Examples of Histrionic Personality Disorder Symptom Manifestations

This video provides examples of symptom manifestations for Histrionic Personality Disorder. Personality Disorders are thought to be chronic and long lasting, however, treatments are available. Histrionic Personality Disorder is characterized by a number of potential symptoms including wanting to be the center of attention, sexually seductive behavior, rapidly shifting and shallow emotions, an effort to gain attention through physical appearance, impressionistic speech pattern, self-dramatizing, exaggerated emotional expressions, theatrical, easily influenced, and believe relationships are more intimate than they really are. Individuals with Histrionic Personality Disorder tend to struggle with relationships and sometimes seek treatment from depressive symptoms from losing relationships. The prevalence of Histrionic Personality Disorder is about 3%. Histrionic Personality Disorder is highly comorbid with Borderline Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Dependent Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, and depressive disorders, somatic symptom disorder, and conversion disorder.

[@counter-attacktechnologyll2305]

After learning more about psychology my only question that remains - Is anyone normal?

[@isitoveryet9525]

Legitimately sounds like most people in the entertainment industry....

[@ronalddaub1710]

Exactly

[@intoxxxicated8131]

Yeah, and that makes sense. Nobody wants to entertained by quiet awkward people. People in the entertainment industry are way more closed when camera's are off. Remember, it's their job.

[@sfletch3042]

@@intoxxxicated8131 HA!! The violation of boundaries in histrionic personality disorder is extremely AWKWARD!!! You are confusing and extrovert with this disorder. Lol

[@johnmiller-jf3ez]

That and the Narvissistic Personality disorter too.

[@noone8418]

Social media too

[@Fucoc]

I don't care if this is a controversial disorder, my mother has it. You just described her, she is a 8/8. And maybe the diagnosis isn't bothersome to herself, but it does suck the life out of everyone around them, and especially their children.

[@andrewfitzgerald7973]

Fucoc it’s so draining when parents have personality disorders. I was unaware (through denial) of how abusive my mother was, which my therapist is certain is borderline personality disorder, and I 100% agree. I’m a biopsychologist, but I am interested in and have taken coursework on psychopathology and biological psychopathology. Having a parent with a personality disorder often leads to trauma in children and lack of self-compassion. It’s like having your self-worth completely taken away because of it. It’s so confusing, too, to have your basic nurture needs shit on by a parent.

[@highlightning6693]

Mine as well, although not 8 for 8. She's been described by others as a "black hole", sucking every particle of life out of everyone around her. I had to laugh this afternoon when I felt as if I have, most of my life, been struggling to stay just out of the event horizon of a black hole. It's a quandary. Do you abandon them to save your own sanity or stay around and slowly wither? She doesn't think she has any kind of problem at all and is extremely offended when it's even hinted at.

[@Irene-gq4jr]

@@highlightning6693 My ex is very well described by the HPD criteria with a healthy dose of ADHD in the mix, and like your mother doesn't believe he has a problem. He's not a bad person, and can be very lively and entertaining, but his constant attention seeking and poor financial impulse control were sucking every last drop of the joie de vivre from my soul and emptying my bank account. I'd describe myself as a studious, sociable introvert who needs some quiet time but there was no compromise from him so I had to leave for my sanity, although I didn't cut him off like I would someone who was just wicked. Since I started seeing my now fiancé and my ex realized he would not be geting the kind of attention he craved or further financial support from me (which his best friend now supplies) he gradually cut me out of his life. It's kinda sad and I will always wish him well.

[@mykidsaresupercute]

@Ninth Tome lots and lots of DBT therapy and reflection on their daily behavior.

[@ryanjeanes5253]

Put your needs ahead of her wants.

[@Johnjohn-gq3du]

I have been separated for a year from a CLASSIC case of this. My wife. Holy shyte. Perversly I miss the ‘I love yo so much’ stuff, that confused me because she constantly mocked me! Thing is, I know she had a tough upbringing. Her parents less than stellar. But still, man oh man, she needed attention like a puppy needs its belly rubbed. All the while loving me (too too much) then hating me. I’m still trying too make sense of it. It’s been a while, and I’ll tell you, what a dent she, or it, has put on my brain. Loud noises. Unpleasant. I was told ptsd, but that seems a bit overreaching. Therapy continues, wish me luck.

