#pd ts

PD-TS (Personality Disorder Trait Specified) awareness flag

What is PD-TS: This disorder can manifest in many ways, such as: The person having a lot of personality disorders, not having enough traits of personality disorders to be diagnosed specifically, or having a personality disorder that doesn't fit with current diagnostics of existing personality disorders.

In the past the DSM has had (and now removed) similar diagnoses such as PDNOS (Personality disorder not otherwise specified).

Please note that there is not much readily available information about PD-TS, it is incredibly under researched.

Color meanings: I decided to do a rainbow(ish) color pattern to represent the spectrum of personality disorders PD-TS can encompass. However, the colors are slightly muted and mismatched as the experiences with this disorder are upsetting and confusing. Each color does not have a specific meaning.

Symbol meaning: The symbol is a multipointed star, it shows the many ways in which this disorder can manifest for many people.

The second symbol used in these flags is the general PD symbol by delphientropy

Who can use this flag? Anyone who has PD-TS or is questioning having PD-TS (and those without for icon/headcanon reasons), although I will say that transid this flag is not for you.

Other flags: I am aware of an existing PD-TS flag, so consider this an alternative rather than an original. The flag can be found here and was made by neopronouns.

Tagging: @radiomogai @pdsarchive and @mad-pride

Symbols are under the cut!

Personality Disorder—Trait Specified pathological personality trait domains. Negative Affectivity(first), Detachment(Second), Antagonism(third), Disinhibition(fourth), Psychoticism(fifth).

Based on this Personality Disorder—Traits Specified flag

Negative Affectivity includes: Emotional lability, Anxiousness, Separation insecurity, Submissiveness, Hostility(also present in antagonism), Perseveration, Depressivity(also present in detachment), Suspiciousness(also present in detachment)

Detachment includes: Withdrawal, Intimacy avoidance, Anhedonia, Depressivity(also present in negative affectivity), Restricted affectivity, Suspiciousness(also present in negative affectivity)

Antagonism includes: Manipulativeness, Deceitfulness, Grandiosity, Attention seeking, Callousness, Hostility(also present in negative affectivity)

Disinhibition includes: Irresponsibility, Impulsivity, Distractibility, Risk taking

Psychoticism includes: Unusual beliefs and experiences, Eccentricity, Cognitive and perceptual dysregulation

BPD + NPD with Antisocial Traits

Flag meanings

The large orange stripes come from the NPD flag

The large pinkish purple stripes come from the BPD flag

i don’t want to make peace with the demons of my past

i don’t want to carry their corpses like a weight shackled to my ankles

i don’t want them defanged, i don’t want them neutralized.

that being said, i don't want to be called by the term. with the exception of aspergers, i think my divergences ARE diseases that need to be cured. my depression, narcolepsy, PTSD and personality disorder aren't just human diversity to me. they're major life obstacles that i've fought tooth and nail to get any kind of help for. they're things that hinder me from living a full life. they're things i would do anything to not have.