#dependent pd

[sysboxes]

[Text: This system needs their DP right now.]

DP: Depended person or dependent person

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[your-fav-cluster-c]

Siffrin from In Stars and Time has Dependent Personality Disorder

Requested by; anon

[dependently-schizotypal]

I am currently making a 《Therapy Diary》...

And the first thing I'm putting in it is a graphic(❔️) of all Personality Disorders together, to make a global assessment on my issues. [I call it the C-PTSD wheel, because I believe that all PDs are just C-PTSD in different fonts, but I think no one's ready to have this conversation yet.]

Anyway, since I believe it can be helpful for some people to track their overall PDs symptoms in order to compare them, here it is❕️

[you can use it and/or take inspiration from it] [credits would be appreciated, but not necessary]

Yeah I know it's wacky and kinda ugly, but it makes the job. Each Personality Disorder is classed in alphabetical order, and each dash on the PD's line is for 1 symptom of the diagnostic criteria. For example:

OCPD have eight diagnostic criterias, so it has seven dashes + the border as the maximum & the shared center to indicated a lack of symptoms.

In the end, it should look like something like this:

I personally put a color-code to distinguish when I can be diagnosed with the PD, have traits of the PD, or nothing at all... But it's not a must, as long as you have a shape, it tells enough. If you want to have a checklist for all personality disorders at one place, I'm putting them below:

AsPD checklist

AvPD checklist

BPD checklist

DPD checklist

HPD checklist

NPD checklist

OCPD checklist

PPD checklist

StPD checklist

SzPD checklist

[therapeutic007]

🌟 The Savior Complex: When Helping Crosses the Line 🌟

Let’s talk about something many of us can relate to: the savior complex. It’s the instinct to swoop in, fix someone’s problems, and “save” them—whether they’ve asked for it or not. While helping others is a beautiful thing, there’s a fine line between support and overstepping.

What is the Savior Complex?

The savior complex isn’t about being kind—it’s about feeling a need to fix or rescue others. It can show up in relationships, friendships, or even at work. Here are some signs:

🌱 You feel responsible for someone else’s happiness or success.

🌱 You prioritize fixing others over taking care of yourself.

🌱 You feel validated or worthy when you “save the day.”

🌱 You struggle to let people solve their own problems.

Why It Happens

The savior complex often comes from a good place, like:

💛 Wanting to ease others’ pain because you care deeply.

💛 Finding purpose in being needed or helpful.

💛 Avoiding your own struggles by focusing on someone else’s.

But here’s the thing: over time, trying to “save” people can create unhealthy dynamics. It can:

Leave others feeling dependent or powerless.

Drain your energy and lead to burnout.

Prevent real, mutual connection based on equality.

What Healthy Support Looks Like

You can still support and uplift others without falling into the savior complex. Here’s how:

Listen without fixing: Sometimes, people just need a compassionate ear—not solutions.

Ask instead of assuming: “How can I support you?” respects their autonomy.

Set boundaries: You’re not responsible for someone else’s choices or outcomes.

Focus on empowerment: Encourage others to find their own strength and solutions.

A Simple Reminder

Being a helper doesn’t mean being a savior. True connection comes from meeting people where they are—not carrying them where you think they should be. 💛

_____ Overcome Your Saviorism Now !

[lunastral]

Tulip DPD (Dependent Personality Disorder) flag ✨

PT: Tulip DPD (Dependent Personality Disorder) flag [Sparkle emoji]

[ID: two almost identical flags, the one on the right having a divided sun symbol representing the dependent personality disorder. The colors of the horizontal stripes are pastel/desaturated, and are in the following order, top to bottom: purple, peach pink, orange, yellow, and green /End ID]

DPD Symbol by @/revenant-coining, and also credits to @/dependencypersonality for the idea of the tulip being representative of DPD, very thoughtful! Those two together made something click in my brain.

I wanted to make my own take on the DPD flag, seeing as how much it affects my life. I wanted it to be full of meaning and hope for a better future while acknowledging it isn't all sunshine and rainbows.

