Posted by pseudoname on May 15, 2006, at 22:52:07
In reply to Re: new diagnostic manual » pseudoname, posted by Declan on May 15, 2006, at 18:54:05
> There was a shrink who told me maybe I had NPD.
Narcissistic? Declan? I've never met you, but I'm surprised at such a diagnosis, based on our encounters here.
I was just now reading about this stuff. It's the whole depression-is-aggression-turned-inward hokum. The narcissist is depressed because people aren't worshipping him like they used to.
Maybe you challenged something the shrink said; he felt threatened because you seemed smarter than he was. They keep NPD ready for situations like that.
These diagnoses serve more functions than just getting insurance checks.
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