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lottieurl · 1 month ago

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my most controversial opinion still is probably that i do not agree with all those posts about how no one should ever use the word narcissist in the way it was used for hundreds of years due to its actual origin in a literal greek myth because of a very recent (80s) psychiatric label. like i cannot stress enough how the psychiatric terminology and diagnostic system is the source of the harm and stigma not the word narcissist being used to mean what most people know it to mean

#like im sorry ill simply never agree with this #there is a lot to be said abt the classification anf diagnostic system itself and how it can often #be the result of literal DISLIKE of a patient by a psychiatrist #(source: friend in group therapy getting diagnosed with npd despite not fitting the traits. she was very clearly disliked there)#(like thats not real evidence but ive also read enough articles abt that to know it to be true)#sorry. infuriates me #and obviously if someone personally identifies with that diagnosis and its helpful to them #thats good #but thats like arguing that bc some ppl find makeup fun the expectations placed on women are fine actually #so

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