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Who better to explain Mr. Wu's history of mental disorders other than the man himself?  Here are some selected quotes from his "life story":

"I couldn't get around the house or do normal things without performing rituals to cancel out bad thoughts over and over again. It was weird and I didn't want to do it, but if I didn't I would feel a lot of anxiety and panic like something was very wrong."

"I ended up spending about 3 or 4 hours in the bathroom because I couldn't get out of there because every time I tried to do the perfect ritual, my body would itch or something else would go wrong and I had to redo the rituals over again. After a few hours, I wanted to get out of there bad, I felt like a prisoner in my own bathroom!"

"I had to fight hard to not do them, but I had to do them. It cost me a few hours each day."

"After a few months of enduring this inner hell, my parents took me to a psychiatrist... the psychiatrist diagnosed me with schizophrenia and gave me Prozac."

"That psychiatrist moved, so I was referred to another one. This one diagnosed me as having Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). He prescribed another drug called Mellaril or something."

"We went to a third psychiatrist and he diagnosed me with both disorders, Schizophrenia and OCD!"

"My parents were at a loss as to what to do, so they sent me to a local mental hospital... After a month or two I was discharged from the mental hospital. I was reluctant to leave though"

"She took me to see some Spiritualist healers and to some Taoist-like temples to find out if we could get some help for the mental illness I had for 2 years."


Regarding his Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), can something perhaps be gleaned from how often he has posted his Christianity-to-insanity "life story"?  I was able to turn up these versions with just a basic search:

http://www.successfulschizophrenia.org/stories/wwu.html   [ Permalink ]
http://www.happierabroad.com/Christian_Story.htm   [ Permalink ]
http://www.users.bigpond.com/pmurray/exchristian/Stories/0315.html   [ Permalink ]
http://www.angelfire.com/me2/mccl/   [ Permalink ]
http://www.geocities.com/wwu777us/My_Rise_to_Christianity_and_Transcendence_From_It.htm   [ Permalink ]
http://exchristian.net/testimonies/2004/07/my-rise-to-christianity-and.html   [ Permalink ]
http://members.aol.com/wwu777/Winston_Web_Si/Page_8x.htm   [ Permalink ]

No longer available: http://www.webcom.com/thrive/schizo/stories/wwu.html   "My Spiritual Transformation Through Mental Illness by Winston Wu"

At least he is fair: He appears to trash his own reputation online as often as he attempts to trash others.  Never before have I encountered someone so unselfconscious or as committed to seeing his words in the limelight and himself the center of attention; this likely explains his incredible behaviors, and thus the lost jobs, friendships and loves that he has experienced, and hence his bitterness.

He goes on to mention his mental problems again here:

http://www.happierabroad.com/biography.htm   [ Permalink ]
http://www.geocities.com/wwu777us/Winston_bio_accomplishments.htm   [ Permalink ]


It is believed by some that Winston Wu suffers from Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) instead of (or as well as) Schizophrenia and/or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).  The narcissist:

Pathological narcissism is the art of deception.  Those with the disorder subtly misrepresent facts and expediently and opportunistically shift positions, views, opinions, and 'ideals'.  This disorder permits the narcissist to ignore data that conflicts with his fantasy world or with his inflated and grandiose self-image.  Such people have a messianic-cosmic vision of themselves, their lives and their 'mission'.

On this page of one of Winston's many web sites, a psychiatrist chimes in.  Make up your own mind:

http://www.geocities.com/wwu777us/Critics_and_Bashers.htm   [ Permalink ]

"I am relatively new to this list and, from what I have seen, will not
be staying long. I agree with a previous poster who wrote that the
creation of this group basically gives Wu what he most wants and that
is attention. There is a term that I like, agent provacateur, to
describe the behavior of people whose main interest is in stirring
things up and then standing back and watching their handiwork as
others take the bait and get riled. When I used to go to AOL
chatrooms, it never failed that one person would say outrageous,
provacative things, and then others would focus their time, attention,
and, inevitably, anger on that one person for hours. No one seemed to
be able to use the ignore feature to block that person out. Maybe it
is human nature to want to rebut the rantings of such people, but it
sure displaces a lot of energy that could be focused elsewhere.

