Your personality is the habitual way that you see the world, feel about things, and behave. Sometimes it can cause problems: especially if you had difficulties early in life, you might find that you repeatedly act in ways that cause distress for you or others. Where this is persistent and affects multiple areas of your life, it is called a personality disorder.

Personality disorders can be treated with psychological therapy. You can develop greater awareness of your patterns of thought, feeling, and behaviour, understand where they come from, and learn to keep them under control.