Hello, all.

I’m not certain, but my last post may have been over two years ago.

You would think that there may have been some drastic changes over those years but, eh, not much. Med adjustments to deal with manic episodes, old diagnoses revived, more assertive (aggressive - I just don’t do the stupids or platitudes or anything breaching on the banal).

I’m not certain that I’ll be back, but... for some obvious national reasons I’ve become fascinated with DSM-5 Narcissistic Personality Disorder as well as the as-now-not-recognized “malignant narcissism.”

Now this is touchy...

Amazon.com, provider of my eBook purchases, has a huge collection of books and pamphlets &etc., The majority of these texts are items written by women who identify as victims of relationships with sociopathic narcissist men. I am no data extrapolator but I’m guessing that an actual diagnosable NPD could never accommodate the sheer numbers of women that so identify and praise these books as describing their relationships.

I. I. I have never met anyone displaying the behavior that I would expect from a narcissist - I’ve only seen two, perhaps, on television and those recently. I know what happens - I’ve read the book - I believe that I just got the goodbye look. (DF ref, sorry).

Yes, I’ve read about a dozen of the books. There is no set piece; that is, there is not a completely common description. There are many unbelievable descriptions - descriptions of men who could never fit into any society displaying the horrid behavior described.

I am skeptical that such an overwhelming number of men could be diagnosed with DSM-5 NPD. I am skeptical that so many women identify as victims of relationships with narcissists.

Just asking...