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• 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  one finds out by talking to a specialist, instead of random people on the internet.

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  • wendyz@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Understandable, I didn’t mean to ask for you to diagnose, I was just wondering how I find out

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    • 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      and i answered that. people are terrible at diagnosing themselves. even if someone gives you some criteria, it is hard to put them in the context if you don’t have the experience and comparison with others. that is the job for the professional.

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• Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  What was the last time something bad happened and it was completely YOUR fault?

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• N0t_5ure@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The DSM-5 has 9 criteria, and if you meet any 5 of the 9, you have NPD. npdtest.org/…/what-are-the-9-official-dsm-5-crite… The fact that you’re questioning whether you are a narcissist tends to point to you not being one. If the people around you are telling you that you crave attention on a pathological level, it may well be gaslighting or projection from the people around you, as narcissists love to deflect and find fault with others.

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• meco03211@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  You sound a lot like an angsty teen with undiagnosed autism. I went through similar scenarios when I was a teen. A few things to consider

  If you’re actually right, you shouldn’t really need to explain yourself. The truth should be evident.

  If you’re explaining why you’re right to someone, what do you gain by convincing them? And does that justify the effort to convince them? You may be denying them that same gain by not conceding they are right.

  Emotions can alter the landscape and motives might not be pure. If you’ve continually berated someone and harangued them about how you’re right, they might just argue with you to deny you that validation.

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  • wendyz@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Angsty 22-year-old with diagnosed autism but yeah…

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    • meco03211@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Which is perfectly fine. Looking through your post history you seem to have a lot of posts just trying to make sense of life. That’s a good thing as long as you don’t expect answers to be very neat and logical solutions to your problems.

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• AskewLord@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  If you are asking this question, you aren’t one.

  You sound like you have shitty friends. Shitty people in your life will try to negatively label you to manipulate you.

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• BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Narcissist and attention seeking are two different things. IMO it’s a poor idea to seek advice on this on lemmy

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  • wendyz@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Thanks

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• Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I feel like it would be a win/win for someone to stalk you.

  You get the attention, and the stalker gets soneone to take notice of from the bushes, without someone calling the police on them.

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  • sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That is a fucked thing to say

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• FearMeAndDecay@literature.cafe ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The best way to answer this is to see a psychologist. They can actually diagnose you. Just bc you’re self aware doesn’t mean you can’t be one or even that you’re less likely to be a narcissist. There are some that are self aware and use that knowledge to their advantage. If you truly think you might be a narcissist then seeing a psychologist is the best thing to do. Your doctor might also be able to make a recommendation

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• FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I constantly crave attention and validation on a “pathological level

  There are multiple reasons to crave attention, it can be because you genuinely have not received as much attentiom as your peers! Doesn’t have to be narcissism

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• sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  There’s something you should know about the narcissist scare

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• you_are_dust@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Best way would probably to be properly diagnosed. There’s a lot of overlap between different disorders and it’s probably not the best to try and diagnose yourself. The Internet can be really harsh at times so relying on social media for validation probably isn’t going to help anything. Keep level headed, nonjudgmental people close to you.

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• yesman@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Concentrate on your experience. You don’t need a diagnosis or clinical jargon to understand yourself.

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• wendyz@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’ve concluded that I probably am not one, just autistic. Thanks, all!

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