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December 04, 2004

Dependent Personality Disorder

Xploding Plastix - Treat Me Mean, I Need The Reputation

Xploding Plastix, in addition to qualifying for one of the worst band names ever, also come from Norway. It's Acid-Jazzy Downtempo Stuff. I included it here because of the title. Needy people like it when others are mean to them.

DSM Diagnostic Criteria
A pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of that leads to submissive and clinging behavior and fears of separation, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:

(1) has difficulty making everyday decisions without an excessive amount of advice and reassurance from others

(2) needs others to assume responsibility for most major areas of his or her life

(3) has difficulty expressing disagreement with others because of fear of loss of support or approval. Note: Do not include realistic fears of retribution.

(4) has difficulty initiating projects or doing things on his or her own (because of a lack of self-confidence in judgment or abilities rather than a lack of motivation or energy)

(5) goes to excessive lengths to obtain nurturance and support from others, to the point of volunteering to do things that are unpleasant

(6) feels uncomfortable or helpless when alone because of exaggerated fears of being unable to care for himself or herself

(7) urgently seeks another relationship as a source of care and support when a close relationship ends

(8) is unrealistically preoccupied with fears of being left to take care of himself or herself

Posted by jimweed at December 4, 2004 04:08 PM

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Comments

Haha. Nice ID3 tag. I feel the love. :)

Posted by: aurgasm at December 11, 2004 11:11 AM

nice to see that i do not qualify as a dependent, mostly because that way i get all of my taxes back. disorder=disfunction...try again they say, but they actually mean it...deap, deep, deap down. now that i like.

Posted by: moontime in the lite at January 2, 2005 01:52 PM