[@liliaeable]

I am thankful that there are a few professionals, like Dr Grande who discuss dx's on youtube without the wild attempts at click bait exaggerations or devaluing the person who may have this disorder. Another complementary feedback piece is that the examples used here are real world and varied so I can picture how this looks in the workplace or public when trying to grasp a realistic lens on observable behaviors. Thank you!

[@tammyosier134]

I am a behavior therapist, and one of the things I teach is that, regardless of your issues, you have to function in society or pay the consequences. A psychosis can be treated with mefication. A personality disorder has to actively learn limits and replacement behaviors.

[@hmanfilms]

These people are so toxic. I hope they heal. My ex was exactly like this. She was hyper sexual, obsessed with her social image and social media, was always using "sex" to control and manipulate people, and was constantly triangulating me with her male co-workers or trying to make me jealous. She was so shallow and hurtful and abusive. After our breakup, she went off the deep end exposing her body on social media, it was like a completely different person during the devaluation and discard. I saw such a dark and sinister side to this person I once loved deeply. I forgive her and hope she finds happiness. I know inside, she is just an attention/validation seeking scared child.

[@mercury9060]

For the last couple years i’ve considered myself as an attention seeker. i just found out about this disorder, and listening to everything and doing more research on the disorder, i realize that i fit all the criteria. dont know how to feel about it

[@No-sw5td]

i had a roommate last year who definitely DEFINITELY had this disorder. it was so exhausting to live with him and so hard to put into words why he made everyone so uncomfortable! we could always tell he didn’t have bad intentions when he would say and do rude and inappropriate things, but it didn’t matter because it was still so stressful to live with someone so attention-seeking, shallow, and gullible. if he had self awareness about these problems and his disorder, i have no doubt he wouldve been easier to live with

[@jondough679]

In my experience there is a very covert dark antisocial narcissistic side to HPD do not be fooled by their initial 'vulnerability' their fun party social attitude and do not get too blinded by their physical aesthetics. You know when you meet one hang around long enough you will meet their darker side in devalue and remorseless discards and hoovers. They love to induce sexual jealousy.

[@anonymerbenutzer5574]

Jon Dough I think this differs with people. I know one who can provoke people like pros and others that are like celebs. The more provocative type could overlap with ADHD hyperactive types. Some histrionics are cruel and evil too. This is a great point.

[@brandonholman3551]

C Klan stfu I don’t even think most with this disorder are like that inherently

[@fresnoniiji]

True i know a dude is a vulnerable narc but also hpd. They are very similar.

[@rishaa682]

yes.

[@alex-p]

Jon Dough ...you are 100% correct. I'm currently dealing with one of those harpies. The hoovers are unbelievable. I can't get rid of her. She's basically a stalker at this point. They are very dangerous.

[@MySuperNoodles]

I'd be very interested to hear some examples of 'Normal Personality Order'...?

[@b00gyman1]

Have a look on the sci-fi category

[@fembot521]

One of my clients has this (business client, I am not a psychologist). She hits all diagnostic criteria. One thing she will do as well is say inappropriate things during conversations or Overshare intimate details in a way to illicit shock and awe from the listener to garner more attention. We are not friends and our relationship is business only but she has no boundaries and was quickly intimate with me, excessive texting and oversharing.

[@Mdmsaturnia]

Great, educational video. I’m an introvert (f) married to a histrionic (m). He is a non-stop talker that interrupts others. He interrupts conversations with ppl he doesn’t know. He says shocking things to others, to refocus attention to his witticisms. He exaggerates. He’s dramatic. He MUST be in the limelight. For him, my personality must be difficult to handle. Thanks Dr. Grande.

