Guest guest Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 your nada and my nada must be related and they are so similar :-( My nada is a psychopath as well since she does NOT have a conscience, no empathy, she has emotion only when she thinks it will get her what she wants,she's never been remorseful of anything she's done, and she's extremely cold, but the worse is the look of glee/excitement ( I cant find the word I'm looking for) utter delight when she was beating us and in a rage.... ....she's always been very scary to me...even as an adult ! Jackie > > However, extreme and inappropriate anger (and chronic anger) *is* one of > the diagnostic traits of bpd. In my own nada's case, I can buy that her > enraged acting out is due to borderline pd and narcissistic pd. More so > when I was a child and teen than now, she would become easily enraged > (hair-trigger temper), would make threats of violence and would often > follow through with physically battering Sister and me. (But the verbal > threats and physical battery would only happen in private, behind the > closed doors of our home. She never battered us or threatened us in > public.) > > I'm no expert, but from what I've read it seems to me that narcissistic pd > people (like bpd people) can become enraged easily when their ego is > wounded. If npds are thwarted in getting what they want when they want > it, or if their sense of entitlement is ignored, they can react with rage > like bpds, and can also display revenge behaviors. Npds want to " get you > back " either directly or indirectly with passive-aggressive behaviors. > > And (again, this is just my opinion) my interpretation of what I've read > about psychopathic pd (aka sociopathic pd, or antisocial pd) is that > antisocial pds tend to be more cold, calculating, and emotionless. A > psychopath/sociopath/antisocial pd person will kill casually, like > crushing an annoying bug under their shoe. They have no conscience, no > empathy, no remorse and are not motivated or deterred by the possibility > of punishment. Its almost like they aren't even human beings at all, but > are some sort of human-shaped, air-breathing shark. Just cruising around, > looking to feed and reproduce. Other human beings are just their prey, > nothing else. > > On the other hand, I have read an article or two that speculates that the > same set of traits and behaviors are diagnosed as antisocial pd in males > and borderline pd in females, due to gender bias. But other articles say > that gender bias in diagnosing personality disorder is not valid. > > So, I'm confused about that issue. > > -Annie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 your nada and my nada must be related and they are so similar :-( My nada is a psychopath as well since she does NOT have a conscience, no empathy, she has emotion only when she thinks it will get her what she wants,she's never been remorseful of anything she's done, and she's extremely cold, but the worse is the look of glee/excitement ( I cant find the word I'm looking for) utter delight when she was beating us and in a rage.... ....she's always been very scary to me...even as an adult ! Jackie > > However, extreme and inappropriate anger (and chronic anger) *is* one of > the diagnostic traits of bpd. In my own nada's case, I can buy that her > enraged acting out is due to borderline pd and narcissistic pd. More so > when I was a child and teen than now, she would become easily enraged > (hair-trigger temper), would make threats of violence and would often > follow through with physically battering Sister and me. (But the verbal > threats and physical battery would only happen in private, behind the > closed doors of our home. She never battered us or threatened us in > public.) > > I'm no expert, but from what I've read it seems to me that narcissistic pd > people (like bpd people) can become enraged easily when their ego is > wounded. If npds are thwarted in getting what they want when they want > it, or if their sense of entitlement is ignored, they can react with rage > like bpds, and can also display revenge behaviors. Npds want to " get you > back " either directly or indirectly with passive-aggressive behaviors. > > And (again, this is just my opinion) my interpretation of what I've read > about psychopathic pd (aka sociopathic pd, or antisocial pd) is that > antisocial pds tend to be more cold, calculating, and emotionless. A > psychopath/sociopath/antisocial pd person will kill casually, like > crushing an annoying bug under their shoe. They have no conscience, no > empathy, no remorse and are not motivated or deterred by the possibility > of punishment. Its almost like they aren't even human beings at all, but > are some sort of human-shaped, air-breathing shark. Just cruising around, > looking to feed and reproduce. Other human beings are just their prey, > nothing else. > > On the other hand, I have read an article or two that speculates that the > same set of traits and behaviors are diagnosed as antisocial pd in males > and borderline pd in females, due to gender bias. But other articles say > that gender bias in diagnosing personality disorder is not valid. > > So, I'm confused about that issue. > > -Annie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 your nada and my nada must be related and they are so similar :-( My nada is a psychopath as well since she does NOT have a conscience, no empathy, she has emotion only when she thinks it will get her what she wants,she's never been remorseful of anything she's done, and she's extremely cold, but the worse is the look of glee/excitement ( I cant find the word I'm looking for) utter delight when she was beating us and in a rage.... ....she's always been very scary to me...even as an adult ! Jackie > > However, extreme and inappropriate anger (and chronic anger) *is* one of > the diagnostic traits of bpd. In my own nada's case, I can buy that her > enraged acting out is due to borderline pd and narcissistic pd. More so > when I was a child and teen than now, she would become easily enraged > (hair-trigger temper), would make threats of violence and would often > follow through with physically battering Sister and me. (But the verbal > threats and physical battery would only happen in private, behind the > closed doors of our home. She never battered us or threatened us in > public.) > > I'm no expert, but from what I've read it seems to me that narcissistic pd > people (like bpd people) can become enraged easily when their ego is > wounded. If npds are thwarted in getting what they want when they want > it, or if their sense of entitlement is ignored, they can react with rage > like bpds, and can also display revenge behaviors. Npds want to " get you > back " either directly or indirectly with passive-aggressive behaviors. > > And (again, this is just my opinion) my interpretation of what I've read > about psychopathic pd (aka sociopathic pd, or antisocial pd) is that > antisocial pds tend to be more cold, calculating, and emotionless. A > psychopath/sociopath/antisocial pd person will kill casually, like > crushing an annoying bug under their shoe. They have no conscience, no > empathy, no remorse and are not motivated or deterred by the possibility > of punishment. Its almost like they aren't even human beings at all, but > are some sort of human-shaped, air-breathing shark. Just cruising around, > looking to feed and reproduce. Other human beings are just their prey, > nothing else. > > On the other hand, I have read an article or two that speculates that the > same set of traits and behaviors are diagnosed as antisocial pd in males > and borderline pd in females, due to gender bias. But other articles say > that gender bias in diagnosing personality disorder is not valid. > > So, I'm confused about that issue. > > -Annie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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