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Nope, I'm definitely SPD (diagnosed). There are many ways to achieve psychological safety/distance from others. This describes the route I took:

https://i.imgur.com/oQpuaiu.jpg

Schizoids are people and people are laden with complexity.

source: Disorders of the Self

You described the behaviors and defenses arising from NPD pretty well, but where do these behaviors and defenses come from? Or in other words, why do Narcissists have delusions, a lack of moral shame, and pursue externalized success objects? What drives the behavior?

You responded to my question twice by telling me to avoid pop diagnosis. You criticize my criteria as pop-psychology - an appeal to authority - but offer no source for your own criteria for NPD, even after I asked for it. Is "Neurosis and Human Growth" by Karen Horney pop psychology? Is Apfelbaum's essay "Ego Analysis Vs. Self Psychology" pop psychology? What about "Disorders of the Self"? I don't think it's necessary focus on credential waiving in order to discuss NPD, but if you need it in order to take me seriously, then here you go. The writers above all describe NPD and other personality disorders as behaviors driven by shame. Usually from shame arising because of a lack of a secure attachment in childhood.