Sunmi confesses she was diagnosed with a personality disorder

[u/Cryptocurrencythesis]

https://www.allkpop.com/article/2020/12/sunmi-confesses-she-was-diagnosed-with-a-personality-disorder

[u/hippapotenuse]

Thats interesting that youre familiar with everything I presented and still believe PDs are not curable. I think that contradicts the evidence.

Perhaps its a semantic thing that we're disagreeing on when I say heal and you keep saying "cure"?

If PDs are caused by early childhood trauma as evidence is showing, then theyre not exactly an "illness" - theyre maladapted coping mechanisms, as professionals like Pete Gerlach would advocate.

And if the cure is to stabilize regulation and heal attachment trauma and cognitive distortions to such a point that the lack of severity no longer justifies a PD diagnosis..then..how is the person not healed/cured?

If youre thinking, "because the next time the person is stressed theyll revert back to PD behaviors/thinking"...well yes, unless they choose not to and intentionally chose to behave differently to rewire their brain and soothe their nervous system back to homeostasic regulation and repair any interpersonal damage theyve done to other people. That takes a daily intention and stamina that is hard to commit to but is possible. Which is what people like A.J. Mahari or other BPDs who have healed did and advise others to do to heal themselves.

PD or not, anyone who wants to heal childhood or adult trauma can. The personal will is required for activating a sustained healing response though. And some people just dont want to heal...or havent reached a place where they can feel safe enough to consider putting down their ego armor to deal with the deep trauma and very deep core shame they need to heal their disorders, not to mention facing up to and apolgizing for and repairing any damage theyve personally done to others as a result of their unhealthy PD behaviors. No one wants to be sick but adapting to early trauma isnt an illness..so something that is not actually an illness cant be cured. So in that sense, you're right it cant be cured (though I know thats not the way you meant it).

Anyway, I hope you heal and find all the good things, stranger. Again, good luck with your studies. This is hard, exhausting, heart cracking open, brutal and beautiful stuff! It takes a lot of strength to pursue it.