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I have been recently diagnosed with a mixed personality disorder. but i don't understand how i can have it without a traumatic childhood or abuse??
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Attachment: Our personalities are developed as a result of inborn temperament and early life experiences, which can be yet are not necessarily traumatic. We model our parents and other significant people in our lives, and as a result we develop attachment styles. This is true for all of us, and sometimes there are extremes of personality that interfer with our functioning: thus personality disorders.
Answered 5/18/2016
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