another day on the internet, another day seeing Narcissism used as an adjective for someone said person doesn't like
When in actuality it's an incredibly rare neurodevelopmental disability.
31-35, M
Magenta · F
Indeed. Projecting me thinks.
greensnacks · F
It's overused yes I agree. However studies show 1 in 16 people or 1 in 200 people have NPD. Other cases they might have narcissistic tendencies or other disorders that get mislabeled.
A lot of people are just vain, selfish, crude, not necessarily narcissistic.
I come from a family with 3 narcissists. 2 grandiose, one covert.
A lot of people are just vain, selfish, crude, not necessarily narcissistic.
I come from a family with 3 narcissists. 2 grandiose, one covert.
GoFish ·
yeah i avoid those people.. toxic name callers haters 😒
Therealsteve · 31-35, M
@uncalled4 It really is, it manifests in less than 5% of the population. Simply having "delusions of grandeur" and "self-serving attitudes" (vague terms that you can conveniently throw at anyone) would not be enough diagnostic criteria for someone to actually have the condition.
uncalled4 · 56-60, M
@Therealsteve around 5% of the population is a lot of people, last I checked. I'm not a mental health professional, but I still use the DSM criteria to determine a NPD diagnosis. Otherwise, that person might be considered "narcissistic" without actually having the disorder. Not every impulsive person is ADHD, either, none of it can be a snap judgment, speaking to your point.
Therealsteve · 31-35, M
@uncalled4 Yes, there are huge populations. But you only interact with less than 1% not just across a given day, but across your entire lifetime. On the checking of last times, I'm sure you haven't had the time to spend considerable durations with the tens of millions that make up each country. We only spend a meaningful amount of time with 100-200 people across our lifetime, a meaningful enough time to presume a neurological condition. That leaves 10 potential true NPD people at most. And even then, are you or these other people qualified to diagnose anything? You actually need to meet quite a few criteria to have it, and it's actually quite disabling. What I dislike is that it's overused now to not just describe someone with a bit of the behaviour of one of the traits, but is now just thrown at someone that said person doesn't like, when they wish to devalue someone who is doing better than them. I do have the psychological certification involved in the diagnoses of these conditions, but it's too much to get into online when i'm bogged down with work. Thanks for meeting half way with the point being made, anyhow.