Enlightenment....Its Dark Side

[Shadow Wolf]

Not true. We see narcs everywhere nowadays, and they are not spiritual at all (most of them)

This is why we don't armchair diagnose people. Narcissism is a personality disorder and diagnose it. It is immoral and unethical to so widely amd grossly [mis]apply it.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Reminds me of electric vehicles, which emit smug at the tailpipe.

Their "no pollution" vehicles.
Electric vehicles, PC wokers, self professed psychiatrists, nu-athiests, Christians, Muslims, I could go on and on and on.

 

[Revoltingest]

Their "no pollution" vehicles.
Electric vehicles, PC wokers, self professed psychiatrists, nu-athiests, Christians, Muslims, I could go on and on and on.

BTW, my stock has risen among my ultra-leftish friends,
now that my compound is 100% solar (as soon as the
last electric meter is replaced.)
But I ordered smug-free components.

 

[Secret Chief]

I could go on and on and on.

Don't forget the cyclists with cameras on their helmets

 

[Secret Chief]

BTW, my stock has risen among my ultra-leftish friends

I hope your stock can be recycled.

 

[Revoltingest]

Don't forget the cyclists with cameras on their helmets

If I did ride much these days, I'd get a helmet cam.
But it'd be the kind that records accidents.
Experience tells me that it's essential to have evidence.
One cannot always depend upon witnesses to chase
the perpetrator to his home. (Been there...done that.)

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Don't forget the cyclists with cameras on their helmets

I've seen and heard about so many dickweed drivers being abusive cretins to cyclists I can't blame cyclists for doing that because it really is a safety measure at this point.

 

[Revoltingest]

I hope your stock can be recycled.

I re-use & recycle....rather obsessively.

 

[Secret Chief]

I've seen and heard about so many dickweed drivers being abusive cretins to cyclists I can't blame cyclists for doing that because it really is a safety measure at this point.

I agree, my post refers to post #7.

 

[Secret Chief]

I re-use & recycle....rather obsessively.

I wondered how you'd managed to get to 176,000 posts.

 

[Secret Chief]

If I did ride much these days, I'd get a helmet cam.
But it'd be the kind that records accidents.
Experience tells me that it's essential to have evidence.
One cannot always depend upon witnesses to chase
the perpetrator to his home. (Been there...done that.)

Isn't that the only reason to have one?

 

[Revoltingest]

Isn't that the only reason to have one?

I find it a good reason to not bike places that necessitate a helmet cam.

 

[stvdv]

This is why we don't armchair diagnose people. Narcissism is a personality disorder and diagnose it. It is immoral and unethical to so widely amd grossly [mis]apply it.

Yes I agree, you should not [mis]apply it

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Yes I agree, you should not [mis]apply it

Ergo we don't see narcissists all around us. There is a big difference between selfishness and a pathologic disorder.

 

[stvdv]

Ergo we don't see narcissists all around us

IF you are lucky (and not blind)

There is a big difference between selfishness and a pathologic disorder.

And not so difficult to know the difference; as it is, as you said, a "big difference", so it's easy to spot (when a little awake)

 

[Shadow Wolf]

IF you are lucky (and not blind)

A high end estimate is 5% of the US population. A low end is .5%. Either way, they aren't all around us.
You need to quit seeing this into people and feeding stigmas. It's an unethical amd damaging practice.

And not so difficult to know the difference; as it is, as you said, a "big difference", so it's easy to spot (when a little awake)

Apparently it is because of all these people running around using the term, not even realizing the stereotypical image of a narcissist isn't what you're likely too in a real one, and some you can't spot going by this image at all because these narcissistic do not live up to that reputation.

 

[stvdv]

You need to quit seeing this into people and feeding stigmas

Please speak for yourself.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Please speak for yourself.

I'm not. This is a bad practice amd terrible habit.
Why It’s a Bad Idea to Play Armchair Psychologist.

At the same time, there are considerable drawbacks to “diagnosing” others with a mental illness.

• You could be wrong. Accurate diagnosis requires careful evaluation and elimination of other possibilities. For example, we might think a person is withdrawing socially because he’s indifferent to relationships, when in fact he’s paralyzed with fear about what others think of him. Psychiatric diagnosis is complicated, and virtually impossible without interviewing someone directly.
• Diagnosis can cut off the conversation. While knowing a person’s diagnosis might be informative, it conceals more than it reveals when it glosses over individual differences. Depression is a good example—one person might be depressed secondary to a chronic health condition, while another might battle episodes that arise for no identifiable reason. Placing someone in a category can prevent us from trying to more fully understanding their experience.
• Mental health diagnosis can be misused. Despite a growing understanding of mental health conditions, widespread stigma remains. Accordingly, psychiatric labels may be weaponized. For example, someone might be annoyed by a person’s attention to detail and brand them with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In contrast, we probably would never use a person’s medical diagnosis as an insult (e.g., “She’s so annoying—I think she has the flu!”).
• Casual diagnosing can make behavior that is actually normal seem unhealthy. We create an artificial distinction between health and illness when we’re quick to assign psychiatric diagnoses. For example, everyone experiences ups and downs in their mood, but not everyone meets criteria for depression or bipolar disorder. We also risk minimizing the gravity of these devastating conditions.
• People don’t like it. Perhaps the best reason to avoid informal psychiatric “diagnosis” is that people generally don’t want to be diagnosed by non-professionals, for all the reasons discussed above.

What Is Armchair Psychology, And Why Should I Avoid It? | Betterhelp
Armchair Psychology Can Be Dangerous - The Good Men Project
Armchair Diagnosis: Just Don't | this ain't livin'

 

[stvdv]

I'm not. This is a bad practice amd terrible habit.

So, if you know it's a bad practice then I it seems a good idea to me that you don't do it
No need to tell me what I should or should not do though. I can think for myself
I don't tell you what you should or should not do, do I?

IF I need your advice, I will let you know

 

[Shadow Wolf]

So, if you know it's a bad practice then I it seems a good idea that you don't do it
No need to tell me though. I can think for myself
I don't think for you, do I?

IF I need your advice, I will let you know

I'm not doing it. You're the one who said you see narcissists all around. You don't. You are armchair diagnosing amd reading that into people.