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Article sure casts a wide net. Like it says collapse can manifest as 'trying to win the other person back if their partner broke up with them'. It says 'people
by throwaway290 4y ago
Article sure casts a wide net. Like it says collapse can manifest as 'trying to win the other person back if their partner broke up with them'. It says 'people with NPD are so insecure, they often feel empty and hollow – they need admiration from others to feel validated.' Could be NPD and collapse are super prevalent or maybe I need to face some truths about myself and my circles
- icegreentea2 4y agoRight. The article could maybe be written a bit better, but it says right from the beginning that this is an article discussing NPD individuals. NPD individuals do a lot of things that highly overlap with what non-NPD individuals do. They are just much more harmful. In general, whenever you read about X personality disorder, you need to mentally qualify every statement of behavior with some variant of "to the extent of consistently/frequently causing self-harm or harm to others". Chiefly, the fact that you are concerned with acting narcissistic is a strong indicator that you likely would not be diagnosed with NPD. Like I said, acting narcasissitcally in a moment, lashing out when your ego/self-image is damaged, feeling insecure, wanting external validation - these are -all- normal human behaviors. Completely erasing these "faults" is... I think impossible. That said, one does not have to be a NPD to be an asshole. Every group will have different thresholds from "noticeable trend of behavior" and "a real actual problem". Self-reflection is always helpful.