows how to deal with me. However, that’s not always the case. A lot of people, including myself, with this disorder experience abuse from one or more people within their lifetime. I’ve had three. People need to understand that we don’t do this on purpose, but we were conditioned by abusive people to be so afraid of being abandoned that we will do anything we can to keep you with us- even if it ends up pushing you away- without meaning to.

[@Stratos4Kamikaze]

I would like to see an episode about depersonalization, i think it is something interesting that not much people know about.

[@aejlindvall]

I agree, but I would guess it's to specific to get a lot of time, at tops a mention... (Now I can't remember, WAS it mentioned in the episode about trauma?)

[@natpm3552]

As a young student (year 8 UK), I love the fact that I can beat my teachers about psychology. For example, in English we were doing The Telltale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, and Sir asked about why we think the lead character is mad. Then, I told him about how he has antisocial, schizophrenic, OCD and dissociative disorder symptoms. The look on his face. XD. Think I got a house point or two.

[@nonvincent4735]

i wish there were healthy examples in the media of specifically personality disorders bc they 99% of the time get a terrible rep and it leads people who are diagnosed w them or people who know people diagnosed with a pd to think and assume "oh so this is who I am and who I will become"

[@rainbowdash9360]

Thank you for this episode. I was recently diagnosed with BPD after a horrible relationship with a guy I had. I was wondering what was wrong with me. This has helped me understand my disorder and how to help control it.

[@Lyricon24]

Hah.

[@powerthrucontrol]

***** I'm sorry, but I don't understand your comment. Are you saying BPD isn't a disabling disorder?

[@valhar2000]

powerthrucontrol It disables the shit out of the people around the person who has it.

[@rainbowdash9360]

***** Actually, I do go to therapy, and have been for a couple of months. Counseling and therapy can help suppress the symptoms. I used to have anxiety and fear that people would leave me, and would scream and cry and have outbursts among other things. It has helped a lot. Like seriously. Think before you speak. I know you're trying to help, but you don't have to get your point across aggressively.

[@aejlindvall]

Rainbow Dash I'm glad you've seeked theapy! I was diagnosed with BPD 4 years ago, and I didn't really know AT ALL how to deal with bad things happening in a way that was't destructive for me. A doctor recommended me DBT (dialectical behavior therapy), and I tried it, for 2,5 years, 2/week, and I no longer displayed all the symtoms required to still be considered having the diagnosis. With the right therapy you can actually get rid of the worst symtoms, to not have your mood fluctuate 20 times each day to every tiny, little bad thing happening, to exchange the self destruvtive behaviour for more helpful ones. I hope you all the best!

[@sclwa85]

People with Avoidant Personality Disorder definitely do feel there is something wrong with them, in my experience.

[@Liuhuayue]

I think that's a cluster C thing. They can be aware, and are not only aware, but are anxious about it.

[@copycat7657]

I totally agree and I can confirm, roughly 2 and a half years before I got diagnosed with AvPD I already suspected and pretty much knew I had a personality disorder.

[@adrienneczerni6516]

yeah I'm aware af and it hasn't fixed anything booo

[@brittvny27]

I have BPD and everything Hank said was so respectful and accurate. It was really helpful and refreshing to see such a comprehensive explanation. This is why I love SciShow.

[@allisondoak9425]

Should have mentioned that controlled psychopaths exist and they can be really cool people . I think aspd sufferers need community, structure, and love to make their condition constructive rather than destructive.

[@wesnorthcutt639]

+Allie Doak community service...

[@lostfound6819]

No amount of love in the world will help a psychopath. Have you any real life experience with these robots?

[@allisondoak9425]

Lost&Found Ya they can be super cool people.

[@lostfound6819]

+Allie Doak Maybe you're one yourself? 😉

[@wesnorthcutt639]

btw....are you late for your meds?

[@Bugs3820]

The way you described BPD makes it sound like we're all manipulative. In my experience it's just a constant uncontrollable reaction to the fear of abandonment.

[@lysterhine]

Yeah this is a grey area honestly. The behaviour can be harmful, but then it also is a subconscious trauma response thing.

