Ok, enough excitement about my NPD self-diagnosis. I probably sound like an emotionless robot when I get into the tedious self-analysis. In any case I’m getting burned out by the whole thing.
I’ve decided that I am not going to let myself be defined by the diagnostic criteria set forth by the DSM-IV. These guidelines are really there for clinicians and insurance companies so that they can agree on something and make the appropriate decisions. Though they can serve as a foundation to understand some parts of myself, in no way do they represent the entire being that I am. I’m more than the criteria listed in the NPD, AvPD, dysthymia, or whatever other condition(s) I may have.
Underneath all these labels, underneath all these flaws and these defects, I am still a human being like everyone else.
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Well, this is about the most positive thing I’ve said in months. Let us treasure this rare moment of enlightenment.
DSM-IV Does Not Fully Define Me October 19, 2007
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