Public/online perception of personality disorders
It seems to be on trend in some online spaces--with bleed into real life--to ascribe personality disorders (notably antisocial/narcissistic/borderline) to, essentially, everyone you dislike. Everyone's ex is a narcissist or has BPD, everyone's parent is a narcissist, etc--basically, anyone who wrongs or hurts you has some underlying personality pathology that also alleviates any nuance from the situation and any responsibility of you personally (or, if you've decided you have a PD, nothing...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: futureapppsy2 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums