Your personality is your unique way of thinking, understanding, reacting, and relating to people.
A personality disorder is not just an unusual personality. It's when your personality traits cause significant problems in your life or keep you from relating normally to others.
What is obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is:
People with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder often:
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Take an unusual interest in rules, schedules, and lists
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Focus on being careful and neat
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Stubbornly need to be in control and plan everything
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Are inflexible and don't like change
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Focus on details instead of what's important
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Resist getting help from others
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Are very rigid in their values and don't make exceptions
Lots of people like an orderly life and try to get details right. However, these kinds of behaviors can become a disorder when too much planning and inflexibility get in the way of relationships or keep people from completing normal tasks.
People with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder often also have depression or abuse alcohol.
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is different from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Obsessive-compulsive disorder involves unwanted thoughts and repeated actions that are upsetting to the person who has the disorder. In obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, people aren't upset because they believe their habits are helping them reach their goals.
