one of the most interesting things, at least in my opinion, about having a personality disorder is being able to find things in media that feel like targeted attacks (for lack of a better term), but iām gonna talk about music, specifically will wood because i love will wood
first of all, to point out the obvious, āā¦and if i did, you deserved itā is very clearly about narcissism. youād know that just by looking at the title, which is from a poem called āthe narcissists prayerā (although that poem isnāt the greatest, and the reception of it is even worse considering people use it as an excuse to shit on ppl with a trauma based disorder, but thatās a tangent for another day). it is genuinely one of, if not THE most accurate portrayal of npd iāve ever seen, at least when it comes to my personal experience. itās not just āoh la la la iām the best!!!!ā it delves into the darker side of narcissism, the self loathing, because youāre not good enough. the lyrics āand if looks could kill iād be staring in the mirror, even more than i already would, ācause man, iām lookinā good!ā remind me of conflicting ego states, specifically narc highs and crashes. he really hit the nail on the head.
but thatās not all, of course he had to make a song that perfectly encompasses bpd as well!!! in my humble (and correct /silly) opinion, āagainst the kitchen floorā does an absolutely incredible job of highlighting my bpd experience. some lyrics include:
āi could hold your hand but keep you at arms lengthā āthat morbid sort where even company canāt cure me and the more you reassure, the less i trustā āiām catatonic in your arms, crying, āhow did i cause so much harm?āā and āiām down pounding my head against the kitchen floor, apologizing for my life and ever entering yours.ā
thereās more but iāve already written so much š itās really refreshing to see accurate and respectful portrayals of personality disorders in media (even if that wasnāt his explicit goal with āagainst the kitchen floorā) sorry for yapping so much, just wanted to share my thoughts :3
and who knows? maybe this rant will get someone into will wood, lol. heās been a comfort artist for me for years so hopefully that can be the case for someone else
ONCE AGAIN I AM SO SORRY ABOUT HOW LONG IT IS LOLLL
Donāt worry about rambling! I donāt mind at all. Rambling is encouraged here, say whatever you want