Histrionic Personality Disorder
Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a mental health condition marked by unstable emotions, a distorted self-image and an overwhelming desire to be noticed. People with HPD often behave dramatically or inappropriately to get attention.
What are the signs and symptoms of histrionic personality disorder?
The main feature of histrionic personality disorder is displaying excessive, superficial emotionality and sexuality to draw attention to themselves.
A person with histrionic personality disorder may:
Feel underappreciated or depressed when they’re not the center of attention.
Have rapidly shifting and shallow emotions.
Be dramatic and extremely emotionally expressive, even to the point of embarrassing friends and family in public.
Have a “larger than life” presence.
Be persistently charming and flirtatious.
Be overly concerned with their physical appearance.
Use their physical appearance to draw attention to themselves by wearing bright-colored clothing or revealing clothing.
Act inappropriately sexual with most of the people they meet, even when they’re not sexually attracted to them.
Speak dramatically and express strong opinions but with few facts or details to support their opinions.
Be gullible and easily influenced by others, especially by the people they admire.
Think that their relationships with others are closer than they usually are.
Have difficulty maintaining relationships, often seeming fake or shallow in their interactions with others.
Need instant gratification and become bored or frustrated very easily.
Constantly seek reassurance or approval.
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