Dependent personality disorder is the condition characterized by feeling of nervousness, dependency, fear, helplessness, low confidence level, lack of decision making capability, always looking for help and need assistance, habit of constant reassurance, lack of concentration, feeling of consciousness, low moral, nervousness .It is very difficult for people with such disorder to live active and happy life due to its nature. Dependent personality disorder can occur to men and women and usually appears in early to middle childhood. People with disorder cannot make their own decisions and often look for support and assistance. People with such disorder become emotionally dependent and always try to please others by displaying needy and passive behavior.
Symptoms ofDependent personality disorder
Inability to make daily routine decisions without assistance and reassurance from others.
Ignorance of personnel responsibility, escaping jobs that require independent functioning and handling.
Extreme fear of abandonment or helplessness when relationship ends.
Unable to face other people due to sensation of fear and low confidence level
Over sensitivity to criticism
Avoidance of disagreeing with others for fearof losing support, relationship and assistance
Inability to initiate new projects and prefer to stay alone
Ready to bear mistreatment and abuse from others
Tendency to live in fantasy
Aggressive nature
Although exact cause for personality disorder is not known but researcher believes that biological and development factor are involved like lack of care and concern from childhood, over protective parenting style. Doctors normally figure out complete history of the affected person and if doctor does not find out any physical reason or physical illness as a cause for symptoms normally refers to psychiatric or health car specialists who are specially trained to handle and diagnose cases linked to mental illness. There are various herbal, allopathic and homeopathic medicines available depending on suitability and level of illness. Personality disorder is linked with loss of memory and specialists normally suggest and recommend treatment related to memory enhancement. As such there is no particular treatment for Dependent personality disorder but the impact of symptoms is so harsh and insensitive that people are prone to developing depression and anxiety.
Psychotherapy and exercises are the effective methods of treatment with aim to make people self dependent, active and to learn form healthy relationship. Herbal medicines along with exercise (at least 1-2 times for minimum 30 minutes) can be very helpful that contains ingredients to improve memory conditions.
