the while richey thing is sad - even taking it out of the band contest for what his ma, pa and Rachel have been through

However one thing which makes me smile is the report of a lady seeing a man hitchhiking with a guitar as we know richey could hardly play and if he was a musician on the run wouldn't be seen with a guitar, and I think in general the sight of a guitar would make him run a mile. But I digress, the reason it makes me smile is because it makes me think of the Eric Clapton story James has recalled a few times when richey was in hospital and slowhand said next time he came he would bring his guitar so they could jam lol

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Alright, can we not. Narcissistic abuse isn't a thing. We can't armchair diagnose abusers, just like no-one can diagnose themselves, not even psychiatrists, due to lack of objectivity.

I might be stepping over a line here, but perhaps a Manics sub forum and a thread about a man who most likely lost their life to mental health issues, is not the healthiest way to deal with an ex from 20 years ago? Maybe start a thread in a different part of the forum rather than bumping an unrelated thread from seven years ago.

People thinking they can armchair diagnose for any reason at all is literally why I left FD. I didn't have the tools back then to tell people they were armchair-diagnosing, and telling people self-definition is fine as long as they don't analyse others through this paradigm got taken the wrong way.

I've suffered lifelong mental abuse and have confirmed CPTSD and no-one should go through similar. But online resources convincing everyone they've met a narcissist, especially since that trend is on the rise at the moment, isn't helping people heal, it's just stigmatizing people who developed a personality disorder to also cope with abuse.

I've deleted all the posts and taking my coat. Have a good day people (I did write to the 3 who commented but they did not reply. There you go)

No need for self-martyring, but I'm unfortunately not shocked by the turn of events.