by ewriter » Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:18 am
hi, i´m new to the forum.
i think the feelings of emptiness come from the "weak self" all these cluster b disorders have, either due to missing object relations which couldn´t be integrated to the self during childhood (lack of knowledge of oneself and the surrounding world, lack of empathy) or due to the huge amount of energy which is absorbed by defense mechanisms against fear and anxiety.
in my opinion the mechanisms of dimming it down are distraction, excitement seeking, being the center of attention, reassurance, which are actually many symptoms of the hpd.
to get rid of it they have to have therapy.
i myself had a 2 months relationship to a hpd woman last year, this time i didn´t know that such a disorder even exists. then i tried to find answers for her behaviour, read a lot about it and finally found the forum which helped me a lot.