When I was 20 I was diagnosed by a psychologist with having Narcissistic Personality Disorder. At first I was in denial about but over time I come to terms with my narcissism and the diagnosis started to make sense to me. A lot of my problems can be traced back to my unrealistic self image and lack of ability to relate with others.
There’s a lot of stigma towards NPD. I hope by making this thread I can help others understand that having NPD doesn’t inherently make you a bad person and NPD hurts the person with it as well.
“I was really more just curious what lead you to see a psychologist in the first place. My understanding is that’s rare for people with the condition. With the diagnosis helping you, it’s almost like you had a lucky break to be seeing a professional that most people with NPD don’t get.”
I saw a psychologist cuz I was having suicidal thoughts. And it’s true that it’s that people with NPD to don’t get help often. I mean I stopped seeing him after awhile. It’s hard to admit your wrong or need help with NPD so it’s not often NPD havers will go to therapy as that’s what therapy is.
That guy seems f#cked. It goes without saying that not everyone who has NPD is like that. There are plenty of good/normal people who have NPD but they just don’t make the news.