Dependent Personality Disorder: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

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Dependent Personality Disorder: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment.  Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD) can make you feel helpless, needing constant reassurance and care, and struggling with decisions without help. It’s equally common in men and women, and usually shows up in young adulthood when important relationships form.  References: https://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/dependent-personality-disorder

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00:09Alright, today we are going to talk about, Dependent Personality Disorder, Causes, Symptoms

00:15and Treatment.

00:16Dependent Personality Disorder or DPD can make you feel helpless, needing constant reassurance

00:21and care, and struggling with decisions without help.

00:24It's equally common in men and women, and usually shows up in young adulthood when important

00:27relationships form.

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00:30Symptoms, you might feel overly dependent on others, constantly seeking to please them

00:34and fearing separation.

00:36Common signs include, struggles to make decisions, even simple ones, without reassurance, avoids

00:41responsibilities by acting passive and relying on others for big decisions.

00:45Fears abandonment, feel helpless when relationships end, quickly jumping into new ones.

00:50Over sensitive to criticism, pessimistic and lacking confidence and avoids disagreement

00:54to maintain approval.

00:55Can't start tasks due to low confidence.

00:58Likes being alone, tolerates mistreatment to maintain relationships.

01:01Puts caregiver's needs above their own.

01:04Tends to be naive and fantasize.

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01:06Causes, the exact cause isn't clear, but it likely involves a mix of genetics, upbringing

01:10and psychological factors.

01:12Overprotective parenting might lead to dependent traits in those at risk.

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01:17Diagnosis, a diagnosis of DPD requires ruling out similar conditions like Borderline Personality

01:22Disorder.

01:23Your doctor will assess your medical history and may refer you to a mental health professional

01:27for a proper diagnosis.

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01:29Treatment, psychotherapy is the main treatment for DPD, aimed at helping individuals become

01:34more active, independent, and form healthy relationships.

01:37Short-term therapy focuses on managing disruptive behaviors, while long-term therapy explores

01:42early experiences that shape personality.

01:45Assertiveness training and cognitive behavioral therapy, CBT, help build self-confidence and

01:49develop new perspectives.

01:51Therapy often addresses the patient's reliance on others, allowing them to make more independent

01:55choices.

01:56Depression may be used to treat related issues like depression or anxiety, but it doesn't

02:00address the core of DPD.

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02:03Complications, DPD can lead to depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and even being in

02:08abusive relationships, as you may go to great lengths to maintain them.

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02:13Prevention, while preventing DPD isn't always possible, early treatment can help you develop

02:17better ways of handling relationships and situations.

02:20Therapy started early with strong motivation can be most effective.

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