If you meet someone who is charming (of course), yet fits the DSM-V cluster definition of a narcissist (age 36), and he says he's lonely and has no friends even though he can talk easily with people, should you tell him why? Is it arrogant to even try? Is it a corresponding behavior with some sort of weird transference to even care? If you ask him to politely leave you alone, and he then attempts to make you feel bad, suggesting you are the one with the problem for not having a big enough heart, is this just more of the pattern manifesting? If this person is a high school teacher, and seems to get overly involved in his female students lives (particularly the ones from broken homes), should you be concerned?
2006-11-20 08:43:53 · 4 answers · asked by Rose of the Valley 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Walk away, unless you feel the female students are in danger. N thrive on sucking people into their web, and it is no surprise this person is in a position to receive admiration from those who are not his equal. The trick of the N is to make you feel like you should care, either through them being a victim or being great. Don't fall for it. Ultimately, when you are no longer of use in their world of garnering the emotional attention they can't get openly, they will tell you what is wrong with you, and why they can't communicate with you any longer. It's a long road of anguish. Why bother? If you believe he is really a danger to his female students, there are ways to bring this to someone's attention, but make sure you have proof, and not just vague guesses.
2006-11-20 09:14:52 · answer #1 · answered by tooyaluna1010 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you serious? This is BAD! I will need to research more on this, and here I was, having a good morning. Thanks for the jolt, it's a timely reminder of what all the forerunners of the fighters of human rights have always said, we must be vigilant in guarding our freedoms, if we become complacent, abuse can come back! Who selected this Zucker to be the chair? I am so appalled by this news! If that is his record (he supports organizations like Exodus), then he will definitely try to drive homosexuality back as a "disease". We need to fight back! Never forget, never again! David S, is this true?!? This is horrible! (I ask David S because he is a psychotherapist.)
2016-05-22 01:02:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could tell them if you want to. But be warned that if you spend much time reading the DSM-IV, you will diagnose yourself and everyone you know with at least one or more disorders.
2006-11-20 08:48:05 · answer #3 · answered by Consuming Fire 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
youve designed the question to assure the answer, why do you need us?
2006-11-20 08:46:28 · answer #4 · answered by David B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