Saleh Abdel Motaal
Oct 17 · 2 min read

I really enjoyed reading this, and was waiting for the mention of “narcissists”…

I too was diagnosed at 34, only my docs forgot to actually tell me that it was a diagnosis (details) until I returned 3 months later to clarify the intent behind switching my from my usual counseling!

Right after I hit your article, I decided to shower quickly and rumenated about how my different cues, misunderstood by most, seem to threaten “narcissists” until eventually the attraction turns to aggression.

Yes, I too have body image issues, and not being diagnosed left me unable to reason about things, until I related my rituals around what/when I can eat specific things to stay in rhythm. Surprisingly, I was very fit as a teen, and even did weights, until I did a 180 (and yes that’s when the gym was now full of such folks). I never made the connection, other than I hated what it represented.

So coming back to this article, I was inclined to think, ASD and NPD both exhibiting different forms of what you might perceive to be anti-social (intent is where they differ) — I can relate to this being due to the atypical sensations and emulation of social cues.

Interested to know if you relate to this? and if you considered similarly!

It is important to know that while specific eating disorders are often times a serious health problem, “unspecified eating disorders” (previously “NOS”) due to rituals and/or compulsions are also sometimes considered vital if it interferes with your overall health and mental wellbeing (ie for me it leaves me unable to pay attention and become more and more hyper-focused during the day as I am inclined to be distracted enough to forget to snack).

Hope this was helpful — Thanks for sharing.

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