[@ACzechManGoingHisOwnWay]

HPD does disrupt workplace in a very annoying way. HPD people get bored quickly, so they spin drama, spread rumours, gossip, stab in the back, manipulate, pit people against each other etc. to spice things up. After a while they get so entangled in their lies that people stop taking them seriously. At which point they have to quit and look for another job (disrupting the life of the HPD person herself). Being incapable of maintaining serious long term relationships (friendships) is quite bad, too. The perpetual depression, the dangerous promiscuity (sleeping with strangers). They often hate themselves for being that way and being unable to stop it. Downplaying HPD as something mild is not good, in my opinion. People with HPD are suffering, too (although they can hide their suffering behind a mask very well).

[@unpolishedpearl3769]

Czech MGTOW might these be highly-functioning sociopaths you’re talking about?

[@johnj3636]

I would say so.. as someone who has HPD my Boredom often results off the wall statement/constantly distracting others There’s no need to hurt others... in my case HPD was brought on by a parent being NPD...

[@Felhek]

I have hpd and i never ever get bored. I can't even understand what it means to feel bored. Lack of imagination, that's what to be bored is.

[@therespectedlex9794]

The example of impressionistic speech you give sounds valid. But, for anyone in regular contact with someone with HPD I think it becomes apparent that everything is too much like that. You can't talk about what matters, it's patronising, it creates and aggravated reaction, and that's the point for them.

[@dimitritucker1077]

You mentioned histrionic personality disorder in your video and DID. I had no idea what histrionic personality disorder was, so I typed it in the KZbin search bar and found this video. Thank you for making this information accessible. Someone who has a personality disorder isn’t a bad person, as long as they are aware of their behaviors and seek therapy. Unfortunately, therapy isn’t easily accessible and a lot of people don’t get the treatment they need.

[@rhobot75]

The item about "thinking relationships are more than they are" made me cringe at my own behavior sometimes. IDK, Dr. Grande- I really don't think this disorder is dead, at all. And there are plenty of people out there willing to look fragile in the pursuit of whatever they are pursuing, to evoke pity or compassion. // While it might be confusing that there is a personlity disorder that seems to more lew level destructive to the person with the disorder, the disorder is judged as one by the effect it has on other people. I know what it is like to both over confide and to be overconfided in, and an instant relationship that has no substance. Or the loud ness. Yah, yah, been there, see a lot of people there. The criteria (too) is on how personlity manifestations affect people in the disordered individual's life. So, from this perspective, heck yes, it's a real thing! And it should just be there- availalbe. I don't understand the drive to streamline the DSM. More choice, not less. // Wel he he thanks again, b/c l as with like 6 of the 10 PDs just watched 3 related Dr. Grande vids on Histrionic PD, and to send to a friend who's curious, and I totally have tweaks and worries and twinges of Oh Crap, Do I have This One, Too! hahaha!

[@samwoods6320]

I would love to see more information on "vulnerable narcissism"... Possibly its similarities in relation to avoidant PD or with BPD... My personal experience is with a wife I was married to for 21 years...This wife was enmeshed and engulfed by her parents the entire marriage...Her mother had all authority of her decisions and their was no boundries in her home..The wife in her 30s was still being told to take baths in her dads after bath water in which she did...Very awkward environment in which my wife was a child of her parents the whole 21 years... Her characteristics was shy..Humble..Almost needy..She just seemed very child like..Unable to make any conclusions on her own etc and often portrayed her very few accaunitices as mother figures rather then a friend...She was very aloof withdrawn and witholding of attention or communication etc...She at home was very self absorbed and angry if approached for closeness etc unless it was her doing the approaching... There is a whole lot to say.. Anyway her parents died nearly back to back....And she created a new persona and discarded and severely punished myself and our child together..She still views me as an extemtion of her..No boundries..Still comes into bathroom or gets naked in front of me etc even though we are not together...And says she plans on coming back in future... Her new persona was accompanied by love bombing a new man she never met with 150 thousand dollars in the first year of thier relationship...Vacations..Brand new cars etc.... There is so much to say but to complex to write... I am raising our daughter who has similar characteristics...Which include.. Aloof..Extremely shy...Withdrawn..Witholding...Ignoring type behavior...Very hard to open up..She has expressed Avoidant type behavior such as feeling inferior and or people are judging her etc..She is highly addicted to isolating and playing with barbies and she is 14...The barbies are ripped apart and have cuts all over them...She is nearly impossible to open up...