[@Bibicuits]

I had a friend with multi personality disorder and it was pretty hard for me to comprehend what was going on when ever he would switch. It got so bad to the point where we would fight. I know what I did was wrong and he has forgiven for my nativeness and ignorance to his condition, but now he is the closest friends i have and I love him unconditionally. It can get hard time to time but from all his personalities they are all very sweet, but each serve a different use for his life. Most of the people who have this usually faced some for of trama growing. So I try my best to provide my friend the comfort and love he couldn't get when he was growing up.

[@soma4521]

7:10. I was wondering if they were going to make a dexter reference when talking about psychopathy.

[@sheepwshotguns]

Y Chromosome the last episode sure didn't show it

[@ANDELE3025]

Y Chromosome Love is just sum of hormones, loyalty and infatuation, he lacks the third, but that by no means doesnt make him a psychopath, just a mostly productive and smart one.

[@gabrielrangel956]

Yes, it's a dexter reference. There are many 'degrees' of psychopathy, in the first season he was pretty much a psychopath, in the other ones (if you ask me not nearly as good) he isn't as much of psychopath as in the first but I believe he could still be diagnosed with psychopathy.

[@Nalanzazu]

I think one of the points of the entire series is that he slowly became more "human" and less "monster"

[@zorianne1]

I always thought he was skyzoid

[@Bloom100000000000]

Omg thank you for this channel ! I'm from Germany and this is really the best and most interesting way to learn more english words and of course a lot of other interesting things ! Your Videos are just so well produced and good understandable...also for a 14 years old german girl 😊

[@sleepy0]

+Steffanie Meikäfer Vertrau mir, wenn ich dir sage, dass du auf dem besten Weg bist. :D Mit 14 hab ich auch sowas immer geschaut, dann Serien nurnoch auf Englisch, Spiele, Filme, Bücher, alles. Inzwischen hab ich 'n ziemlich sauberen, englischen midlands accent. Die meisten Briten raffen selbst nicht, dass ich keiner von ihnen bin. :D

[@xmamam2x]

Omg du weist nicht wie viel dir das eines Tages bringen wird. Ehrlich:D Ich habe das selbe gemacht und muss mittlerweile für Englischarbeiten nicht mehr lernen... und ich bin der 11. Klasse;)

[@henrikgenzink2304]

+Rhinehard Heydrick Why do we have to draw these lines, these fine destinctions, these lables and barriers that set us apart? Muslem and Christian and Jew, black and white and ladino, capitalist and socialist and anarchist. And of cause true humanity and value are only found on our side of the devide, and we feel free to oppress and kill the other, whoever he might be. This is wrong. We are one humanity sharing one small planet, and we have to colaborate to survive. With everyone, even those we dislike.

[@kiraila19]

+Happy Goat Festival large minority. xD it sounds funny

[@kiraila19]

***** I know, but it still sounds funny xD

[@RealPillowBfdi]

mixed feelings with this video. Over simplifying some problems. And no, many people with pd do know something is wrong.

[@emsydacat9707]

In his definition of PD's, he clarified that they *may* be unaware of the problem, which is a difference between them and other disorders.

[@PeeperSnail]

If I had a nickel for all the edgy teens on Tumblr who self-diagnose with BPD I could enrich Kenya

[@eartianwerewolf]

Alma Martinez bahahaha

[@awesomekitty4226]

+eartianwerewolf ahahahab

[@HarmonicaSolo]

+Alma Martinez Yeahp :/ A lot of them fail to realise that while they may experience things like impulsive urges, being unsure of their identity etc. those are traits that often come with just being a teenager, and the teenage experience of these things is vastly different to what people with BPD actually experience. They also fail to realise that you have to meet at least five criteria for a diagnosis, not just one or two. Most psychologists/psychiatrists etc. will not diagnose someone under 18 unless they are absolutely certain that it is BPD and not just teenage-y stuff. I was diagnosed last year, at the age of 18. I'm 19 now and only recently stopped denying it to myself after spending ages avoiding it because I was scared of what people would think if I was honest about it. I don't understand why people seem to want the disorder, or want to act like they have it. It's destroyed relationships, friendships, my ability to have a stable job, my sense of self-worth... People who are acting like it's "interesting" or "edgy" don't have a clue, and sometimes I wish I could reach through my laptop screen and punch them. I like the Tumblr BPD community. I don't like 13 year olds who have no idea what they're talking about invading that community.

