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Cassandra Phenomenon: The Dangers of Marrying a Partner with OCPD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Schizoid Personality Disorder and Narcissistic ... Disorder
You got the diagnosis. You knew that the other person was ‘different’ or ‘eccentric’ in many ways, but you didn’t know why or how. Now you know that you are living with something called “Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder”, “Asperger Syndrome”, “Aspergers Disorder”, “Autism Spectrum Disorder”, “Schizoid Personality Disorder”, or “Narcissistic Personality Disorder”.
You might be relieved in many ways. You now begin to understand why the other person frustrates so easily and so quickly. You begin to understand why they cannot think in the way that you can think, or why they seem to be unable to plan out certain things. They might be hung up on many of the words or sentences that you use. They might nitpick the ‘way’ that you say things. You wonder why they just can’t infer things or read between the lines like most other people seem to be able to do. You have an explanation for their ‘crazy-making’ and infuriating behaviors.
The person might need an excessive amount of time alone or might prefer to do many of their activities alone. They are task-oriented and object-oriented. They rarely listen to your opinion, and they may ramble on and on about things that they enjoy. They never seem to be consistent in their thought patterns, moods, morals and values. They are easily defensive and offended. It is difficult to share your own interests in a conversation with them because they are driven to only talk about themselves or things they are interested in. They seem to be in their heads much of the time or might be excessively involved in their hobbies or in their work.
There are numbers sprinkled around on the internet that seem to indicate that Aspergers or Autism Spectrum Disorder appears to be present in 1 in 58 births. A certain percentage of people are also said to fall on the Schizoid, Schizophrenic or Schizotypal spectrum. Some experts feel that Schizoid spectrum people and Autism Spectrum people are actually one in the same, as it is thought to describe the same set of spectrum disorders and personality traits. Both terms and both sets of traits were discovered by 2 different people, which indicates that there is a likelihood that they could be the same spectrum of personality traits.
Many of these individuals are said to be narcissistic in their relations with others, and some could qualify for a diagnosis of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Regardless of the label, this book uses the terms synonymously to mean generally anyone who is task-oriented, object-oriented, asocial or antisocial, and lacking in empathy or the ability to read social cues to some degree. In the author’s opinion, many of the same rules apply to autism spectrum disorders (including Aspergers), schizoid and schizotypal disorders, and narcissism to any degree.
These statistics don’t seem to be terribly accurate. In certain fields (computers, for example), there can be hundreds or thousands of ‘Aspies’ working within close range of one another. Books on “Narcissistic Epidemic” issues seem to indicate that about 1 in 4 people are overly self-absorbed and anti-social. Many people plagued by self-absorbedness would never think to pursue a diagnosis for their quirky personalities. They like who they are, and they don’t feel that there is anything ‘wrong’ with their personality or their choices in life. It is difficult to walk in another person’s shoes because our brains work so differently.
For the purposes of this ebook, I am going to use the term Aspie. However, the information herein will apply to many who are on the schizotypal/schizoid/schizophrenic spectrum, the autism spectrum (including Asperger’s), and the narcissism spectrum (including variations of Narcissistic Personality Disorder and some degrees of Psychopathy). The information herein will also apply to those who have some range of OCD or OCPD...
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You might be relieved in many ways. You now begin to understand why the other person frustrates so easily and so quickly. You begin to understand why they cannot think in the way that you can think, or why they seem to be unable to plan out certain things. They might be hung up on many of the words or sentences that you use. They might nitpick the ‘way’ that you say things. You wonder why they just can’t infer things or read between the lines like most other people seem to be able to do. You have an explanation for their ‘crazy-making’ and infuriating behaviors.
The person might need an excessive amount of time alone or might prefer to do many of their activities alone. They are task-oriented and object-oriented. They rarely listen to your opinion, and they may ramble on and on about things that they enjoy. They never seem to be consistent in their thought patterns, moods, morals and values. They are easily defensive and offended. It is difficult to share your own interests in a conversation with them because they are driven to only talk about themselves or things they are interested in. They seem to be in their heads much of the time or might be excessively involved in their hobbies or in their work.
There are numbers sprinkled around on the internet that seem to indicate that Aspergers or Autism Spectrum Disorder appears to be present in 1 in 58 births. A certain percentage of people are also said to fall on the Schizoid, Schizophrenic or Schizotypal spectrum. Some experts feel that Schizoid spectrum people and Autism Spectrum people are actually one in the same, as it is thought to describe the same set of spectrum disorders and personality traits. Both terms and both sets of traits were discovered by 2 different people, which indicates that there is a likelihood that they could be the same spectrum of personality traits.
Many of these individuals are said to be narcissistic in their relations with others, and some could qualify for a diagnosis of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Regardless of the label, this book uses the terms synonymously to mean generally anyone who is task-oriented, object-oriented, asocial or antisocial, and lacking in empathy or the ability to read social cues to some degree. In the author’s opinion, many of the same rules apply to autism spectrum disorders (including Aspergers), schizoid and schizotypal disorders, and narcissism to any degree.
These statistics don’t seem to be terribly accurate. In certain fields (computers, for example), there can be hundreds or thousands of ‘Aspies’ working within close range of one another. Books on “Narcissistic Epidemic” issues seem to indicate that about 1 in 4 people are overly self-absorbed and anti-social. Many people plagued by self-absorbedness would never think to pursue a diagnosis for their quirky personalities. They like who they are, and they don’t feel that there is anything ‘wrong’ with their personality or their choices in life. It is difficult to walk in another person’s shoes because our brains work so differently.
For the purposes of this ebook, I am going to use the term Aspie. However, the information herein will apply to many who are on the schizotypal/schizoid/schizophrenic spectrum, the autism spectrum (including Asperger’s), and the narcissism spectrum (including variations of Narcissistic Personality Disorder and some degrees of Psychopathy). The information herein will also apply to those who have some range of OCD or OCPD...
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Published February 2, 2016
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July 1, 2019
What a handy little reference primer for a non neurotypical partnership to explore, repair and grow. The book is by no means an encyclopedic tome or a self help exercise book by a guide post for topics to explore in depth. Equally beneficial for non neurotypicals who may be struggling with relationships to understand probable impact on others with whom they are in contact.
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