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Re:What It’s Like to Be a Diagnosed Narcissist by DanBC on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @02:24PM (#18924081)
> Some personality disorders allow a high functioning career and social life.

No, they don't, because built into the definition of disorder is the impact it has one someone's life.

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Re:What It’s Like to Be a Diagnosed Narcissist by toufiqbarhamov on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @04:44PM (#18925667)
Which is a bit of an issue isn’t it. Is Shkreli in Cluster B? Probably, and now he has the impact on his life to prove it. So before that, when he was just incredibly successful, had no criminal record, and seemed able to function at a high level did he have the same disorder? If outcomes represent a diagnostic criteria then it reveals a weakness in understanding or even defining the disorder in question.

It’s important to distinguish between diagnostic criteria, and the disorder itself, if they are actually disorders.

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Re:What It’s Like to Be a Diagnosed Narcissist by drb91 on Saturday January 19, 2019 @02:07AM (#18945753)
Ok... so most mental “disorders” with high functioning people aren’t actually disorders? The definition seems useless without meaning simply “nonconforming”.
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