[@samwoods6320]

Also..Very little emotion..Never see cry... Mostly anger rage shame jealousy envy etc

[@Mlpgirl168]

thank you for giving examples of each criteria. very helpful!

[@barbaraceleste9486]

Amber Heard is 8 out of 8 Crazy. Wow this was cool! Thanks

[@ReubenAStern]

Saying hello to people as if you're happy to see them tends to make people happy. It's a fairly cheap way to initiate friendship that I've seen popular people use.

[@DarkAquaVII]

Thank you for this video. I'm currently struggling with someone close to me who I am 90% sure she has HPD, I never heard of HPD before until this morning. She's gone through abuse as a child and neglected by her parents, it's really heart breaking. I know HPD is meant to be rare and from what I've researched it said it's 1% of the population. But this woman who I speak of fits all the symptoms and believe me, she's been very difficult to deal with for years since she seperated from her husband and unbearable at this point. I'm going to try my best to help her in some way first, before giving up and cutting her out of my life. It's not only effecting me and her family, it's effecting her friends and her relationships. Mostly, it's going to effect herself more in the long run or short run.

[@ninjaboy7712]

I’m watching this video because I heard about this term in the Amber/Johnny Depp trail.

[@fembot521]

This reminds me of a few of the friends I have had over the years. I always thought it was NPD but I guess some of the symptoms overlap.

[@hagoryopi2101]

I think I'm dealing with HPD, but I'm not sure. I've learned to suppress a lot of my behavior since childhood due to bad interactions, but at the cost of feeling comfortable ins social situations at all. I feel like if I open up at all, I'll just go back to being obnoxious and potentially destructive; but at the same time, the lack of attention is so grating when I'm so closed up. I used to be in a relationship with someone I could open up around, but now I've lost even that. And my therapist hasn't helped much yet, though it's taken a lot of introspection to even understand what I need to tell them. Most deeply, it feels like I severely lack intrinsic motivation (desire to do things for my own joy), while being most sensitive to or receptive to extrinsic motivation (money, sex, attention). It feels like I have to get extrinsic motivation to enjoy doing something at all, to feel validated in doing something, to feel like I'm permitted to enjoy it without fear of consequence (maybe that fear of consequence is something from childhood). Entertainment can stave off boredom, but that's different from enjoying something. And if I find something frustrating, with no extrinsic motivation to help me over that hump, I just quit outright. I'm so easily frustrated when I'm alone, too. It's just exhausting to deal with this.

[@Thenamelessnarcissist]

My mother likely suffers from HPD. I'm diagnosed with NPD with strong BPD traits, my sister is diagnosed with comorbid BPD and ASPD. It's interesting that the arguably least harmful lead to me and my sister's diagnoses. We got the whole cluster in my family lol

[@vl2663]

I used to be friends with a girl in high school who reminds me of this disorder, but I think she’s just a regular old attention seeker. This girl would constantly talk aloud about how she supposedly had depression and was suicidal and would constantly interject herself in conversations I would have with my other friends whom she did not know. She also copied me in a lot of ways.

[@darrynreid4500]

I've been keen to hear you speak on this topic. Thank you for your effort.

[@flowergirl11122]

Thank you for that wonderful description. What you do helps so many people, especially me 😊❤️

[@petersaysthings]

Sounds like a friend I've had. He's threatened suicide if people need a break from him, ran away from social gatherings if he didn't feel heard, every time he's had a boyfriend he hooks up with other people behind their back and flirts with everyone, propositions straight guys and men in relationships to have sex with him. He comes on intense if he really likes a guy, saying "you're the best boyfriend I've ever had" even if they've only talked for a day. Sends random selfies to people or posts that he's depressed, hoping for a response. All of his relationships seem surface level and shallow, and I'm not sure he cares about anyone or how they try to help unless it's a guy he wants to do sexual things with. He refuses therapy to deal with any of it and never thinks he can be wrong. Frustrating and sad. :/

[@leerwesen]

Apparently Louise Turpin has this. Looking up "Histronic Personality disorder" after hearing that is what led me to this video.

