SpaceFox

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[–] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"Has being diagnosed helped you?"

Yes, definitely. It gives me a lot more insight into myself and I now understand myself better.

"If you don’t mind sharing, what lead to the diagnosis?"

Good question. That's for the therapist to decide. With that said it's never just one thing. It could have been a whole series of factors that let to the diagnosis. If I meet that psychologist again I'll ask him.

"For a small background: psychologists who have worked with my stepdaughter have expressed that her bio-dad (my wife’s ex-husband) has displayed some traits that could indicate NPD, but of course he would have to be formally evaluated for a diagnosis and that’s difficult to get someone with the disorder to do. The last time they were in court the judge was flabbergasted by his behavior and during the judgment expressed that he was close to ordering a mental evaluation, which I think is the only way we would ever know for sure. It’s pretty obvious that if he has the disorder then it has caused many negative impacts for him, but it is also hard to feel any sympathy towards him when I see how much harm he has done to two of the people I care about the most. It might be hard to accept if he ever was diagnosed and some treatment actually helped to counter the destructive behaviors simply because of how much damage was already done."

What an awful story. It goes without saying that not everyone with NPD is like that. If you don't mind me asking why was he in court?

[–] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Yes I have. When I was 14-15 I Dated a guy for a few months. It got old quickly. We stopped caring about each after a few months. When I was 19 I dated a guy for a few months but again I lost interest after a few months. It's hard for me to have a long term relationship with anyone. I get jealous easily and I can be very one sided. I've got my eyes set on someone at the moment. I'm going to see a therapist soon. I know I can love I just have problems. I need to learn to empathize with others and be more dedicated.

[–] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What even is "narcissistic" abuse? How is it any different then regular abuse?

[–] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 week ago

It’s no problem. There’s a lot of things I do/did for attention. When I was younger I used to take the wildest drugs I could get my hands on and brag to my classmates. I use social media a lot and I've got some friends that I use. Nightclubs and bars are good. There's always a lot of attention to get from there.

Ever since I was a teen I've found my self being very promiscuous. It's the best way to get attention from others.

[–] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 week ago (7 children)

I see this thing a lot. People think that anyone they don't like has NPD. I wonder how they would feel if a loved one told them they had NPD?

[–] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I can see where your coming from. Who wouldn't want to be famous?

[–] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Shouldn't windows or Reddit be sorry for that?

[–] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Why would I apologize for using Reddit? Or windows?

[–] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I'm a cook at burger king. I don't see how NPD would affect that. It's way more detrimental then beneficial as all the benefits are imagined. I don't know if any careers suited for someone with NPD.

[–] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago (9 children)
[–] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago (15 children)

It's like admitting defeat. I don't remember the last time I said "sorry" to someone tho.

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