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This is just getting too much...laypeople diagnosing others (I am guilty too)
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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 653439" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>Difference between the 'ratbag' (we tend to use a that type of term for male genitalia, that is not used in polite company to describe people like that) and 'NPD' (very popular to use nowadays around here, so popular that it is a joke already; "Let me guess, your ex is narcissus or other bulbous spring flower too?") is, that 'ratbag' gives person a benefit of the doubt. It makes it clear, that it is a personal opinion. Someone else's opinion may be different. If you call someone lying, cheating ratbag, it tells others that person in question has probably done something nasty to you or someone you are close to. That may indeed be a fact. Calling someone a NPD is telling others, that person in question is incurable, manipulating, abusing person that, if not yet has hurt you, is just grooming you to be hurt. </p><p></p><p>When someone accuses you to have personality disorder, there is no way to defend yourself. Anything you do or say can be interpreted as a sign of personality disorder. If you for example behave nice, polite and reliable way to other people, that is just a sign that you are more dangerous person with personality disorder and fooling them all. </p><p></p><p>Often these labels get given, when there is difficult situation between two people. One person gives a label to other person, but often there is another side of the coin too. </p><p></p><p>'Ratbag' gives room for both improvement and acknowledging that other people may have different views to things that happened. 'NPD' does not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 653439, member: 14557"] Difference between the 'ratbag' (we tend to use a that type of term for male genitalia, that is not used in polite company to describe people like that) and 'NPD' (very popular to use nowadays around here, so popular that it is a joke already; "Let me guess, your ex is narcissus or other bulbous spring flower too?") is, that 'ratbag' gives person a benefit of the doubt. It makes it clear, that it is a personal opinion. Someone else's opinion may be different. If you call someone lying, cheating ratbag, it tells others that person in question has probably done something nasty to you or someone you are close to. That may indeed be a fact. Calling someone a NPD is telling others, that person in question is incurable, manipulating, abusing person that, if not yet has hurt you, is just grooming you to be hurt. When someone accuses you to have personality disorder, there is no way to defend yourself. Anything you do or say can be interpreted as a sign of personality disorder. If you for example behave nice, polite and reliable way to other people, that is just a sign that you are more dangerous person with personality disorder and fooling them all. Often these labels get given, when there is difficult situation between two people. One person gives a label to other person, but often there is another side of the coin too. 'Ratbag' gives room for both improvement and acknowledging that other people may have different views to things that happened. 'NPD' does not. [/QUOTE]
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