Posted by SLS on May 25, 2011, at 8:01:05
In reply to Re: Narcissism no longer in DSM » SLS, posted by sigismund on May 24, 2011, at 13:35:48
> Let me throw my two bob's worth in here, Scott.
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> My experience of living with self important people is just how cold, empty and unsatisfying it is to the people on the other end.Sadly, I must agree with you.
Do you think that narcissism rises to the level of being pathological as we would consider depression? Note that "narcissism" and "depression" are words whose meanings have become diluted over time.
"Everyone gets depressed sometimes."
"Everyone is to a degree narcissistic."Are these conditions described by the DSM as a pathology? Is what the DSM describes as narcissism or depression different from are depicted in the quotes above? Perhaps part of the construct of NPD is that it affects people adversely as you have described.
I really am not familiar enough with NPD to effectively offer answers.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.
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