Stripe Meanings:

Purple: Darkness when without the guidance of others, being lost in the dark.

Peach pink: Depended person, being dependant on them. (Can also represent the love one feels for them, though not necessarily)

Orange: Anxiety, Feeling anxious and stressed when forced to make own decisions

Yellow: Hope for a better tomorrow, new beginnings (rising sun rays)

Green: Growth, constantly trying to be more independent and growing as a person. (Recovery)

As you can see, the majority of colors (3 out of 5) are warm, and the orange is centered. This is because orange is associated with anxiety and cluster C pds are the "anxious" ones.

The colors are in negativity to positivity in meaning, atleast to me. Going from feeling lost and depending on someone, to anxiety but being a bit more independent, having hope, and finally being in recovery and healing,

I chose to use the theme of sunrise colored tulips for two reasons: firstly, the DPD symbol is a setting/rising sun. Secondly, tulips and flowers in general are seen as a "needy" because of how fragile and sensitive to various factors they are, so they depend on their gardeners to stay alive and healthy

I used common tulips colors, except white and the darkest purples to keep some harmony in the color pallette and to maintain the sunrise/sunset theme.

[literally-love-sick]

this feels so so selfish but i hate how little content and help there is for dpd

like obviously im happy that people with bpd and hpd and npd have such a strong community on tumblr (i say this drom an outsider’s perspective so may be wrong) and i love seeing posts like “ways to help people with bpd”or “how to support your partner with npd” or “npd supply types” but i look at the tags for dpd and there’s- really not much? and it makes me sad. and i know i can make posts like thst myself but i cant Words well enough for that

[silk-obsession]

please let me worship you at your feet, my deity . .

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[the-cluster-c-culture]

dpd culture is that you really want to be taken care of emotionally to excess and while you understand completely that people have their own lives and can't do this for you, it's still so much longing to experience this. people see that and become more distant, because it's too much for them, but you are the person that also can give so much in any friendship, ignoring even your own well-being just to experience closeness. you know that it's unhealthy but you still want it so badly

-👑

[disabledsysboxes]

Cluster c disorders - 2

[dpdculture]

DPD culture is a friend asking you what do you want to do, and it causes you a lot of anxiety, and you wish they could just choose for you.

DPD culture is

[puppiebat]

your my reason to live , your the only one i can trust in this whole world . i hate you , i love you , your the only one i can care about , your the only person who understands me , no one else understands me , so they should just die

[ghost-jester-sys]

pretending i dont have DPD until i realise "oh ive sobbed 6 times today and havent been able to eat, sleep or drink because i havent seen or heard from my friend???? all ive done js smoke to try and manage the breakdowns by flooding my body with dopamine????"

[your-fav-cluster-c]

Jesse Pinkman from Breaking Bad has Dependent Personality Disorder

Requested by; anon

[dpdpuppy]

I feel like I might have dpd, but I don't know .

Even if I reaearched it, I couldn't just tell myself if I might have it or not, I'll need another opinion . But I don't know who to ask ??

[whackacole3]

How do NPD Equal person and DPD Depended person influence/interact together? Are they the same person?

Separate question.

how do you feel about a/your depended person? Do you feel anxious that they'll leave, or are there other words to describe it? (Does that not happen at all?)

1.) almost, if it not all, of my close friends are either equal or superior people but only one of my friends is a depended person and even then the attachment is getting lesser /pos. they don’t really interact as much as you’d think tbh.

2.) pretty damn anxious tbh, i worry so much if my depended person or any of my friends will leave me, but again i'm getting better at it. sorry if this is basic but hope this answers! thank you for your questions :]

[dniendos]

hi meow instead of dependent person we could use committed person :]] idk i dont really like using dependent person to refer to my person so i wanna use and share to use committed person !! or committed one or committed many :D [ not trying to put people who use dependent person down btw yall are super cool !! /gen its just not my thing :]] /all npa ]