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Old Sep 02, 2019, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Open Eyes View Post
There has definitely been a lot of encouragement to label people narcissists too. Um, it's pretty obvious why that has increased the past couple of years.

That being said, when spending time with a therapist that was very knowledgable about "trauma", he explained to me how unfortunately a lot of people who struggle with ptsd and trauma challenges tend to get misdiagnosed a lot. He explained how many of his patients had been misdiagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, when that was not an accurate diagnosis and instead the patient was suffering from trauma and ptsd. Another very common misdiagnosis when it comes to ptsd is also bipolar. I have actually had a couple of therapists tell me that and explain how there is a difference between someone getting badly triggered and experiencing a hypervigliant state and someone experiencing a manic episode. Also, I have learned that many alcoholics are individuals who began drinking to escape the crippling symptoms they were experiencing that come with ptsd. Just because a person can be sensitive to criticism, doesn't mean that person is a narcissist either.

Yes, it's unfortunate, yet the trend has become that of many deciding that because they learned a bit about some label it makes them suddenly qualified to label others when in most cases they are totally inaccurate.
Exactly, even professionals can make mistakes. And I agree, just because someone is easily angered by criticism doesn't make them a Narcissist. They just may have a more sensitive personality and may have even been burned in the past, therefore, don't respond to it as well. But it doesn't make them a narcissist. I agree, people who think they are able to correctly diagnose others are wrong and I've seen them be wrong too. In fact, like I mentioned, it makes the person who it unfairly diagnosing others appear stuck up and arrogant since they think they know exactly what's wrong with someone else, even someone they don't know.
Thanks for this!
Open Eyes