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3. Few people with narcissistic personality disorder experience distress from it.

Thu Feb 16, 2017, 09:16 AM

Feb 2017

If they could allow themselves to feel distressed, then they're not perfect. But the need to be perfect is the core of the disorder.

Also, the criteria require EITHER distress or impairment, not both. And he is clearly impaired. Listen to his crazy talk. And watch what he does. He's impaired and that's why the White House is in such turmoil.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder

According to the DSM-5, "Many highly successful individuals display personality traits that might be considered narcissistic. Only when these traits are inflexible, maladaptive, and persisting and cause significant functional impairment or subjective distress do they constitute narcissistic personality disorder.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/basics/symptoms/con-20025568

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/harvard-professors-us-president-barack-obama-grave-concern-donald-trump-mental-stability-a7482586.html

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Psychiatrist: Calling Donald Trump Mentally Ill Is An Insult To The Mentally Ill [View all] HAB911 Feb 2017 OP

K&R, our media does a giant disservice to the mentally ill ck4829 Feb 2017 #1

This guy has been a dick for ages , Same goes for all the oh its all just Alzheimer's comments lunasun Feb 2017 #2

Few people with narcissistic personality disorder experience distress from it. pnwmom Feb 2017 #3

Excellent point n/t TexasBushwhacker Feb 2017 #8

From exhibiting traits to clearly impaired loyalsister Feb 2017 #11

Many psychiatrists and psychologists at this point have spoken out pnwmom Feb 2017 #13

And others have pointed out that it is not valid loyalsister Feb 2017 #16

No, logically it is NOT an expansion. To say that one person has such a profound pnwmom Feb 2017 #17

Do we know of a time when he has not lived in a world that required serious responsibility? loyalsister Feb 2017 #18

Nothing like what he's dealing with now, and he has no Daddy around to bail him out. pnwmom Feb 2017 #21

It's obvious that he is too thin skinned to accept criticism loyalsister Feb 2017 #22

He IS deeply impaired. He is completely unable to see anything other than pnwmom Feb 2017 #23

Are you certain he is unable rather than unwilling? loyalsister Feb 2017 #24

No, impairment doesn't have to be just physical. He has a mental impairment pnwmom Feb 2017 #25

I didn't say it did loyalsister Feb 2017 #26

There are plenty of psychiatrists who have gone on record disagreeing pnwmom Feb 2017 #30

And the one who actually defined the diagnosis disagrees loyalsister Feb 2017 #31

I thought that was pretty funny. He's awfully old then because the personality pnwmom Feb 2017 #33

Keywords: Blue_Roses Feb 2017 #28

The lies are serving a purpose loyalsister Feb 2017 #32

He definitely has a personality disorder/malignancy. However, he's also definitely mentally ill. KittyWampus Feb 2017 #4

Some are also suggesting learning disability loyalsister Feb 2017 #9

No, it's not. jberryhill Feb 2017 #5

Yes, it is. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2017 #6

No. The reason the diagnosis is significant is because it is predictive. pnwmom Feb 2017 #14

He is textbook NPD jberryhill Feb 2017 #20

Yeah, wow. That's fascinating. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2017 #34

So what? jberryhill Feb 2017 #35

Yes, you're entitled to be wrong, if that's your wish. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2017 #37

If nothing else works, apply a stigmatized condition loyalsister Feb 2017 #7

I definitely understand where this guy is coming from. On the other hand.... Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2017 #10

No, not buying it. This person takes the context completely out of what those psychiatrists R B Garr Feb 2017 #12

Good point. Not every person with a mental illness is as profoundly impaired as he is. pnwmom Feb 2017 #15

there has been much controversy bdamomma Feb 2017 #19

Here is my professional diagnosis: smirkymonkey Feb 2017 #27

But think about it. He can buy a gun thanks to the Congressional GOPers! nikibatts Feb 2017 #29

Regardless of the assessment Drumpf his condition disqualifies him to be President. LiberalFighter Feb 2017 #36