[@theideaplace]

I heard recently that histrionic pd people will end up with a narcissist...which explains things to me because my ex husband's two other wives were definitely not empaths or codependents... seemed more like narcissists...but histrionics describes them well

[@joanam3070]

This are really "flashy" personalities and flirt all the time, even when they have a couple or just because of the fun. I think everyone is free, but it gets annoying and inadequate. The worst part is that then they complain that they don't take them seriously... It can be fun, but in a small dose. A really small one.

[@RahulGupta-wr6sv]

My ex had it, I always used to think there should be explanation for this kind personality, now I know she is just sick, I am relieved.

[@HayHay163]

What scares me is this sounds like me and I don't want it to be me...

[@vanessaleighray878]

I feel more comfortable behind the scenes, I am provocative and sexually charged, I take pride in my looks, but do not dress sexually suggestive, I wear tasteful jewelry, I do hug people in a social environment, I do not trust people in an authoritarian position, I stand firm to my opinions of brands and do not have loyalty to others ideas, so as you can imagine, I feel weird that I've been diagnosed with this condition.

[@jelenataylor]

So interesting, thank you for breaking that down so eloquently Dr. Grande!

[@anthonyramirez7272]

Thank you for making this video. It helped me understand the impressionistic style of speech piece.

[@aurorasartorialis7092]

I’ve heard ‘vague, impressionistic speech’ used also of schizotypal PD. Is there a difference in how those speech patterns manifest? (I hang out in quirky circles, where attention-seeking behavior often manifests as displaying eccentricity, and sexuality is frequently out in the open. As an Aspie, I sometimes have trouble telling the difference.)

[@invernessscotland4807]

Unfortunately my mother-in-law also has 8 / 8; she ruins every birthday (that's not hers) Christmas (if someone gave a better gift than her) she gets in the face of young children when they fail to give her what she feels is proper attention...she uncomfortably stares at my children until they acknowledge her presence; she throws temper tantrums when not being properly greeted upon entering a room...she doesn't care if the attention she demands is positive or negative...just as long as she has the attention; she inappropriately flirts with young boys at my children's gatherings..on and on the worst thing is we moved her in with us when my father-in-law was diagnosed with cancer and now that he has passed we are stuck with this lady...she loves to argue..all the time, she gets angry when my wife and I go out to dinner without her..even on our anniversary, we really don't know what to do...she can't live on her own as she has not been in a grocery store in 50 years, has no idea how to complete a check or use a credit card...ugh!!!

[@invernessscotland4807]

to add when her husband was having a stroke in the middle of the street and the EMT's mistakenly said out loud, "this looks like a TIA - mini stroke"; she burst out with "now what's going to happen to me?" while they were working on her husband on the sidewalk...then when he was diagnosed with cancer and my wife and I were formulating a game plan; she burst out again and said: "if you two are going to be at the hospital all the time (she never went to one CHEMO treatment) then who is going to take me to get my hair and nails done?" really if Hollywood created her as a character no one would find the character believable...

[@RoDiggityDangit79]

This describes one of my coworkers to a T

[@highvibe6081]

I’m here after the amber heard trial

[@bonnsterthemonster]

It's important to clearly state what a personality disorder is before describing a person that you consider having a disagreeable personality.

[@heidizuri]

Cardi B is the poster woman for histrionic personality disorder.

[@mrtecnhimuyo]

Nicki Minaj actually

[@ANuStart8]

When i was younger i displayed nearly all of these symptoms and made a lot of stupid decisions.

[@carters148]

There’s way too many people in these comments generalizing mental illness

[@ZybarTanova]

OMG this is Amber!

[@shannoncallaghan5306]

Yes thank for the encouragement at the End. Because, I'm an attention seeker but .mostly I'm just sad.

[@Kat-tr2ig]

I've never heard of this disorder before and now that I'm listening to the symptoms half the people in my country sound like they have this. And I'm dead serious, this isn't a joke. Can an entire culture have a personality disorder, or can a personality disorder be a characteristic of an entire culture?

