Nope, more like everyone cleams to have known with NPD just because they didn't like them and only understand NPD as the 'bad man I don't like disorder'
And you Dr. Kevin know it was a "narcissistic relationship" whatever that is, because? Do you have a PhD from the University of Google Search? You read a few trash articles like "How to spot a narcissist in your life😱😱😱" and now you think you can diagnose entire relationships! That's quite something. I know doctors who can diagnose people but you can diagnose multiple people at the same time. Do me a favor and diagnose the relationship between you and your father oh wait, never mind.
I agree with you. When I was first diagnosed I didn't believe it because I thought it was the type of thing only serial killers had. I would look into it and I heard people would say about people with NPD so it was hard to think of myself as like that. Overtime I came to terms with my diagnosis and started to rethink my views of others with a similar diagnosis.
So what would be your advice for someone with a cluster B personality disorder? Are we just supposed to be alone forever? Also, why do you even know what you experienced was "cluster-B abuse"? People just think that anyone they don't like has ASPD, NPD or BPD or something. "Phil who was kind of rude to me the other day, he totally has a covert psychopathic narcissistic cluster B personality disorder. I should know I watched 5 hours of Psych2Go videos"
I've experienced this myself. No irl but on this Lemmy. I made a thread a few weeks ago asking "Why is NPD so stigmatized?". I wanted to why cluster B personality disorders were treated so differently to other things like depression or autism and the responsive were what you just described here.
"I’d be really curious about what is really means and how you manage or cope with it."
It's hard to live with. It's difficult to relate to others, your obsessed with your yourself and being noticed. It's like being you're every very own tiger parent.
It's all about how you see things. I make an effort to amplify for others and to understand that it's ok not to be perfect among other of things.
Same here. I just thought that when they asked if there "was anything medical diagnosis they should know about" I didn't really know what to say so I just gave them a complete rundown on my medical history. Recent appointments, jabs, diagnosis, medical history ect ect.
"I’d likely see bringing up their NPD diagnosis as an attention-seeking behavior. (This would be true no matter what the diagnosis was. If someone I didn’t know well just lead with “I have histrionic PD” or “I’m autistic” without a specific good reason to be bringing it up"
Well, obviously the things I talk about on the internet are different then irl. I would never bring it up to anyone in the real world. I don't even talk about it that much on here outside of a few threads. I only made those threads so that people can hear a different view on the topic from someone who has it rather then sensationalist pop-psychology trash.
I made this account so I can talk about things I couldn't irl and this diagnosis would be one of the things as it has really played in me since I first had it.
I wish more people were like you and your friends. Although I wouldn't go as far as to say that it's just words on a sheet of paper. That's like saying that a sentence is just words out of a Judges mouth but still, a personality disorder is a disorder like one else. Like not being able to walk or having autism. Sure, it may effect how I interact with the world but it doesn't define me and I can improve myself but most people wouldn't believe that considering how much the media has demonized NPD.
I thought if they ask your medical history you're supposed to give them a complete rundown. Recent appointments, diagnosis and medication everything now I know better
Finally, somebody understands. This is what I've been trying to get across to people. If somebody is being manipulative or abusive the problem is there behaviour not a diagnosis they were born with but our society is more preoccupied with pop psychology and demonising those with personality disorders.
"Ok, you ran to the bathroom out of all places,"
I wasn't really thinking. I was just very emotional and looking for somewhere private.