Over the past few days, I spent a little time reviewing Wu's writings,
some of which I was familiar with from RW-TT but I had not seen the
biographical materials that he posted on his website. After reviewing
(skimming) these, I agree with the diagnosis of NPD. There is nothing
in his history as he recounts it to indicate schizophrenia and this
was a horrid misdiagnosis. I do see signs of OCD but this would be
secondary to the NPD, which is the most obvious diagnosis (I am a
clinical psychologist so I have some cachet in this area).

I think what bothers everyone so much is the hubris and
self-importance of his pronouncements as evidenced quite clearly by
the signature line: "Respected, Experienced, Intrepid Traveller
throughout the Baltics, Eastern Europe & Russia"..., which itself is
provacative. All of us, to an extent, like to share our experiences
with each other and to think that we have knowledge and insights that
are important for others to know; that is the engine that drives these
groups. But few of us believe we have an encyclopedic knowledge or are
"the" authority in an area especially since, in Wu's case, the lapses
in judgment are so frequent and laughable, if they did not affect the
lives of the Russian people whom many of us care about very much.

I am struck by the sheer volume of materials, pictures, CDs, blogs,
newsgroup postings, topics etc. of this self-styled expert in whatever
area he chooses to opine on. Inevitably though, all of his writings
are about him. And this observation takes me to an answer to question
number 2, regarding his spirituality. As I understand spirituality, a
truly spiritual person moves beyond themself to have a greater empathy
for and appreciation of others; that is a central message of
Christianity, for example. Without being a student of other religions,
I assume that is a common thread. In Winston's case though, as best I
can tell, the move towards "spirituality" is still mostly about him.
It is about "my journey", what happened to me.... why "I"
decided....what "I" think, etc.... Like a compass whose needle always
points north, Winston's compass always points to himself, no matter
what he is writing about. It's all Winston Wu, all the time: The
first words in his lengthy treatise on "debunking pseudo-skeptical
claims about the paranormal" are "Winston Wu"... And this tag line
in his AOL profile is equally telling: ""A woman must be cherished
and adored in order to bring you happiness." Again, the focus is on
himself and his happiness....the main reason a woman should be
cherished and adored is so that he can be happy... not her. There are
so many examples of this, but you get the idea. But, to quote the
Wizard of Oz, a man's heart is not judged by how much he loves, but by
how much he is loved by others; of course, truly loving others and
genuine concern for them and promotion of their needs leads to being
loved and reciprocity.

There are within the pages and pages and pages and pages of things he
writes about, some genuine insights; he is not a complete fool. But
these are so buried within the self-tropistic nonsense, that it is
hardly worth the digging to get to them. I tuned out his messages on
RW-TT a long time ago for this reason.

Grandiosity is a prominent feature of NPD but it is strangely coupled
with a sense of inferiority and one commonly held interpretation is
the grandiosity is a defense against the felt inferiority. There is
also a sense of entitlement combined with a sense of frequently being
wronged and receiving the short end of the stick in life, which
perpetuates the sense of entitlement. At its most extreme, in
antisocial personality disorder, these psychological streams combine
into lawlessness and a complete disregard for others. Winston is not
at that point; the main victim of his psychology is himself. But there
sure is a long and growing list of Russian women, cast off as the
flotsam and jetsam of his "intrepid" meanderings across FSU. For them,
I feel truly sad. For Winston, I wish the Zoloft had worked.

Good luck with this group... I am turning my attention back to RW-TT
and hope that group can be revived. I am now the owner and invite all
(well, almost all) to return and contribute your insights and thoughts.

Best regards,
James"


It speaks volumes about his personality that Winston Wu actually puts up a page [ Permalink ] showing (a small fraction of) what his detractors are saying about him.  In his own words,

"At this point, I’ve decided to stop adding any more comments from my enemies and bashers."

and

"I think it can be argued that when one achieves a status where one is regarded as a hero by some, and hated by others, that that person has achieved SIGNIFICANCE."

The mark of a true narcissist.


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