just got back from my new shrink
- Thread starter Bananas
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holy shit
i gotta give it to teh doctor i fit 70% of the criteria here
Narcissistic personality disorder
Last reviewed: November 14, 2010.
Narcissistic personality disorder is a condition in which people have an inflated sense of self-importance and an extreme preoccupation with themselves.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
The causes of this disorder are unknown. An overly sensitive personality and parenting problems may affect the development of this disorder.
Symptoms
A person with narcissistic personality disorder may:
React to criticism with rage, shame, or humiliation
Take advantage of other people to achieve his or her own goals
Have excessive feelings of self-importance
Exaggerate achievements and talents
Be preoccupied with fantasies of success, power, beauty, intelligence, or ideal love
Have unreasonable expectations of favorable treatment
Need constant attention and admiration
Disregard the feelings of others, and have little ability to feel empathy
Have obsessive self-interest
Pursue mainly selfish goals
Signs and tests
Like other personality disorders, narcissistic personality disorder is diagnosed based on a psychological evaluation and the history and severity of the symptoms.
Treatment
Psychotherapy (for example, talk therapy) may help the affected person relate to other people in a more positive and compassionate way.
Expectations (prognosis)
The outcome depends on the severity of the disorder.
Complications
Alcohol or other drug dependence
Relationship, work, and family problems
i gotta give it to teh doctor i fit 70% of the criteria here
Narcissistic personality disorder
Last reviewed: November 14, 2010.
Narcissistic personality disorder is a condition in which people have an inflated sense of self-importance and an extreme preoccupation with themselves.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
The causes of this disorder are unknown. An overly sensitive personality and parenting problems may affect the development of this disorder.
Symptoms
A person with narcissistic personality disorder may:
React to criticism with rage, shame, or humiliation
Take advantage of other people to achieve his or her own goals
Have excessive feelings of self-importance
Exaggerate achievements and talents
Be preoccupied with fantasies of success, power, beauty, intelligence, or ideal love
Have unreasonable expectations of favorable treatment
Need constant attention and admiration
Disregard the feelings of others, and have little ability to feel empathy
Have obsessive self-interest
Pursue mainly selfish goals
Signs and tests
Like other personality disorders, narcissistic personality disorder is diagnosed based on a psychological evaluation and the history and severity of the symptoms.
Treatment
Psychotherapy (for example, talk therapy) may help the affected person relate to other people in a more positive and compassionate way.
Expectations (prognosis)
The outcome depends on the severity of the disorder.
Complications
Alcohol or other drug dependence
Relationship, work, and family problems
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Glycomann
Guest
You are bigger and better looking than your shrink. Thats why he said this too you.
No bro personality disorders are usually something that needs to be improved with counselling, its not like anxiety or depression thats "treatable" with medicine. Perosnality disorders usually have to be worked trhough and some people would argue that they can never be "cured."
Honestly I like by nuttyness, I think it takes all kinds of people to get the world go around, and you can use it for your advantage, like you always want to be the best. I will just be a bit more self aware, in terms of remembering my tendencies and will try to be less selfish with family or if i am in a relationship than with that person.
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mrhtbd
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I knew it must have been something else.
When I asked him, "Well, doc, what's my prognosis?" the psychiatrist just said, "All I can see wrong with you is that you're lonely."
When I asked him, "Well, doc, what's my prognosis?" the psychiatrist just said, "All I can see wrong with you is that you're lonely."
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gilly6993
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join the club
