Am I the only one who thinks that sometimes things are just as they appear?

[PandoraAwakened]

118. Overlapping disorders does not change the physiological science

that if one of those disorders is Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), suicide is most definitely off the table.

I, for one, am not so willing to make an assertion such as "likely a narcissistic sociopath" about Epstein. Not all sociopaths, and, indeed, not all psychopaths, have NPD. In fact, most clinically diagnosed psychopaths do NOT also have NPD. Studies show that NPD in prison populations, including those convicted of murder, appears to be approximately the same as that of the general population---about 4%.

Again, I don't really have an opinion one way or another about whether Epstein died of suicide or homicide. Either of those determinations can only come from scientific forensic evidence, not from opinion. Now, whether you'll ever get to hear the truth of that evidence is a whole other story. The history of similar high-profile cases says no, you will not ever know, regardless of how calmly or hysterically you await.

The main point I wanted to make in my previous post, which seems pretty clear even as I re-read it, is that those who proffer the supposition, "Epstein committed suicide because he's a narcissist" are just sadly misinformed about the physiology of narcissism. "Narcissistic" and "suicidal" in the same sentence is an oxymoron.