#aspd positivity

[openmindpsych]

if you have a personality disorder (or multiple!) i hope you have a great day

[midimon-mad]

the thing that gets me the most about ableism against pd’s is that ppl will be like “these disorders make you an ASSHOLE!!!!” and then turn around and pretend that other disorders can’t and don’t make you act shitty.

depression and anxiety can make you irritable and snappy. they can cause you to refuse to listen to people and to be distant and withdrawn. they can cause you to seem angry, bitchy, rude, uncaring, etc.

ptsd causes an array of difficulties in forming meaningful relationships. it pretty much shakes up your entire worldview and sense of self a lot of the time. ptsd can cause you to get angry often. it can cause you to yell and scream. it can cause you to withdraw from others, run away, or cut them out. it can cause general changes in demeanor and more cynical worldviews. it can make you seem grouchy, negative, explosive, impolite, difficult, needy, controlling, etc.

and yet when people with personality disorders have symptoms of that nature, suddenly we are irredeemable monsters. when it’s npd, bpd, hpd, or aspd instead of ptsd or depression and anxiety, people suddenly and magically lose the ability to be understanding.

mental illness is an explanation, not an excuse. i firmly believe that. hurting others is never justified simply because you have any disorder.

but if you can be patient with people who have depression, anxiety, ptsd, ocd, or any other LESS stigmatized mental illness, you can be patient with us.

[shenthenarc]

I think when coming to writing characters with ASPD and NPD it’s okay for them to seemingly adhere to some stereotypes. They exist for a reason. Let that character be a jackass and let them do fucked up shit and be cold and all the things that people hate. But don’t let that be where they end. They’re as whole of a person as anyone else and many people do experience these stereotypical forms of the disorder. To ignore that large part of the community is a disservice to actually destigmatizing the disorders. Im sick and tired of the idea that for a narcissist to be socially acceptable, a narcissist can’t be a narcissist.

[epick-cluster-b-blog]

hello to my fellow cluster b folks! happy disability pride month to narcissists, borderlines, histrionics and antisocials! your struggles are real and i see you. i wish you a month of hope and healing and wellness.

[anigitli]

it bothers me so much when "mental health advocates" are only supportive of the "acceptable" symptoms and disorders...

people who "advocate" for depression but call others disgusting for having trouble showering, or people who "advocate" for trauma survivors but say you shouldnt express your trauma in art or talk about it because its "triggering"...

people who "advocate" for BPD but demonize NPD and ASPD as if they arent in the same cluster...

people "support mental health" until it isnt relatable. people "support mental health" until it cant be romanticized. people "support mental health" until symptoms disrupt life. people "support mental health" until symptoms are noticeable and not easily hidden.

you are not an advocate if you do not advocate for us all. you cannot be a mental health advocate while also talking badly about people with personality disorders, including ASPD and NPD. you cannot be a mental health advocate if you make fun of autistic people who are visibly autistic. you cannot be a mental health advocate if you call the police on someone with psychosis for talking to themselves in public.

if your entire "advocacy" revolves around demonizing more "severe" symptoms or disorders, and romanticizing the "good" and "relatable" symptoms or disorders, you are not an ally. you are feeding into stereotypes.

i have ASPD and NPD. the amount of hate i see in "advocate" spaces is honestly shocking. if your entire advocacy revolves around "helping depressed autistics escape evil narcissists!!!!", you are not an advocate, you are ableist.

people with stigmatized disorders or symptoms should not have to water down the way they experience life and describe their personal symptoms and experiences just to avoid being called bad people. by demonizing some disorders while romanticizing others under the guise of "advocacy", you are spreading misinformation and reinforcing stereotypes. you are worsening the stigma for people who already struggle. you are harming everyone with struggles, because a lot of society does not see a difference of "good" vs "bad" mental illness. to ableist neurotypicals, we are all bad.

you hurt the entire community by excluding your own.

you advocate for all of us, or you help none of us.

[crowthatweeps]

helloo! i made a diagram showcasing the overlap and differences between npd and aspd(a small continuation of the npd and bpd venn diagram i made), please tell me if i got anything wrong or if some stuff needs revisioning :>>

[autopsyfreak]

tired of people on tiktok acting like BPD and HPD are the ‘good cluster b disorders’ or the ‘victim cluster b’s’ meanwhile NPD and ASPD are the ‘evil mean abusive cluster b’s’

stfu.

we’re in the same cluster for a reason, you can’t support some whilst demonising the others.

[narc-rants]

Antisocial Personality Disorder Online Database

Antisocial Personality Disorder Database

Antisocial Personality Disorder Database

We recently made an NPD database website, so we’ve also made an ASPD one! We've created this website with a full spectrum of information on ASPD, including:

• FAQ

• Diagnostic Criteria in the DSM-5-TR and ICD-11

• Subtypes (Millon's subtypes, “psychopathy”, and others)

• Possible Causes

• Comorbidity Statistics

• Societal usage of "sociopath" and “psychopath”, history of the terms and disorder, and the way fiction depicts it

• Terminology definitions

• A full list of citations so our work can be checked and people can do their own research

We'd love if y'all would check out the site and/or repost and recommend it to others. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for the website or things you want us to add