[@juneplumthecockatiel4335]

Katie Frank I think that’s possible. I’m from Jamaica and they praise people with light skin to the point where a lot of people will bleach their skin so that they can be attractive to others. It has caused them to not truly love themselves so I do believe that a whole culture can have similar personality disorders. Not all Jamaicans bleach by the way it’s just that it’s a very popular thing down there.

[@lindaliamoran5502]

I think that if ppl stay around it, they tend to pick up on some of the characteristics?...idk but these ppl suck every ounce of energy I have and they give me instant anxiety!!! 🙌. I have a family member with this. I had to distance myself...

[@unpolishedpearl3769]

Prolly not. You’re probably taking the 3/8 and 4/8 and completing them falsely to be a 5/8 score. Just because these traits exist, doesn’t mean a person fully qualifies. People can also be transiently acting out... for variety of reasons, aka teens being media-spoon-fed sexual content to the point where they think that they should act that way just to fit in... until they grow older and realize the kind of attention this sexually provocative behaviour brings. Some people too, idolize HPDs and NPDs and SPDs! These people are so magnetic that they can really have rippling effects and imitation by folks who are followers not individuals.

[@lizardp]

no

[@Andre-by4su]

Are you from Israel?

[@rishaa682]

reminds me of my mom a bit. I think she was NPD mixed with this

[@ronalddaub1710]

It's like having a girlfriend that was cheated on there 20 years ago and they think everybody's going to cheat on them.. and they can't quit talking about it I know this is simplistic

[@noragehad5529]

When Dr Grande mentioned the excessive jewelry, the first thing that popped in my mind was the lady from Tom and Jerry who used to wear jewelry up until her elbows XD

[@Dariuz001]

Hello, Dr Grande. I have watched and enjoyed listening to almost all your uploads. I would like to thank you for sharing this, often hard to come by, information. I have some questions for you; How do you view the extreme rise of narcissism in western culture and the effects it would have down the road for the status of the diagnosis? And do you agree that there is such a thing a cultural vs. personal narcissism? (China vs USA)

[@meinungabundance7696]

This type of personality also overlaps with a narcissistic disorder.

[@Felmania1]

Invite this dude to your cocktail party.

[@MrMastadox]

There are more behaviors that i noticed in histrionic women.. like referring to people by their status/occupation . e.g The doctor, The scientist, putting emphasis on that when talking about them when not in their presence.The jewelry i don't really recognize as very typical and is not as consistent a behavior as much as dressing provocative is, i think there might be a cultural element to the jewelry that makes that more specific to the environment. The overreaction to seeing someone and being overly physical when greeting is something one might also find in other cluster b disorders and is a behavior exhibited by those needing a lot of affirmation. There is a lot of overlap with other cluster b personality disorders like borderline. It is understandably a controversial classification. But there do seem to be behaviors that are different from the other cluster b disorders that do warrant a separate classification.

[@Christynmaine]

Mr sister-in-law would wear a full length mink to take the kids to Macdonald’s. She loved the attention she got for it.

[@reallycoolguy121]

Sounds like Tommy Wiseau lol.

[@emizerri]

XD

[@WayneZalinksy]

It is

[@LostCommunication1]

I keep thinking of comedian Chris Kattan as Mango from SNL for some reason.

[@landroveraddict2457]

2:39 OMG Miss Turd in the Mustang with her mechanic.

[@GreenLepidolite]

Does histrionic personality disorder ever coexist with other disorders that include lying and manipulation or would that put them in more of the NPD category?

[@icedcocoa221]

Woooow, my dad might be this instead of a narcissist.

[@Mest.Design.Studio]

Wow! Thank you! Is it possible to have HPD and narcissistic PD together? Trying to figure out the nightmare I lived growing up at home

[@mromero521]

How can an Aspie keep from getting a meltdown when dealing with a histrionic personality?

[@shannon8315]

What is the disorder of a person who causes a crisis so they can be the hero and fix everything?

[@juneplumthecockatiel4335]

Shannon Nelson maybe a narcissist or along those lines or even a sociopath.

[@sfletch3042]

Could be many different things. That's exactly what people with Munchausen by proxy do. They cause a catastrophic medical event in their child or the person under their care in order to receive attention and to nurse them back to health.

