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One thing that a lot of people forget is the general diagnostic criteria (e.g. http://behavenet.com/personality-disorder http://behavenet.com/personality-disord
by brigade 14y ago
One thing that a lot of people forget is the general diagnostic criteria (e.g. http://behavenet.com/personality-disorder http://behavenet.com/personality-disorder)
Specifically, one big glaring criteria that most people don't meet is "C. The enduring pattern leads to clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning."
- enmaku 14y agoExactly. We can all find the patterns of personality disorders in ourselves, but diagnostic criteria require WAY more than "you act this way" - your actions actually have to be severely detrimental. Personally I'd say that if your particular behavioral patterns lead to costumed vigilante crime fighting you probably meet criteria C.