The difference between borderline and narcissism is fairly small. They are both cluster b because the symptoms overlap. It sounds more like histrionic, another cluster b disorder. The diagnosis itself means very little unless the person is seeking treatment.
Ah yes, the big word derived from the mythical Narcissus, who we learned about in school… If anything, the issue seems to be the opposite, where the word is too widely known and used without knowing the overlapping medical term.
Did you ever read Ovid? Narcissus was aroace up until he was cursed. Everyone kept asking him out, and he told them to fuck off and leave him alone. Mythologically, “narcissism” is avoiding attention and going to hunt deer in the woods where you’ll be left alone.
The difference between borderline and narcissism is fairly small. They are both cluster b because the symptoms overlap. It sounds more like histrionic, another cluster b disorder. The diagnosis itself means very little unless the person is seeking treatment.
Yeah, laypeople using big words from the DSM to try and sound smart is cringe
Ah yes, the big word derived from the mythical Narcissus, who we learned about in school… If anything, the issue seems to be the opposite, where the word is too widely known and used without knowing the overlapping medical term.
Did you ever read Ovid? Narcissus was aroace up until he was cursed. Everyone kept asking him out, and he told them to fuck off and leave him alone. Mythologically, “narcissism” is avoiding attention and going to hunt deer in the woods where you’ll be left alone.