Letters to the Editor
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Movies you should watch that may give you a more immediately understanding than research and books (part 3)
"Fatal Attraction" - in this movie Glen Close give the ultimate performance of a character with severe Bordeline Personality Disorder.
"Single, White, Female" - the dangerous roommate most likely has a particular form of NPD.
"Monster" - Charlize Theron plays serial killer Aileen Wuornos. And incredible performance. Wuornos had APD, but I suspect she may have also suffered from PTSD and BPD.
"Laura" - an old movie. The Clifton Webb character is classic NPD.
"Gaslight" - Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer. Nothing wrong with her but her hubby in the movie is classic NPD comorbid with APD.
Now it is important for me to add that these movies present the more extreme ends of personality disorders. People can actually have mild forms of all the personality disorders and never kill anyone. You meet people everyday who have personality disorders, both diagnosed and undiagnosed who will seem to those outside their families and co-workers to be pretty normal. Given all the mating and dating people do over a lifetime, most of us will end up at sometime or another with someone with serious problems. Most times, the wisest thing to do is to get out fast. The problem is that even the mild forms are difficult to treat. Cogitive Behavioral Therapy is usually the form of treatment that is recommended.