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Originally Posted by snarkydaddy
It was my understand from reading, that whatever is valued in whatever discipline, they tend to under achieve in that area, while expecting to be praised how great they are at it.
Additionally expect to be accepted by that communities elite. The accumulation of advanced degrees would not fit into the profile.
However this what I have read & I am not a mental health professional.
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I think this meme sums up what I'm trying to instill in myself now . This is what (I believe to be) my narc mother said to me when she picked me up from a
that a youth shelter that I had run away to when I was 15 had taken me to: "you are doing it for attention".
My mom told me I was "lazy" when I was depressed as a teen. I was dx with dysthymia or depression with agitation after my divorce and found out I had it had since 15, which coincidentally us when I was
. Ironically enough the only other time I was
was after my divorce but I knew to call the warm line at that point. My ex also has narc traits although they be a symptom of his mania.
My brother calls me crazy because I have PTSD and thinks I can't have it because I wasn't in combat and I should get over it. He compares himself to me and says if he can do it why can't I? He forgets all the support he had for his disability growing up while I had none. Mine wasn't even diagnosed until after college.
I've also been told I was rude by others online , before my PTSD was dx and treated. PTSD is a severe anxiety disorder .
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