• KubeRoot
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    1 month ago

    big words from the DSM

    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.

    • Dragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nz
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      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.