Half Dad, Half Misfit

A few times on Twitter, I've seen two types of complaints. People with diagnosed Personality Disorders (e.g. Narcissistic / Borderline) complaining that people don't give them a chance and that they feel sad. People complaining that we shouldn't diagnose other people, because we aren't a psychiatrist. I'm going to address these using analogies of Lions and Wolves. Analogy 1 - The Room With The Wild Lion Let's say I present you with two choices: A. Spend 5 minutes in a small room with a wild lion. B. Don't spend 5 minutes in a small room with a wild lion. Which one are you going to pick, if you want to survive? Option B, of course. Yeah, the lion might feel sad and lonely, but guess what, you didn't risk getting a leg bitten off. You didn't die. You took the right choice for you. Maybe there is someone out there who can safely spend time in a room with a lion without getting hurt, but you're not that person. The lion would've been happy, if on...

Was just watching this video,  https://youtu.be/mHHXxA3FYt4, and at the start she said  "It normally takes two people to have an argument" It reminded me of a (Scottish?) expression I once heard: "They could start an argument in an empty house." And I just remembered how often I used to think that during the relationship. Another phrase I've used a lot over the years to describe a narcissist in my life is: "If they won the lottery jackpot, they'd ring up and complain that the cheque was the wrong colour." Another video I saw recently said that when trying to describe a narcissist to someone in authority (like a child protective services, a judge or the police), you shouldn't use the word "narcissist" as it will actually count against you; because you, a non-psychiatrist, 'diagnosed' someone else, so you are the labelled as the inappropriate one.  But the helpful advice in that video was to use the word "antagonistic...