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by Shenzi » Sun Apr 22, 2018 10:55 am
I do this a lot, though I'm not sure I'd call it reckless or impulsive, looks more like masochism to me. I tend to test myself and deliberately force in situations I fear. Can't really say why. To see how far I can go perhaps. I do love the feeling after completion of these tasks, conquering one's fears feels empowering.
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by ShowJumpingRabbit » Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:36 am
Shenzi wrote:I do love the feeling after completion of these tasks, conquering one's fears feels empowering.
Does it have to do with shedding the over-reliance on others' validation? ...I guess it could be a few things...
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by whichway » Tue Apr 24, 2018 9:11 pm
Kimera wrote:Maybe this is a key difference between NPD and ASPD.
Risk-taking as a personality trait is associated with ASPD and BPD. Of course every person has their own combination of personality traits so there's no reason why people with NPD can't be risk-taking. It's just not defining for the classification.
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by Kimera » Tue Apr 24, 2018 9:14 pm
Hello whichway! I didn’t know you were back. Wonderful to see you!
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by whichway » Tue Apr 24, 2018 9:35 pm
Kimera wrote:Hello whichway! I didn’t know you were back. Wonderful to see you!
I float around from time to time.

I've gotten caught up in other things but I pop in to lurk now and then. Happy to see you here exploring these things.
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