I'm taking marital counseling and filled out a psychological assessment as an introduction. Tried to be as honest as possible for the sake of it. I wasn't in a great place emotionally when I took the test, but apparently the test can figure that out (!) based on my answers and still determine stable factors that cause me to occasionally feel depressed and worthless.
I always thought passive aggressiveness simply referred to being scared to confront people about what you really want, but it's actually broad enough to mean that you just want to do whatever you want and actively resent any other person who might impede that. Jesus Christ.
I tested off the charts. Fucking 113/100. Stars all across the page. Looked like this:
Dysthymia: **************
Bipolar: *****
PAPD: *********************************************************************************************************************************
Narcissism: *******
Debasement: ************************
I think I owe roommate GAF an apology.
Here's another excerpt. Anything familiar?
Not all of this is accurate, but holy shit does it lay some of it out. I guess now I can work on fixing it. Maybe I should go out more often and strike a conversation with someone. I never have trouble communicating or interacting with people, I just don't seek it out. I like hanging out with tons of people (especially if I'm the center of attention), but I think it's more about achieving a feeling of acceptance and belonging than actually enjoying other people's company.
Are any blossoming therapists reading this? Is passive aggressive disorder one of the more common afflictions out there? Does it maybe have to do with American culture? Are there a lot of people out there with this?
I always thought passive aggressiveness simply referred to being scared to confront people about what you really want, but it's actually broad enough to mean that you just want to do whatever you want and actively resent any other person who might impede that. Jesus Christ.
I tested off the charts. Fucking 113/100. Stars all across the page. Looked like this:
Dysthymia: **************
Bipolar: *****
PAPD: *********************************************************************************************************************************
Narcissism: *******
Debasement: ************************
I think I owe roommate GAF an apology.
Here's another excerpt. Anything familiar?
Burn.The behavior of this man is typified by a quiet, edgy, and dependent way of relating to others. Notable are his marked deficit in social interest, his frequent eccentricities, ideas of reference, occasional magical thinking, and depersonalization anxieties. His intensely introversive pattern coexists with a lack of energy, deficient social initiative, and minimal activity-seeking behavior.
Self-belittling, he prefers the self-image of a weak and ineffectual person.
His uneventful life is composed of extended periods of solitude that are characterized by feelings of emptiness. ... Displaying a pervasive inadequacy in most areas, he tends to follow a meaningless, ineffectual, idle life pattern that is marked by his characteristic tendency to remain on the periphery of social activities.
Not all of this is accurate, but holy shit does it lay some of it out. I guess now I can work on fixing it. Maybe I should go out more often and strike a conversation with someone. I never have trouble communicating or interacting with people, I just don't seek it out. I like hanging out with tons of people (especially if I'm the center of attention), but I think it's more about achieving a feeling of acceptance and belonging than actually enjoying other people's company.
Are any blossoming therapists reading this? Is passive aggressive disorder one of the more common afflictions out there? Does it maybe have to do with American culture? Are there a lot of people out there with this?