Same here. That's why I can't be a real person. How do you cope?
with my personality disorder? i basically just use that as an explanation for things. really though i like to look at it not so much as a disorder but as me. typically its a bad thing to embrace your disorders as yourself but when it comes to a personality disorder i think its an exception. so most people are only 1 but whats so wrong with being more then 1? if i have a free spirited hippie type personality one day then i embrace that. if im all dark and gothic the next day then i embrace that. i understand that i feel and react the way i do for a reason. i personally find with......well i shouldnt say any disorder because i dont have all of them but any disorder i have i find that if you find the reason behind it, its a lot easier to embrace and handle and therefore recover.
example 1:
i feel sad
why
because i dropped the cake on the floor
and it is ok to feel sad that you dropped the cake on the floor. take a deep breath, pick it up and try again
example 2:
i feel anxious
why
because im in a crowded room
it makes sense that you would feel anxious in a crowded room. try to leave so you can catch your breath then go back in or ask to be call in when its your turn (depending on the situation)
these are personal examples for me but i dont see why it couldnt help others. by telling yourself youre overreacting, youre just reinforcing it and making yourself feel worse. you feel the way you do for a reason and that is ok :)