The advantages of having a personality disorder - is it really disorder?

[MaxillaHeadroom]

I've been learning about personality disorders, and have had friendships and relationships with people who obviously satisfy the criteria of more than one. All of them had distinct advantages related specifically to those criteria. Are psychologists just butthurt that they're not histrionic psychopathic billionaire attention whores? Or is there really a downside? All I hear about is how difficult people with personality disorders are to deal with. Isn't that congruent with contemporary social values?

It seems like it would be an advantage for a man to have narcissistic personality "disorder." One of my hottest exs obviously had histrionic personality disorder, and it seemed to help her in some ways and not impair her.

 

[tylerhunter97]

NPD and narcissism trait both have advantages for humans especially for men because it exhibits high value, and the constant need for the attention fueled by supplies further increases their sexual attractiveness. The reason any personality disorder is seem as "disorder" is because they're malfunctioning and risky for average person, mostly malignant for the society. Not all disorders give a benefit but NPD and ASPD certainly does for men

 

[MaxillaHeadroom]

I gained a lot by interacting with men who are narcissistic psychopaths, and women who obviously had HPD, and seemed to have BPD and narcissistic tendencies.

Narcissists are the ideal male manipulators, and histrionic girls are the ideal sirens. If you act like a narcissist and pretend every girl is histrionic, you'll do well.

 

[RAITEIII]

Having certain traits of a disorder might drive you to do certain things, which in some sense might be good.

Actually having the disorder means that it'll still have a very strong presence in your behaviour at all times, which is nothing but a disadvantage.

 

[MaxillaHeadroom]

Having certain traits of a disorder might drive you to do certain things, which in some sense might be good.

Actually having the disorder means that it'll still have a very strong presence in your behaviour at all times, which is nothing but a disadvantage.

I'm interested to understand better what that means specifically to you, so that I can learn. Thanks.

 

[Corperal]

ASPD (Anti social personality disorder) has alot of benefits. ASPD is basically sociopath and psychopath.

I'm from a ghetto black area in the UK.
And had a few friends over the years who had it.

They were the ones that were making the most money, selling drugs, beating the shit out of people, shanking and stealing etc.
They were also charismatic asf, basically IDGAF attitude, seeing themselves as kings. And because all of that they were pussy magnets.

But on the other end, one of them is dead. Another one in prison for killing someone.

 

[MaxillaHeadroom]

ASPD (Anti social personality disorder) has alot of benefits. ASPD is basically sociopath and psychopath.

I'm from a ghetto black area in the UK.
And had a few friends over the years who had it.

They were the ones that were making the most money, selling drugs, beating the shit out of people, shanking and stealing etc.
They were also charismatic asf, basically IDGAF attitude, seeing themselves as kings. And because all of that they were pussy magnets.

But on the other end, one of them is dead. Another one in prison for killing someone.

If you imagine the one who had more sex appeal with women, physically harming someone he had just tricked into a corner and taking his stuff, what expression would characterize his demeanor?

Perhaps someone who runs a business and is a leader among acquaintances, would have a similar demeanor when taking decisive treacherous action against someone, at the moment when that someone realizes he's well and truly fucked.

I would imagine that that demeanor would be expressed particularly through the eyes. Maybe that's why I imagine someone with ASD as having hunter eyes.

 

[AlexanderTheGreat]

Well there are proponents who say that variability of social, intellectual, emotional etc components of human psychology are not actually pathological. This is termed neurodiversity. The idea is that many of the disorders are a result not of developmental anomalies but of incongruousness in the societal experience of individuals.

Actually having the disorder means that it'll still have a very strong presence in your behaviour at all times, which is nothing but a disadvantage.

Interesting statement. Neurodiversity goes to the extent of saying that not just traits of the disorder, but the disorders themselves could also be non-pathological.

I would imagine that that demeanor would be expressed particularly through the eyes. Maybe that's why I imagine someone with ASD as having hunter eyes.

Can you tell me why you think it's the eyes that are an indicator of that?

 

[MaxillaHeadroom]

Well there are proponents who say that variability of social, intellectual, emotional etc components of human psychology are not actually pathological. This is termed neurodiversity. The idea is that many of the disorders are a result not of developmental anomalies but of incongruousness in the societal experience of individuals.

That makes a lot of sense to me, although I don't know enough about the topic to agree or disagree.

My suspicion is that some of them are very dysfunctional in some ways, but that in some cases psychologists are just biased by cuck values, overly expanded definition of "harm," etc.

Can you tell me why you think it's the eyes that are an indicator of that?

I would think that at the moment of truth, they'd let their victim and any onlookers see a bit of ecstatic righteousness in their eyes. And by the way that's harder to imagine in cuck eyes.