That’s an excellent question because most people with personality disorders do indeed have depression or anxiety or other kinds of psychiatric symptoms. One thing to watch for is that the characteristics of someone with a personality disorder will be present in more than one area of their life. For example, they may exhibit similar beliefs or characteristics at work or school and also in relationships. They also tend to have trouble relating to others. This could range from not having relationships at all to having really intense, chaotic relationships that don’t last long, to only having superficial relationships. Similarly, people with personality disorders typically have a disturbance in the way they feel about themselves. Often, there’s a great deal of self-hatred, although the self-hatred is sometimes masked by feelings of superiority or detachment.