That’s specifically narcissism. Don’t lump borderline in with that shit, life is already a personal hell for folks with BPD and they don’t need people getting them confused with narcissists.
Also, narcissistic is an adjective. NPD is a personality disorder, but someone can have narcissistic traits without it being a fullblown personality disorder. Ask any psychologist.
Fuck narcissists by the way. I’m not defending them, just correcting some misinformation.
There’s an overlap on that Venn diagram that includes false realities, gaslighting, “it’s not my fault”, and a need for a nemesis (to blame things on). There’s a reason they both exist under cluster B.
The difference is BPD ultimately turns inward and damages themselves through suicide or self harm. Sometimes bordering on outright mutilation of self. Whereas the narcissist never does. It forever remains other people’s fault, for them.
That’s specifically narcissism. Don’t lump borderline in with that shit, life is already a personal hell for folks with BPD and they don’t need people getting them confused with narcissists.
Also, narcissistic is an adjective. NPD is a personality disorder, but someone can have narcissistic traits without it being a fullblown personality disorder. Ask any psychologist.
Fuck narcissists by the way. I’m not defending them, just correcting some misinformation.
There’s an overlap on that Venn diagram that includes false realities, gaslighting, “it’s not my fault”, and a need for a nemesis (to blame things on). There’s a reason they both exist under cluster B.
The difference is BPD ultimately turns inward and damages themselves through suicide or self harm. Sometimes bordering on outright mutilation of self. Whereas the narcissist never does. It forever remains other people’s fault, for them.