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Histrionic PD
Meh:
I had never heard this term before "The Inverted Narcissist" aka "Covert Narcissist"
So counter dependent or co-dependent
Meh:
Just an off the wall reference to histrionic, I guess is lawyers are desperate to come up with something:
http://www.examiner.com/article/jerry-sandusky-guilty-what-is-histrionic-personality-disorder
SilverLining:
Hey Beth. I came across the HPD concept a couple of years ago when trying to figure out my mother. As others have suggested above there seems to be a lot of crossover symptoms. With my mother, a few of the pieces really fit, especially during her breakdown episodes. She has the exaggerrated display of emotions, over concern with issues of appearance, and seeking to be the center of attention. She doesn't do the seductive sexual display, and in fact seems to have an issue with men/sex in general. I suppose she wouldn't qualify as a full blown HPD. But the list of histrionic traits has been helpful to me in realizing there are some obvious personality problems going on with her.
So I have a histrionic mother and a possibly Asperger Syndrome father. Is it any wonder I was so bewildered for so long.. :?
gratitude28:
Yeah, Silver, I know what you mean :) I thought I was the problem for so long. Weird when I started seeing what was really going on. And, of course, we never fully know what is the "answer." We just have to take what we know and understand and apply it to how we deal with the people in our lives. Overall, it makes life easier to have knowledge :)
Salsa, the Sandusky case was what brought the HPD to light for me. I think he's just a plain evil pedophile, but I had not heard of that PD before and many of the symptoms were similar. Still, NM seems to fit the NPD so much more cleanly. She does act seductively, but is totally weird about sex at the same time. She thinks women who "do it" are sluts, but sees its a great way to get attention. Kind of sad, as it looks from the outside like a big lot of self-hatred.
Meh:
I will second that all of this stuff is bewildering. Sigh.
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