Anonymous
- Date posted
- 3y
Fear of being a narcissist
Anyone else have a reoccurring worry/obsession that they are a narcissist/have NP/are a sociopath?
LRC LRC
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 3y
YES!
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 3y
Omg what is it like for you? I’m having a bad night and honestly seeking reassurance
LRC LRC
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 3y
@Anonymous Well, I’ll try not to reassure you by saying narcissists and sociopaths are people too and awareness goes a long way in leading a life you value. So, even if you WERE, it would only mean you have more information about yourself. My fear of being a narcissist/sociopath shows up as “oh that was a bad thought, you must be a bad person”, “deep down that’s the REAL you” or when I choose not to engage a thought “how could you be so callous as to let that go without addressing it? You really must be a sociopath”
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 3y
@LRC Thank you. Man, the thing with me is I actually have narcisstic traits not just bad thoughts. Do you notice any narcissistic traits in you? I mean I know everyone has some level of narcissism because it’s a spectrum but still
LRC LRC
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 3y
@Anonymous I am an intelligent person and saying so makes me feel narcissistic. I compare myself to others all the time and when I come out I top in a comparison, I feel narcissistic. Sometimes when someone is in pain I feel myself become dismissive internally. I am realizing much of these were coping strategies and related to my perfectionist tendencies
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 3y
if you was a sociopath you wouldn’t know :) sure there’s nothing to worry about!
MathiasMathias
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- 3y
I’m currently going through this and I’m terrible scared like is this who I am . Everything I watch is they are terrible people and demons . Comments saying they should die . Ive definitely done my wrongs and i feel im a covert narcissist. I can’t stop constantly watching stuff on it’s my life right now . Everything is going along around me and stuck it feels.?question and telling myself this is who I am and im a monster
MathiasMathias
- Date posted
- 3y
Feels like life is on fast foward and im in the middle watching it go by . I have therapy coming up this week to find out if this is who I am
A23A23
- Date posted
- 3y
one technique to try is like the judge Judy method (hattip to nathan peterson): what are the evidence that you have these disorders, if there are no diagnosises then is it speculation? If it is more so the fear of it bothering you then maybe you need to examine that fear with a therapist
MathiasMathias
- Date posted
- 3y
I mean I have several traits but I haven’t been diagnosed either though
A23A23
- Date posted
- 3y
@Mathias So maybe a goal can be to work on the traits that bother you and worry less about the disorder
MathiasMathias
- Date posted
- 3y
@A23 The traits and the flashbacks of my wrong doings are really making me feel like im a monster and have really made me question who I am . Like I don’t even know who I am anymore
A23A23
- Date posted
- 3y
@Mathias Are you seeing anyone to discuss this? NOCD has good therapists
MathiasMathias
- Date posted
- 3y
@A23 I’m getting back into the NOCD therapy this week and I have an appointment with another therapist as well
Nia18Nia18
- Date posted
- 12d
@Mathias Hey how was it did it turn out to be just ocd
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