Originally Posted by
minnie 
*how does a professional diagnose a PD when Axis II disorder people are highly unlikely to ever get into a position where they are in any danger of being diagnosed because of the very nature of the PD? What a circular situation.
When they suffer an injury is when they're likely to seek treatment. Usually thinking they will fool the professional, too, which they often do. Sometimes not, and then they tend to stop treatment when they can't manipulate it. Fascinating stuff which only, as you say Minnie, aided in my own recovery - it helped me realize his illness(es) had NOTHING to do with me. It also taught me a deeper compassion for mental illness and helped me realize how much I don't know.