@dammitdelta “Malignant narcissism” isn’t an official diagnosis. It’s a terminology used to describe a specific type of narcissism/sociopathy that involves high levels of aggression, violent tendencies, sadism, and paranoia. My technical diagnosis is antisocial personality disorder and narcissistic personality disorder. Fun fact: there used to be something called sadistic personality disorder. It was included in the DSM-III and later removed from the DSM due to the diagnosis being used in court to plead insanity and excuse criminal activity. I personally believe it to be a defining feature of malignant narcissism since people with ASPD and NPD are not inherently sadistic (though it is common). #dammitdelta #antisocialpersonalitydisorder #narcissisticpersonalitydisorder #narcissisticsociopath #npd #aspd #narctok #narcissist #malignantnarcissist #complextrauma #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters ♬ original sound - DELT∆