Phe's childhood was characterized as pretty normal. Both parents were present, though her mother, Faith, was distant (her mom had never wanted kids, but here we are, with three of them). Phe discovered, while it was going on, that Faith was cheating on her husband with her former fiancé. This may account as some of the source for her disorders, though the Kitt family is rife with hereditary bullshit - her half-brother Jason suffers from alcoholism and his own cocktail of mental issues. Her father was always a solid anchor for her, however, and is still the favored parent.

While histrionic personality disorder was present (though undiagnosed until later in life), it was a mild and mostly exhibited in a flirty attitude and exaggerated expression of emotion (overdramatic about things - both intentionally for the attention and unintentionally). She fit in among her friends as the 'badass' and reveled in the role. Completely unafraid of physical confrontation and prone to instigation.

After the assault in high school, she began developing borderline personality disorder in response to the trauma, including more possessive and impulsive behaviors (she becomes way 'clingier' to kyle and acts out by doing increasingly dangerous things). Disassociation and emptiness crop up, but she doesn't become actively/consciously suicidal. She doesn't want to die, but she wants to rid her body of what happened - violence and risky acts mean new wounds that she caused, not her aggressor. It's an outward form of self harm, essentially.

After high school, she takes the government job she's offered and focuses on that and things are....okay for awhile. But the crazy/possessive behaviors don't wane and, eventually, Kyle breaks it off with her by transferring out to California.

After Kyle leaves, she has a bit of a breakdown and is hospitalized for a couple months (though this is not the first time, but it is the longest). Therapy is attempted, stopped, attempted again. During this time, she starts dating Keith, which goes on for some time, but eventually his educational background in psychology becomes more of picking her apart (helpful or hurtful, phe isn't a fan of her mental issues and insecurities being pointed out) and she's still, ultimately, hung up on Kyle, and they part ways relatively amicably. Phe is both relieved to be out of the relationship because she knows it's not going to last and also upset because she feels like she's failed her partner (she is strictly monogamous and a breakup, no matter how well done, makes her feel like she's fucked up and not done right by the other person). Phe does, however, credit Keith for encouraging her to get help and fucking commit to it post-relationship.

When Kyle starts coming back around and they get back together, she starts to get much more stable and committed to recovery. This means no skipping appointments because she 'feels fine' or thinks she's managing peachy on her own. She goes to all her appointments, she takes her meds, she does her best to communicate problems and stuff to the people she cares about. It's not perfect, but it's leaps and bounds from where she was in her late teens/early twenties.