[@kristacornelius8983]

+Harmony I agree with your comment. I was 18 when I got actually diagnosed now I'm 21. as a start I always knew something wasn't right with me I always felt something was missing. then I got told what is what from my doctor. I hate how I ruin friends by pushing them away because of getting close or relationships. then the I hate you then I like you along with the any little trigger will piss you off then you go off the handle then after wards feeling like shit. then not knowing who the hell you are.

[@apowers7783]

Alma Martinez What if I told you Kenya is already rich?

[@honesthonest1454]

PDNOS = something is very wrong with you but I am not going spend time figuring out exactly what. Good luck with that. or at least that is how it sounds to me. idk

[@egs644]

honest2 afault yup yup yup

[@sartrecamus386]

It is a category for people who don't fit any criteria for a certain personality type, but DO fit all criteria for a general personality disorder

[@eye-leenlove]

honest2 afault - LOL!!!! This is kinda true!

[@idontneedaname318]

or when they need to diagnose you but can't tell what yet

[@cyberteron]

Alot of knowledge in 10 min Cant believe how someone can speak that much and perfectly without a single mistake Bravo!

[@kyledilbert6424]

"When Bambi s mother died I was like,meh" You are so weak,when I watched bambi's mother die,I laughed

[@nathan.3701]

... remind me not to hand out with you xD

[@aliced2865]

#twinsies

[@katarinamilosavljevic1944]

same

[@LetsStopThisSong]

Whyyyy, I was traumatised when I saw that, I literally clung to my own mom as a child because I thought someone was going to kill her like bambi's mom

[@paul2413]

Man you're so tough... NOT. You just failed to recognise a simple joke

[@moniquita720]

Shoot, when bambi's mom died, I truly was like... "meh".

[@mylesbishop1240]

You know what that means right? Signs you're narcissistic, bi polar, delusional, systematic distress disorder, herpes, and asburgers... Mmmm hamburgers I'm hungry :)

[@moniquita720]

+Myles Bishop I read your comment, and I was like :D

[@mylesbishop1240]

+MÓNICA ANDRADE I know you were not like "meh" watching brother bear or lion king when mufasa dies. That shit killed me as a kid and still does 😂

[@moniquita720]

+Myles Bishop You are totally right. Mufasa did kill me... As for Brother Bear... well... not as great impact, but I did feel it. So, I'm good, I guess. :)

[@andrewpaul2716]

+Myles Bishop lol herpes.

[@tittyferampleforth6272]

I came here to learn about Personality Disorders and I’m utterly mortified that this is the tone and approach to them. Knowing that many people have developed these disorders because of a traumatic childhood or traumatic events, why does the host introduce these people in this way? No wonder people cannot come forward and ask for help with their conditions. This person appears to be highly intelligent and engaging but, it seems to me that, it’s at the expense of people suffering with mental illness.

[@yazc8723]

Got the motherlode reference at 0:14, always used it.

[@Thought-Cafe]

motherlode all the way! #simsforlife

[@angeldude101]

How did I not see that the first time?

[@jaxon3365]

I appreciate your ability to speak about ASPD in a way that doesn’t further stigmatize or demonize it.

[@warcimaga5583]

Love these keep them coming I have depression sever anxiety and complex post traumatic stress disorder. Please make a video for ppl like me as the people in my life refuse to learn more about it but watching your videos seems to get through and help a little.

[@dylanlandry4996]

"When bambies mom died i was like meh" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@angelikakrawczyk287]

I have borderline personality disorder but I can relate with all clusters. Thanks for featuring my disorder 😂😁 Education is key bc there's too much stigma.

[@heatherjames6108]

I was officially diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder about 6 months ago. I never even realized it because I thought my self destructive behaviors and my impulsive rage was just part of my anxiety/depression. I have been self harming for 6.5 years, and I've been bulimic on and off for 2 years. Therapy and medication has sincerely helped, but I still don't feel normal unless I'm being self destructive. Which really sucks.

[@kisa7554]

Watching this as someone with BPD and DPD is kind of off putting. It makes me feel like a monster. Aa, but I'd also like to say that not all PDs are characterized by a lack of empathy.

[@zain4019]

kisa vi you’re not a monster. You’re not. People develop different ways of coping with events in their lives, and this is just some of them. I hope you’re doing okay. :)

[@KrisRN23935]

Yeah, I remember seeing this video a lot before I actually understood one of the disorders, and started seeing some close parallels to myself. (I don't have a diagnoses yet, but am seeing someone and am waiting for further input and attention by a professional) and yeah... I don't know how to feel about this. It was so vague here no wonder it took so long before any connection got made.

