Personality Types Prone to Depression: Which One Are You?
Are there personalitytypes that are more prone to depression? There are also no studies that conclusively prove that having a certain type of personality will cause depression. The best we can say is that there is sometimes an association between certain personality traits and mood disorders.
以下是三种人格类型可能有更多面临抑郁症的风险。请记住，当涉及人格特质时，每个人都在继续。任何个体都会在任何人格级的极端难题很少见。
孤立的内向
虽然您享受了一些仔细选择的别人的公司，但您经常渴望独自竞争，甚至均衡才能重新群体并重新激发。与别人太多的社交可以让你感到情绪排出。您可能会遇到社交焦虑甚至惊恐发作related to social exposure. You much prefer the company of one person as opposed to being in a group. You are seldom bored because you have so many things going on inside your head to occupy your attention. Your tendency to stay in your head and your avoidance of social situations can make it difficult for anyone to try to help you if you become depressed. You may openly resist efforts to get you to reach out and communicate with others when you are feeling down.
What the literature says:
有相当多的研究表明，内向上介的患者遭受更多的抑郁症，而不是我们更外翻的同行。例如，北卡罗来纳大学的David S. Janowsky博士进行了一项研究，他在抑郁的人群中发现了内向的内向（74％）的优势。在2001年的文章中Current Psychiatry Reports，Janowsky博士引用科学研究，支持他的结论，增加了内部血液介质预测抑郁症状的持续性和缺乏缓解。
Goal for this personality type:
Since greater isolation can deepen an already existing depressive episode, it is critical that despite your introverted tendencies, you do seek out support and human connection. A trusted therapist can help you learn how to develop and sustain interpersonal relationships with others.
The overachieving perfectionist
Your greatest wish is to be perfect in some way. You may have learned to be a perfectionist by one of your parents. You are highly self-critical and intolerant of making any mistakes. You take every criticism to heart and turn it into a personal affront. You beat yourself up for never being good enough despite doing your best, even to the point of physical and mental exhaustion. Self-esteem is highly conditional upon external measures. You have much anxiety over what others may think of you and your possible imperfections. You constantly suffer from disappointment as life seldom lives up to your lofty expectations.
What the literature says:
The personality trait of perfectionism has been linked to both anxiety and depression. A 2004Seattle Times题为的文章，“研究发现了一个问题的风险更高的完美主义者”examines the association between perfectionism and mental problems including depression. The fact that this type of personality seldom experiences life satisfaction is one key ingredient leading to anxiety and depression. In addition to depression, some researchers believe that perfectionism is also linked to eating disorders, marital discord, and suicide.
Goal for this personality type:
完美的动力可以是焦虑和压力的伟大来源，可以让你更有风险发展抑郁症。它可以帮助将您的期望调整到更合理和可实现的水平。治疗师可以帮助您开发生活满意度和成功的现实措施。接受不完美的侵害并宽恕犯错误的是提高心理健康方面的进展迹象。
The daydreaming creative type
You have always been described as creative by others. You are a natural dreamer and have extremely vivid fantasies and daydreams. Your flights of fancy may distract you from finding focus in your life and even disrupt your relationships. You tend to turn inward to develop your creative gifts. You may be considered hypersensitive, highly observant. You engage in constant contemplation and rumination. You may be a poet, writer, musician, painter, or be in the performing arts. Many creative individuals have multiple talents or pursue several artistic goals at once. Depression is not an uncommon malady for creative folk. Bipolar Disorder has also been highly associated with the trait of creativity.
What the literature says:
There are many articles and studies which suggest a strong link between creativity and mood disorders including depression and bipolar disorder. In a CNN article entitled, "Experts Ponder Link Between Creativity, Mood Disorders“作者David Foster Wallace的散文是作为与抑郁症相关的创造力的一个例子。华莱士在2008年秋天取得了生命，令人惊讶的是，因为他已经用他的小说取得了如此的文学成功Infinite Jest，被时间杂志宣称为历史100个最大的小说之一。
Kay Redfield Jamison，约翰霍普金斯大学精神科教授，他写了她与双相情感障碍的个人回忆录An Unquiet Mind，证实情绪障碍和创造力之间的联系。在CNN文章中，她报告称，已经有20多种不同的研究表明，在高度创造性的人中表现出增加的双极和抑郁疾病率增加。
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention还支持创造力和情绪障碍之间的此联系。例如，他们引用了研究，这些诗人和作家比其他诗人患有情感障碍的可能性四倍。他们还列出了来自所有艺术场所的着名人士，这些场地都与抑郁症或双相情感障碍作用，从Sylvia Plath到Kurt Cobain。
Goal for this type of personality:
艺术人才是一个真正的礼物，可以为表达情绪快乐和痛苦提供有意义和生命的出口。创意类型可能必须在开发礼物和保持情绪稳定方面找到平衡。
Individuals having bipolar disorder, in particular, may feel that their times of mania are necessary for their artistic endeavors. It can be a hard thing to give up if they believe that their creativity is inspired or fueled by this elevation in energy and mood. Support from a therapist or mental health professional can help this individual to achieve the balance necessary to keep out of danger resulting from peaking too high into mania or sinking too low into the depths of suicidal ideation.
