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Do you ever struggle to differentiate your personality traits and the symptoms of your mental illness? e.g. Am I so emotional because I have empathetic and passionate personality traits, or am I so emotional because I have emotional instability due to a personality disorder?

Questions to think about:
At what point does an emotional characteristic cross over into mental illness symptom?
What specific personality traits can you get confused with mental illness symptoms?
How can someone tell the difference between a characteristic of their personality and a characteristic borne of a mental illness?
How does all of this play into self-identity?

Best,

Charlie


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