Those who struggle with a personality disorder have great difficulty dealing with other people. They tend to be inflexible, rigid, and unable to respond to the changes and demands of life.
Could depression actually be a form of infectious disease? â Turhan Canli. Chronic Lyme disease and its co-infections can cause depression. If we look at the cousin of Lyme disease, Syphilis, and its studies related to mental health issues, we see depression, anxiety disorders and much more.
If left untreated, Lyme disease may progress to cause: 1  Intermittent muscle and joint pain. 2  Neck stiffness and severe headaches (meningitis) 3  Facial weakness and paralysis (Bell's palsy)  Weakness and pain in the arms and 1  legs. Intermittent arthritis with joint pain and swelling, especially in larger joints like the knees.