[@DiamondDisaster13]

You are not a monster! And if anything, borderlines are often very empathetic, it's actually one of their pros.

[@jaydaxx612]

I agree, the way it was said makes it seem like we manipulate people with self harm

[@maitri5265]

"When Bambi's mom was killed, i was like 'Meh' " Are you a monster? 👿

[@B1A4LUV]

nah, I'm human

[@noiz1762]

Shit happens bro

[@Kirungi_Birungi]

+S Sherr Snow I died when I saw that ahahahaaahahahaha. but I don't remember what my emotions was when she died lol

[@TheMaliceTree]

*SKAM Italia brought me here.* Thank you Dir. Ludo for bringing this to a mainstream audience.

[@ilikegearsofwar3]

Omg Hank you became a politician the first 20 seconds lol.

[@joshuahettinger9287]

So true, so true.

[@JohnDoe-bc4rf]

I've been through treatment for Bipolar. I can tell you now that I sincerely don't have it. I've just gone through some rough times in my life. Everyone does, and some take those rough times worse than others. These hospitals and psychiatrists are extremely quick to diagnose an "illness". Why? Keep in mind that they are making money with each prescription they give; not to mention the cost of care alone. I know that certain people need treatment due to mental disorders. I've been off of treatment for years (against their wishes) and I'm doing just fine.

[@JDlovescats979]

John Doe Please explain to me how psychiatrist, who have a fixed annual salary, get money off of prescribing medication. Call me crazy, but something tells me that their willingness to diagnose people who say that they are fine has something more do with the fact that most patients they get don't want to admit that they aren't okay, than with the fact that they (according to you) make money from prescribing medication. Note: I'm not trying to imply that you really do have bipolar disorder, just that the nature of a psychiatry job tends to make doctors more suspicious of patients that come in claiming to be "fine".

[@JohnDoe-bc4rf]

Jennifer Dally If they aren't doing their jobs, than they don't make money. Corruption can always be found where there is money involved. This applies to any industry.

[@JohnDoe-bc4rf]

My mistake. I'm actually not sure whether or not they receive some sort of commission for prescriptions. It was wrong of me to assume so in my original comment.

[@e.k.8026]

John Doe The thing that struck me most about what you're saying is the fact that you're assuming that doctors/etc. give out prescriptions just to make money. Keep in mind that one of the biggest fears for those in the medical field is being sued. If anything, a lot of those in the field are hesitant to prescribe much of anything because if it goes wrongly, then they'll suffer the backlash. The same is true for the opposite. They may be quick to jump to conclusions because if they don't and they're wrong and their patient does actually need treatment, it's viewed as neglect and they'll most certainly be whipped in court. There is unbelievable pressure on the medical field, and that does cause MANY mistakes. If you're fine without medication, then good, trust that evidence and don't take the medicine. But while many people in the medical field are corrupted by money, also realize that they may be corrupted by fear of doing something wrong.

[@JohnDoe-bc4rf]

E. Khosrov Thanks. That's another perspective I didn't really consider. I appreciate the information.

[@sachadnhsk1732]

my brother is diagnosed with aspd and he's nice (your morals are subjective and they're aware of what's considered right or wrong, not everyone has to act on it) it's basically just less emotions

[@qasemrimawi568]

Love the Sims "motherlode" reference.

[@ميموالغامدي-ب1ض]

I love the Miley Cyrus reference!! Hank, you are very awesome, and I love your videos

[@Magicme79]

My dad is a psychopath. Because of things he's done online, he was commited for psychiatric evaluation. There, he convinced his therapist that he had high anxiety (when he really has no depth of feeling at all) and paranoia. He lives to mess with people's heads and he would have definitely enjoyed playing with his therapist. I get so frustrated, because my mother, my siblings and myself had tried to get help when we were all living under the same roof and he was making life a living hell. But nobody would listen to us, because we weren't psychologists and therefore couldn't be taken seriously. Then the actually psychiatrist gets played like it's nothing. I haven't spoken to dad for over ten years and life is much better.

[@commonerscoffee.]

As someone with BPD and HPD, I wish this video covered it in a less negative light. We’re not all insane murderers.

[@paulinamloka2817]

i really like the psychology crush course ....they are the best....keep it up...and thanks