how were you diagnosed?

This is for those who have official diagnosis. I have been now
diagnosed NPS two times in a row, after being diagnosed as
bipolar before. Each time the diagnostic tools were tests,
one of them the SKID.

I personally don´t think or feel that i fit the criteria
(i mean the DSM/ICD minimum symptom count)
too well and i´m still very confused about my dx even though
it is the 2nd time and i also have a confirmed opinion on the same
dx from my pdoc.

Maybe it´s denial (i understand it may seem as some obvious
form of denial to most reading this thread in this particular
section of ther forum) but i´m still not sure what to do about
this dx.

I´m suffering,- taking into consideration all this talk about narccistics
not killing themselves i am also surprisingly suicidal. It´s been
like this for three years and i can´t get back on track so i´m
becoming a bit desperate tbh.

Bipolar and NPD confused? This is odd. Sounds to me like your shrinks haven't really done all the homework they should have.

Maybe it´s denial (i understand it may seem as some obvious
form of denial to most reading this thread in this particular
section of ther forum) but i´m still not sure what to do about
this dx.

You're in denial , it'll pass. It happened to me too.

coloroftruthisgray wrote:You're in denial , it'll pass. It happened to me too.

Can be, but I think this part of the OP is important:

ghostinashell wrote:Each time the diagnostic tools were tests,
one of them the SKID.

These are diagnostic tools, not definitive facts by themselves. All mental health diagnostic tools are subjective and need human evaluation. Did the shrinks/doctors interview you personally? Do you think the interviews touched the subjects that bother you? Or were these test results taken at face value just like a blood test?

Also: the diagnosis may be correct but even so not be addressing the issues that trouble you the most, which may be separate (co-morbid) conditions, or even just non-permanent facets (sustained depression or anxiety, for example) that might demand focused treatment regardless of a PD.

So?

Shrinks and docs personally interviewed you and me , but both of us aren't the typical narc or schizo . Labels don't mean much , I'm just saying denial is natural in all kinds of mental illness problems. It's almost instinctual.

coloroftruthisgray wrote:aren't the typical ** schizo

Not really sure about this...

Labels don't mean much

Yes, I wanted to highlight this. It's common for people to take labels to have more meaning than they do when they're still getting used to mental health professionals.

I'm just saying denial is natural in all kinds of mental illness problems. It's almost instinctual.

Not really all problems. I reached the conclusion about my own diagnosis by myself. My main purpose in going to see a shrink and a psychiatrist was to get some sort of confirmation. Didn't feel like big news to me. Or news at all. But gave me an "official" tone in my dialogue with my family, and reassurance in the direction I was taking in my own approach to my issues. And the option to take meds if needed, of course.

Not really sure about this...

Not really gonna share it out in the open , maybe you'd be bothered and say that was private.

Not really all problems. I reached the conclusion about my own diagnosis by myself. My main purpose in going to see a shrink and a psychiatrist was to get some sort of confirmation. Didn't feel like big news to me. Or news at all. But gave me an "official" tone in my dialogue with my family, and reassurance in the direction I was taking in my own approach to my issues. And the option to take meds if needed, of course.

When I said problems , I meant problems for others around us . I don't feel like I have a bad bad illness but it is considered as out of the ordinary and you know how society reacts to unordinary things.

coloroftruthisgray wrote:

Maybe it´s denial (i understand it may seem as some obvious
form of denial to most reading this thread in this particular
section of ther forum) but i´m still not sure what to do about
this dx.

You're in denial , it'll pass. It happened to me too.

Only took me 4 years

Finite Dreams wrote:

coloroftruthisgray wrote:

Maybe it´s denial (i understand it may seem as some obvious
form of denial to most reading this thread in this particular
section of ther forum) but i´m still not sure what to do about
this dx.

You're in denial , it'll pass. It happened to me too.

Only took me 4 years

Too slow! 6 months.

coloroftruthisgray wrote:
Too slow! 6 months.

The pathology and defense mechanisms are weak in this one.