When I was 20 I was diagnosed by a psychologist with having Narcissistic Personality Disorder. At first I was in denial about but over time I come to terms with my narcissism and the diagnosis started to make sense to me. A lot of my problems can be traced back to my unrealistic self image and lack of ability to relate with others.

There’s a lot of stigma towards NPD. I hope by making this thread I can help others understand that having NPD doesn’t inherently make you a bad person and NPD hurts the person with it as well.

  • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
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    3 hours ago

    Thanks for making this AMA, I not too knowledgeable in this area so please forgive me if I am insensitive in asking this:

    What kind of strategies do you employ to fulfil your need for attention, without acting rudely to others?

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      3 hours ago

      It’s no problem. There’s a lot of things I do/did for attention. When I was younger I used to take the wildest drugs I could get my hands on and brag to my classmates. I use social media a lot and I’ve got some friends that I use. Nightclubs and bars are good. There’s always a lot of attention to get from there.

      Ever since I was a teen I’ve found my self being very promiscuous. It’s the best way to get attention from others.