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I looked up NPD... what would you say is different between "having NPD" and "being a colossal asshole"?

• eric-burel 3y ago
  Thinking of it as a disorder might help taking rational actions to fight it, like any sickness, eg get away from the person, understanding it's not your fault, and maybe get them medical attention etc
• fugalfervor 3y ago
  In effect, and to the abused, absolutely nothing. For those treating patients with NPD, the diagnosis provides a framework for understanding and treatment. Most with the disorder will not seek treatment, as they don't think they have a problem.
• FredPret 3y ago
  CAD - colossal asshole disorder
• lostapathy 3y ago
  NPD is largely defined by the inability to experience empathy. They don’t know they are assholes, or worse, feed of a high they get when people think they are assholes when they think they are right.
• fugalfervor 3y ago
  Also, consider that many psychiatrists and psychologists believed that the 45th president had this disorder. Some who worked with him (Paul Ryan, for example) were convinced as well. Of course, diagnosis from afar is fraught, as is diagnosis by non professionals. But I think the former president provides a good frame of reference for how people with NPD behave, but taken to an almost surreal extreme.