I heard from my ex-wife today. She was very kind, but also pretty upset about a thoughtless comment I made about her at an event that was recorded and podcast. A man in the audience was recounting how he had once been married to a woman with borderline personality disorder. I cracked wise–that I had also met that fate. That was totally uncalled for, and I regret having said it.
She and I did have a pretty bad marriage. We picked ourselves up and dusted ourselves off, left each other alone, and got on with better lives. There was no reason for me to dredge any of that up.
Oddly enough, her note came on the same morning that Andrew Scull diagnosed me with Narcissistic Personality Disorder. So there may be justice in the universe after all.
Hello Gary:
I’m enjoying your twitter feeds on the DSM5 saga. Do you have a professional opinion published anywhere on the clinical usefulness or suitability of the Enneagram? Kind regards, Rhett – Twitter: @rhetttalley
Too funny! Is the conceit of ‘universal justice’ symptomatic of magical thinking?
Funny..always enjoyed your wit; good to see it has followed you