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.
Have you had relationships? How do they go?
Yes I have. When I was 14-15 I Dated a guy for a few months. It got old quickly. We stopped caring about each after a few months. When I was 19 I dated a guy for a few months but again I lost interest after a few months. It’s hard for me to have a long term relationship with anyone. I get jealous easily and I can be very one sided. I’ve got my eyes set on someone at the moment. I’m going to see a therapist soon. I know I can love I just have problems. I need to learn to empathize with others and be more dedicated.
That thing you practice “imagining other people as you” thats empathy. Putting your mind in thier point of view and perceiving their perspective lets you understand what they are going through. Everyone has problems, when you find somone with the patience to learn how to love you the way you need, learn to love them the way they need to be loved. Its not NPD to love yourself.
I never said it was. I guess it’s a part of other peoples nature. I can like other people but emphasizing with others just doesn’t come naturally to me.