#dependent pd

[angel-pd]

being physically disabled AND having dpd is so embarrassing. why am i such a burden in every way possible??

[angel-pd]

miserable because i so badly need help making choices throughout the day but im too nervous to ask any of my friends because i dont want to be a burden constantly asking what i should do for the most basic stuff

[angel-pd]

i wanna be taken care of, i never wanna have to make my own choices again waaa (˶╥︿╥)

[angel-pd]

i need a new depended person 😓 mine is never available anymore nd i cant do anything myself...

[angel-pd]

I wish I was important enough for someone to only revolve their life around taking care of me , loving me , making sure I am always happy . I really want nothing more . . . (" ◞ _◟)

[darthfalafel]

sometimes we think 'nah we're probably wrong about having DPD I mean it could just be symptom overlap from our NPD and we're not even that dependent anyway probably just a little lonely' and then our fp goes to bed

[your--fave--has--a--pd]

Karkat Vantas from Homestuck has Borderline Personality Disorder and Dependent Personality Disorder!

(Again, please let me know if these are the wrong flags)

Borderline Personality Disorder is characterized by relationship instability, fear of abandonment, and emotional outbursts. People with BPD often engage is risky or self-harming behaviors. They have trouble regulating their emotional state. They experience symptoms like dissociation, distorted sense of self, and chronic feelings of emptiness. They may be perceived as dramatic or as having "big emotions".

Dependent Personality Disorder is characterized by an extreme dependence on others, excessive fear, and excessive anxiety. Symptoms can include extreme passivity, helplessness, avoidance of responsibility, and drastic submission. They are often perceived as clingy.

[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.