Eh, it depends on the intention behind the word. Narcissistic personality disorder is, by definition, a disability (as are all mental disorders). In practice, it isn’t treated as such because they’re just assholes. Therapy is the only treatment, and the likelihood of a narcissist actually seeking treatment is basically 0.
Most people throw the term around loosely, much like “psychopath.” I’m mainly being pedantic and do agree that it is often the best word to use to describe people who exhibit narcissistic symptoms. Selfish and egotistical can be an understatement for even neurotypical people.
I’m just really interested in psychology and have a compulsion to talk about it to internet strangers who never asked and probably don’t care.
I sought treatment, and most of the pwNPD I know have sought treatment. The primary barriers to actually getting treatment are cost, and lack of trained psychologists. Insurance doesn’t cover personality disorders and therapists don’t know how to help us, other than giving generalised PTSD and cPTSD treatment such as schema therapy.
I don’t try to make people fight. I want them all to agree with me and not be bigots. Do you think I like being harassed? No, of course not. Your worldview where people like being yelled at is very strange.
You picked a fight with the moderate who believes the word is used by ignorants who are unaware of the history, instead of the person whose views are actually opposite your own who thinks it’s only a pathology. It seems to me that both of you want to bully the narcissist out of hate more than a political disagreement, since you have no quarrel with the person who more strongly disagrees with you. Neither of you cares about the content of the arguments you’re making, you just want any excuse to continue using slurs, even if two of the excuses you agree with are mutually exclusive opposites.
You said you think it’s funny that I’m disabled, after all.
I like how laughing at my disability, being called out, trying to justify it, and then ignoring me makes you the bigger person.
I HAVE NPD.
I know you are not intending to be ableist when you call Empress the N word, but you are insulting a disabled person for their disability when you do it to me. And you think that makes you better than me.
You deserve no sympathy at all. Your pathology absolutely terrorizes everyone around you and you make everyone around you suffer.
This tantrum you’re throwing over “slurs” is exactly what people with NPD do. Make everything about yourself because you truly believe you are the main character of the universe. You can’t possibly conceive
Real facts to you are “slurs” because it’s socially advantageous to you. You don’t suffer. You live off of hurting other people as you don’t see them as equal to you.
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Eh, it depends on the intention behind the word. Narcissistic personality disorder is, by definition, a disability (as are all mental disorders). In practice, it isn’t treated as such because they’re just assholes. Therapy is the only treatment, and the likelihood of a narcissist actually seeking treatment is basically 0.
Most people throw the term around loosely, much like “psychopath.” I’m mainly being pedantic and do agree that it is often the best word to use to describe people who exhibit narcissistic symptoms. Selfish and egotistical can be an understatement for even neurotypical people.
I’m just really interested in psychology and have a compulsion to talk about it to internet strangers who never asked and probably don’t care.
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I sought treatment, and most of the pwNPD I know have sought treatment. The primary barriers to actually getting treatment are cost, and lack of trained psychologists. Insurance doesn’t cover personality disorders and therapists don’t know how to help us, other than giving generalised PTSD and cPTSD treatment such as schema therapy.
https://lemmy.ca/comment/5293015
Argue with this person who disagrees with you.
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I don’t try to make people fight. I want them all to agree with me and not be bigots. Do you think I like being harassed? No, of course not. Your worldview where people like being yelled at is very strange.
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You picked a fight with the moderate who believes the word is used by ignorants who are unaware of the history, instead of the person whose views are actually opposite your own who thinks it’s only a pathology. It seems to me that both of you want to bully the narcissist out of hate more than a political disagreement, since you have no quarrel with the person who more strongly disagrees with you. Neither of you cares about the content of the arguments you’re making, you just want any excuse to continue using slurs, even if two of the excuses you agree with are mutually exclusive opposites.
You said you think it’s funny that I’m disabled, after all.
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I like how laughing at my disability, being called out, trying to justify it, and then ignoring me makes you the bigger person.
I HAVE NPD.
I know you are not intending to be ableist when you call Empress the N word, but you are insulting a disabled person for their disability when you do it to me. And you think that makes you better than me.
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You deserve no sympathy at all. Your pathology absolutely terrorizes everyone around you and you make everyone around you suffer.
This tantrum you’re throwing over “slurs” is exactly what people with NPD do. Make everything about yourself because you truly believe you are the main character of the universe. You can’t possibly conceive
Real facts to you are “slurs” because it’s socially advantageous to you. You don’t suffer. You live off of hurting other people as you don’t see them as equal to you.