The current post marks the beginning of a series that I'll delve into which deliberates on you're mental state. Are you narcissistic? Are you depressed? Are you anxious? Are you manic? Are you still reading this? Well, you get the idea.
I'll be making use of the the DSM-5 in these posts. What's the DSM-5 I hear you ask? It's been referred to as the psychiatrist's bible. It's full title is as follows: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th edition).
Psych's have been super busy both applauding and scrutinising this latest edition. For example, you can be diagnosed as clinically depressed if you've lost somebody recently. That's just one of the issues that comes up in the debate. You can see more criticism of the current edition here, but that's fuel for another post anyway.
What this series of posts will explore are some of the main features of personality or reactions to environmental phenomena that leave a significant imprint on your psyche.
These posts will explore some of the main features of depression, narcissism, anxiety, and a few other "disorders" that appear in the latest DSM.
They'll make use of real-world examples in order to ascertain whether you identify with some of these features, and advice on how to proceed if you do find yourself in want or need of change.
I look forward to these upcoming posts, and I look forward to any responses, queries/questions that you find yourself wanting to express.
The topics covered shall be as follows:
The topics covered shall be as follows:
- Are you a narcissist?
- Are you depressed?
- Are you addicted?
- Are you manic?
- Are you traumatised?
- Are you anxious?
- Are you antisocial?
- Are you paranoid?
- Are you avoidant?
- Are you dependent?
- Are you an obsessive-compulsive?
- Are you psychotic?
- Are you anorexic?
- Are you an indulger?
- Are you sleepy?
- Are you sexual?
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