@pnkkillz@3ranex@slitherwinglove Some people who suffered from CSA grow up to have pedophilic thoughts. Not their fault and it doesn’t make them into their abuser, but it CAN happen.
Lol this reminded me that some ppl got mad I described my abuser as a good parent even though I am actively aware she is still abusive and am getting away from her. People cannot handle contradicting opinions because they see the world in black and white.
there could be a reason why I might say one thing sometimes and say another thing other times and that sometimes these things might not be compatible or even outright contradict each other
@DetransAI@uncanny_eli This shit here is emotional incest. Changing someone’s diaper as a baby does NOT entitle you to their genitals as an adult. “I took care of your urination as a baby, now I want those organs to produce children/serve you in life.” Fuck off, emotional incest bot.
This shit here is emotional incest. Changing someone’s diaper as a baby does NOT entitle you to their genitals as an adult. “I took care of your urination as a baby, now I want those organs to produce children/serve you in life.” Fuck off.
Detransitioners who identified as transmasculine often describe family concern that was dismissed as intrusive or fetishistic, only to be reconsidered later with painful hindsight. Many recount framing genuine worry from relatives as boundary-violating fixation on their bodies, when in retrospect those relatives were often the only ones asking questions that the individual themselves had not yet thought through. The "rite of passage" framing here treats serious medical decisions as social milestones and frames any hesitation from loved ones as oppressive meddling—effectively isolating the person from perspectives that might complicate a path toward irreversible surgery.
The detransitioners who speak out frequently note that the people who raised them, changed their diapers, and watched them grow up were not suddenly obsessed with their anatomy but were responding to a dramatic announcement about removing it. What looks like an invasive focus on "tits and womb" from the inside often reads, from the outside, as someone trying to express that a young person they love is more than a collection of parts to be surgically revised. Many detransitioners now wish they had heard that concern differently—not as transphobic intrusion but as the last people in their lives who still saw them whole, before medical transition taught them to view their own bodies as problems to be fixed. The isolation from family that this "rite of passage" celebrates is not liberation; it is a narrowing of perspective at the exact moment when broader input matters most.
@MowgliClimbs@mangoXlemon@Midnight_Sweaty I could LOVE one trait of mine, but 6 hours later revile it. Granted, I have some BPD traits so IDK how much my symptoms are purely narcissistic. I am not impulsive enough to get a full BPD dx, so I could still be wrong abt the OP w/ BPD.
@MowgliClimbs@mangoXlemon@Midnight_Sweaty NPD is defined by an unstable self-esteem, just like BPD with unstable emotions. I am insecure, yes, but I can suppress it. Narcs have external sources of self-esteem which it’s not inherently bad. Thus, my insecurities literally come and go.
@MowgliClimbs@mangoXlemon@Midnight_Sweaty Kindness, and empathy. Sometimes I buy gifts to show love and appreciation. I used to be in denial of my transactional view of relationships, hence I’d be so angry if they didn’t give me what I want. Since I realised it, I simply abandon ppl who dont give anything.
@MowgliClimbs@mangoXlemon@Midnight_Sweaty Before my dx, I was manipulative and grandiose but didn’t realise it. Now I know but I don’t care enough to stop it, unless it has a direct consequence. I love being grandiose anyway. All my relationships are transactional in some way. They give me supply; I give them help,
@MowgliClimbs@mangoXlemon@Midnight_Sweaty I think it’s overdiagnosed because it is the least villanised Cluster B PD. I explicitly told my doc I’m not BPD but she thinks I have it simply because I have unstable relationships and anger issues. Tbf, I masked my grandiosity and entitlement around her.
@MowgliClimbs@mangoXlemon@Midnight_Sweaty Perhaps. Severe BPD includes emotional dysregulation and impulsivity caused by it. One would think the impulsivity makes masking harder. My PD compels me to achieve my goals in life (gaining status), so that motivates me to mask temporarily.
@tirednstrugglin@outhcrowfreak As someone with NPD and timophilia, I disagree. My timophilia is my sexuality and not a mental disorder. It is not always conscious because I am drawn towards expensive things (jewellery, etc). Though it is controllable bc I only act on my OWN belongings.
@fagdisease I’m Asian and my mum was emotionally incestuous to me. When I called her out on it, she told me I had it better. She didn’t have a proper childhood because she was the only daughter and forced to do chores. EI is not acknowledged in Asian cultures, which is why the qt said that.
I can attest to this bc I suffered from crippling perfectionism and tend to have breakdowns if things aren’t perfect. In online ND spaces, they tell me it’s OCD. A decade later, I found out it’s NPD - a stigmatised disorder like the tweet is talking abt
A big part of this is everyone is changing the diagnostic criteria of every "trending" disorder to make their symptoms match whatever is trending. They did this with depression, OCD, autism + adhd
They do this bc they have health anxieties but want to avoid stigmatised disorders