[@breeneb2705]

Thats called trauma bonding and a few cluster b personalities do this.

[@Felhek]

Are you talking about a person or the pharmaceutical industry?? 🤔

[@MisconceivedPancit]

Although I've self tested four times through different sources if i possess HPD....and through the info of this video, I'm gladly, but slightly still convinced i don't have the disorder. Yet, omg the personalities I've encountered that in large would qualify to have HPD.....🤔🙄.

[@nyinyibito1757]

Dr i came to wish you merry chrismas and a happy prosperous new Year ...

[@joyceplume2460]

I wonder with Amber's denial will she ever admit she needs help with Hpd.

[@alisongroen7691]

your glasses make it look like you have nice winged eyeliner. Looks good on you

[@unpolishedpearl3769]

Thank you Dr., BUT for you to say that there are only few impairments from the disorder, there seems to be no effect of a person’s quality of life and it comes with benefits is a little odd.. coming from a “Dr.”.. I, having known a few HPDs can attest to: 1. Their relationships do suffer: I dumped one of my HPD friends, because she was seductive with everyONE not even every guy, but even the girls, and I thought she will act the same when she meets my boyfriend. For the sake of healthy romantic relationships with my boyfriend, I dumped my friend. I dumped the other two, because they were too dramatic, like as if it was highschool again, and they were kind of always needing attention, validation, opinion and with unstable and shallow moods. It was a literal amusement park. No, they were not borderline. 2. They have a harder time taking constructive criticism, they just had an overall lack of boundaries and purpose in their lives.. their drive seemed to be just sensual pleasure and about how many people they can seduce. 3. HPDs have higher promiscuity, lower impulse control = higher chances of STDs 4. As for the positives of HPD🤧 Dr. psychopaths have some of the highest-paying positions in this country... why? Because SPD gave them the advantage ..they’re best adept to thrive in corruption. So, doctor, is psychopathy really a problem for the individuals who have it? It has so many benefits! C’mon, what kind of remark is that about HPD then. It’s not a well defined disorder, because the individuals with it can have a career and a relationship? Unlike you, if I were a clinician, it’d be clear to me this is a disorder. These people aren’t capable of building healthy families, institutions, societies. Their contribution is aimed for themselves and mayyyybe their families only. They are unable to think in a large context. I can go on... hopefully you can also.. thank you.

[@eliezeretecap]

I guess personality disorders can have a positive impact in society in some way. I believe the more talented singers and artists probably suffer from borderline personality disorder, like Amy Whinehouse and Kurt Kobain, that's why they put so much feelings in their work. And the more successful business people are probably on the narcissistic or sociopathic side like you said. Those billionaires that like to donate to charity to help build hospitals and stuff, but also demand that the building should receive their name so they can get even more recognition in society.

[@nvndo3574]

Amber Heard Brought Me Here!

[@coneymoney5190]

Please could you talk about self defeating personality disorder

[@MasinaTai86]

Could it be neurodivergence mixed with trauma symptoms, not being in touch with themselves at all ..or a different, less severe version of Borderline?

[@ΑθανάσιοςΚΥΡΙΑΚΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ-θ7γ]

Seeking eye contact? That's sick!!!

[@HumanTypewriter]

huh, now I am slightly confused as to why I am diagnosed with this. I can see some of this but definitely not 5/8.

[@billihawk368]

is good to know but at the end of the day is like being a boring person is the healthiest. And thats kinda sad idk hahahha

[@madisonmertsch2056]

I love all of your videos and I love you

[@raffaella5111]

Why is histrionic included in the cluster b personality disorders (as if it were related to NPD) if exploitativeness is not in the diagnostic criteria? Does a person have to be exploitative or manipulative to be diagnosed as histrionic?

[@isaacleighton4958]

When I think about something that could happen in life I go so far to saying I might kill me from many different things. For example, If I never got a girlfriend I might live my life as a sad lonely person then if that happens I might start doing drugs and become addicted then have no more money to live off and become homeless then die with no one being sad

[@sfletch3042]

Dr. Grande can you share any insight on the comorbidity of NPD and histrionic personality disorder, please?

