Meth abuse exposed disorder?

I am new here. I've just begun to put the pieces together but my daughter fits almost all the criteria for histrionic disorder. Some of these traits have always been part of her personality but since going on a long (I think she still is using) meth binge, she just went over the edge. Now I see these traits as the dominant part of her personality. I wonder if she stopped using would she return to a more normal personality? I understand that meth can cause permanent damage and change. I'm thinking that I have simply lost her forever as I cannot cope with her abuse and hysterics and just have to stay away from her. Is there hope? Sad Mom

SadMom&Gramma wrote:I wonder if she stopped using would she return to a more normal personality?

I haven't read anywhere that drugs cause HPD. It makes sense, however, that drug use could make the lives of the hpd person and those nearby worse.
Drugs don't cause the hpd, but hpd person is likely to turn to drugs and alcohol to find solace from his/her inner tragedy.

I guess what I am thinking is that these traits might be fairly common to a lesser degree and then the drugs sort of accentuate them to the point where they override the more moderate parts of personality. I recently realized that I have many of the same reactions and feelings when dealing with my younger sister. On the surface my daughter and my sister may seem very different but recently I see that these traits just manifest a little differently in them. I have thought about this whole thing a lot and can also see that my mother had some of these traits as well. Interestingly, they are all left-handed. Don't know if that means anything, just an interesting observation. My daughter is the only one who has got involved with meth although my sister used to drink and still smokes pot. Both my sister and my daughter will get extremely out of control over seemingly small things. At these times, they both have screamed at me saying, "You don't like me! You've never liked me! You hate me!" I have always been baffled by this and then I thought, well, I really don't like a lot of things about them. Tip toeing around them, never knowing what might trigger hysterics, etc.