Narcissism and ASD

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“When I want your opinion I’ll give it to you”

I do think that people with specific disorders are more likely to engage in abusive behavior, but I don’t like to blame the disorders themselves because:

1. They stigmatize people who, through no fault of their own, have the disorder

2. People can exhibit abusive or problematic behavior without having NPD (or whatever)

And:

3. I prefer to think that abusers have a choice - that their behavior isn’t entirely due to something that’s outside of their control. It’s often a combination of factors, and people typically have way less free will than we’d like to think. Still, it feels better to put blame squarely on an abuser’s shoulders rather than on stuff they can’t help. I think that’s especially the case for people who have grappled with shame and guilt for whatever reason.

Somebody keeps stating the obvious but is completely oblivious. And it’s not me.
Am I being trolled?
Didn’t ask for your credentials, paper or otherwise. Although I do recall being asked for mine.

You claimed to have experience living and working with narcissists. How many officially diagnosed people have you worked with? How many people have you given an armchair diagnosis to? You can’t diagnose people unless you are a psychologist. It seems a bit farfetched to have that many experiences without overusing the term. It’s also farfetched to claim that they are “everywhere in finance” and even that this thread is something that a narc would conjure up. It makes your stated views seem doubtful unless you can back them up with solid evidence. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Autistics don’t have to be lambs to the slaughter. Don’t believe their words, believe their actions. And most of all believe in your gut instinct. Believe in yourself. Stay strong.

Now THAT I will ask others to believe.

“A wolf in sheep’s clothing.”
This thread must be a narcissist’s dream come true. Such outpouring of empathy and vindication. Amazing…
All those Autistic Lambs out there for the taking.

For the literal minded I’m speaking figuratively.

Bonne Nuit must get some sleep.

I have read somewhere that narcissism is more common with autistic folk. So I think there may be some truth to that notion.

I am not judging, however.

^^^^ Likes this above Post ^^^^ by TP
Inspite of my veiws about narcissism .
But never hurts to be wary ...And due to ongoing "gullibility " bad word used here . but Naivete does not emphasize
enough , about Aspies .And their automatic wanting to trust what they hear from people they might not know well enough to offer another person that level of trust . " but why would someone idk do that to me " and often it is only done because they can . Or possibly even a smallest amount of personal gain, whether it is your trust , your emotions
or your possessions or relationships. or a combination of all the above .. And for the Narcs. It might give them a sense of self worth or something. IDK here ? . And all the above reasons is why at the very least even level 1 Aspies might ought to have care givers or someone to help oversee stuff in their lives, Maybe even just find a neutral party to help assess some personal interactions .