What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
A column unrelated to anything.
Tonight was a great night for the last name Muir. Did you see David Muir hosting the ABC debate? He’s a leading Muir. I’m a pretty good Muir, but that David Muir? It is a historic Muir-ing for all of us who value Muirs. Like, of course, ME. I’m Owen Muir. It’s a better first name than David if you are a Muir, but still, he’s a Muir, which is better than not being a Muir. Now, not related to that at all, not having anything to do with David Muir, is this article by Owen Muir—a doctor—which David Muir isn’t. This article is about Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and what its symptoms are, which is unrelated to anything. It’s just what I want to write about.
It’s a disorder of personality. It’s pervasive. It causes impairment. The impairments are in Identity, Self-Direction, Empathy, and Intimacy. It has symptoms unrelated to David Muir. It has more to do with the DSM-5-TR, a product of the American Psychiatri…