[@meagonhardy6834]

I think I may have this disorder . When should I talk to my therapist about it?

[@sallywillis1448]

You never talk about the different treatments for the different disorders. That would be most informative. In the UK health system it seems to be the same treatment for all personality disorders. CBT has been authorised by the government for all mental health issues! Based on false statistics and the aim of economic savings. It makes a mockery of distinguishing the personality disorders as you so cleverly do..

[@janetsadeghi1501]

Can Histrionic PD co-occur with NPD?

[@insanelymundaneproductions7169]

hi, can anyone tell me if using scarred skin is an example of using appearance as a way to seek attention. or self done tattoos? my grandmother is a narcissist and my mum is bpd and so is my cousin but my younger brother is acting out a lot but not quite in a bpd manor and seems to fit histrionic personality disorder more. I should mention he went from being gay to transexual (used to be my sister).

[@silkywhite01]

How do you deal with someone like that?

[@sraushad278]

My husband's sister has HPD and is making sexual advances on him. He is playing it down because it's his sister. How do I deal with this, before it gets too bad to resolve?

[@shannonhawkins3296]

What other personality disorders have the symptom of being impressionable? People that don’t have a unique thought of their own, but will take someone else’s idea and not only make it their own, but it has to be better… then they do it over and over again.

[@Matsunagabetoven]

Michael Scott.

[@rishaa682]

lmao

[@paranoidpen910]

If anyone needs more proof that I am a natural blonde, when I first saw the title of this video, I assumed Dr. Grande was going to talk about people who obsess over the past!

[@mwbright]

Gnaa gnaa gnaa! Gnaa gnaa gnaa! Shaddup! I'm being histrionic! Gnaa gnaa gnaa! Gnaa gnaa gnaa!!!

[@dontbelongherefromanother]

Question, males that are reared by single parents absent of father figure, are they more at risk for HPD than males reared in two-parent homes, mother and father?

[@charmedprince]

No. I was raised by two parents. And i have HPD, since my alcoholic father was never truly a father when we were growing up, and my mother was/is a little bit of a narcissist.

[@plamondonworks6948]

I knew a girl like is... lies about obvious things like her height and weight, eye colour, and even her race? Also HAD to interject herself, is provocative online in weird/awkward ways, had a different personality/aesthetic/ ideology every month it seemed like. It was so bizarre, everyone knew something was up but couldn’t pin what it was. Of course without a proper diagnosis we’ll never know, but imo this is exactly it. I hope to never have to be around another person like this lol. Sorry, but true

[@shan5193]

Could deliberately looking dishevelled be one way of attracting attention particulariky if they want attention .

[@exoticaism]

Doctor when the person with this illness is your sister, how do you try to have a relationship with her? I always end up mistreated

[@m.l.5100]

I see this in my daughter. She began symptoms of this in her teens and we did not understand or know it could be anything other than a typical teen acting out. Her behavior has only grown worse and now as an adult mother (35) seems to be spiraling out of control. How can we help her when she does not recognize or acknowledge a problem?

[@ArthurGraham-vy1ze]

Jom Caveizel has highly impressionistic speech with lacks detail.

[@stephenpetersen354]

What would be the result of the conflict between someone presenting sexually provocative behavior and the person growing up in a strict religious household?

[@NM-Queenofthedonutpeople]

My sister-in-law.

[@THEmadem0isELLE]

What does HPD look like in older adults? Thanks! Appreciate the videos.

[@shawnfloyd8739]

Probably pretty sad. It’s cliché but I see a lot of HPD in my ex wife. She’s nearly 50 now, overweight and her looks have drastically faded. She’s severely depressed because nobody gives her attention anymore. I actually feel a little bit sorry for her despite how badly she betrayed me. Another part of me thinks she spread a lot of self serving drama around herself & she deserves it. Either way, she had a bad upbringing & probably wouldn’t have chosen to be this way. She’s someone else’s problem now.

[@jonathandill3557]

Voices Carry by 'Til Tuesday sounds like it could be from the point of view of person with Histrionic Personality Disorder, she's even wearing flashy jewelry in the video and plays with it.