I began noticing symptoms of Histrionic Personality Disorder (HPD) when I was 17. I remember in particular this one time I saw a person in a stage performing- I instantly got envious and felt a pit brewing within me. There was an urge to be the one on the stage performing instead of them. It…
I first noticed my symptoms when I was 12. I started to ‘dress up’ more inappropriately or put myself in less safe situations just to get some form of attention. I’d hop from crush to crush and get bored easily when I didn’t get the validation I was looking for. My emotions would be over…
I first thought, “Damn, I seem to struggle with stuff no one else struggles with,” at the age of around nine to twelve, which was when my family problems, losses and the start of puberty kind of collided. These circumstances have culminated in diagnoses as an adult of Histrionic Personality Disorder (HPD), Narcissistic Personality Disorder…
It’s a tough question to ask yourself: “Where does your personality begin, and your disorder end?” I dissociate a lot, that’s for sure. I also feel very intensely or not at all, everything is either dramatic and all-encompassing or very boring and blunt to me. I have a long history with psychology and therapy, but…
My HPD symptoms are often mixed with my NPD symptoms; wanting excessive attention, breaking down if I don’t get it and feeling immediately useless and worthless. My self-esteem is fluctuating a lot and it depends way too much on what people say, what they think about me, etc. I’ve had these symptoms for as long…
Of all the Cluster B personality disorders, Histrionic Personality Disorder is probably the one people hear the least about. As someone who was diagnosed with HPD last year I am now sharing my story to try and explain how the condition affects me and remove some of the stigma around it. That’s not to say…