Ha ha ha.
Sorry I read your first sentence again. It's incorrect. I just stated that my feedback isn't a final diagnosis. It takes a while to figure these things out.
What I do know is how to handle cluster b personality types.
The reason why I laughed is because you're lost, then the rest of what you wrote would be you spiraling downward in the dark when I spelled it out for you clearly, and I can't be the one to go in and save you.
I didn't say you claimed it was a final diagnosis. I'm saying your argument repeatedly relies on NPD as though it were established enough to make categorical predictions about how this person will behave. Saying "we're talking about NPD here" and "a narcissist will always..." is treating it as an established premise regardless of the disclaimer.
And saying you "know how to handle Cluster B" doesn't establish that your interpretation is correct either. That's the point I'm challenging. Your personal experience can tell you what you've encountered, but it doesn't turn those experiences into general rules about how people with Cluster B traits behave.
The "you're lost and I'm the one who understands" framing also doesn't address the argument. If something I said is wrong, you can point to the specific inference that fails. Telling me I'm spiraling because I don't accept your interpretation just replaces an argument with an assertion of authority.
All cluster B personalities have traits of one another. The list of symptoms and experiences do indeed point to that.
My first guess is BPD. 2nd NPD. cx3 thinks it's HPD. The one we never covered is APD.
While they do vary, handling them all is similar, and they can only really be managed if your foot is in the door.
EDIT: That being said, in order to manage that, appeal to the narcissist in them.
