Narcissist Hunters
Mar 08, 2023
When journalist, Jon Ronson, got interested in psychopathy he trained in the 'Psychopathy Checklist' to recognise and identify psychopaths. He entertainingly discusses his experiences in his book, "The Psychopath Test" and his Ted talk, "Strange Answers to the Psychopath Test". He talks about starting to see psychopaths everywhere, boxing people into a box labelled "psychopath", defined by their "maddest edges". He dismisses anything that does not fit with the diagnosis of "psychopath" and admits that this turned him a bit psychopathic. Ignoring the complexities, and contradictions inherent in almost all humans.
Is "narcissist" the new "psychopath"? Those of us who seek to understand and identify narcissism in others may find ourselves dehumanising, othering, ignoring grey areas and sacrificing peoples' humanity and the truth.
At the heart of our humanity is an ability to connect, empathise and understand that every person, situation and relationship is unique. Ignoring this in favour of labelling and defining individuals with a single word is dehumanising - and can be damaging to those we label and ourselves. Whether it’s “psychopath” or “narcissist”, assigning a one-word diagnosis can be dangerous.
We aren’t defined by our ‘mad edges’ or our worst moments; life is filled with nuance and contradiction and complexity. It is easy to want to see the world in black and white, to have clarity and certainty but in labelling and boxing our fellow human beings in a box named "THE NARCISSIST", we risk dehumanising not just the other person, but ourselves in the process.
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