Do I really have Histrionic Personality Disorder?

I feel like I have Histrionic Personality Disorder. I'm going to make this as short as possible.
When I'm at the center of attention, I don't feel uncomfortable, I'm quite comfortable I would say. But I don't feel I always need to be the center. For example, I have this one class, I don't​ know anybody there, except a few friends. When I have to answer a question in that class, I usually get nervous. What am saying is that it depends on the situation.
My friends tell me I am very dramatic. I'm a male, by the way. They say I usually make them feel uncomfortable and embarrassed. They say they're sometimes embarrassed when around me because I'm always yelling, overreacting and making sexual jokes.
I'm ​always talking about sex, I call all my teachers sexy, and this one time one of my teachers actually overheard me. Lmao
I always find myself exaggerating a story or just making up stories. I usually lie alot (even for the smallest things). People always ask "why do you lie so much?"
My mood can switch in a matter of seconds. I've been told this by a lot of people. I can be mad and someone tells a joke and suddenly am not anymore. I don't know if that's normal.
People actually have asked if I was bipolar.
I am extremely self centered (I think). I was talking to this girl at work, she was telling me about her problems at school and without knowing, I kept switching the conversation back to myself (I didn't notice this at first).
You could say that I'm self centered.

I'm always surrounded by a group of kids in school, because they want to hear me rap, sing or because I'm telling a story.

I was reading how Histrionics don't like criticism​, and that's definitely true for me...I hate criticism. Even the smallest of insults hurt. I remember this girl was telling me what she didn't like about a song I recorded (and posted on YouTube) but everyone else said there​ was nothing wrong with it. I ended up going home feeling so sad that I took down the song from YouTube. Just because of her.

Today in my class, my friend that I usually talk to wasn't there and so I decided to sit beside a group of other friends.
I was trying to talk to them but they were too busy playing this game on their phones. I was annoyed by this. Nobody wanted to talk....I guess the game was more important.
I didn't notice this now but I always need someone to talk to, I hate it when people ignore me when I'm talking to them or just doesn't pay attention.
That's the key word right there, attention.

Over this past few months I've been trying to find out as much as I can about HPD and just who I am.
I told one of my friends that I think I might have it. At first he didn't know what it was so he googled it. And he told me that he thinks that the "symptoms" describe me perfectly.

There's so much I want to say but I feel like this is too much. I'm sorry if it's all over the place. I just want to know. Should I go seek help?
Do I have Histrionic Personality Disorder?
I know it's mostly found in females but is it possible I might have it? FYI, I'm 18 years old.

Hey Capnsmoker,

Perhaps but we aren't qualified to diagnose over the internet. Some guesses then (only guesses) -

Capnsmoker wrote:But I don't feel I always need to be the center. For example, I have this one class, I don't​ know anybody there, except a few friends. When I have to answer a question in that class, I usually get nervous. What am saying is that it depends on the situation.

...I was reading how Histrionics don't like criticism​, and that's definitely true for me...I hate criticism. Even the smallest of insults hurt.

Most people dislike being criticized, so in and of itself that is normal.

HPD is an extreme though, and if you have HPD then this scenario is still self-consistent with the disorder. A wrong answer could lead to 'failure' and a temporary social shun.

Cluster B personalities revolve around a fundamental sense of not feeling good about oneself.

For BPD types, they tend not to have much in the way of coping mechanisms, and feel their broken self near constantly.

For the NPD type the means to that ends tends to be more about proving self-worth through tangible accomplishments, or if that is not possible, grandiose beliefs about doing so.

For the HPD type the means to that ends tends to be more about maximizing social interactions to get that approval from others, or if that is not possible, a habitual focus on what can I do next (sometimes it is how outrageous must I be?) to get that approval?

For APD types, their coping mechanism revolves around how to stop feeling anything, but they also tend to take out their self-loathing on others; anything to avoid their own sense of broken self-esteem.

Hope that helps,
X

I guess you can say that I'm always seeking for approval. I do some outrageous things to get other people to like me more.
I'm always my friends food, giving them money, they'll stick around longer.

I'm just looking for answers, really.

I didn't even know what Histrionic Personality Disorder was, until I found it online. When I was reading about it, I felt like I found the answer.

Do you think I need to go see someone for help? How much would that cost? And I don't want my family to know about this, because I still live with them, but soon I plan to go my own way.

I have no absolute answer regarding cost. Therapists vary in how much they charge, but in the USA figure a wide range from $100-$200+ per hour. It really depends on where you live, and the local areas here vary a lot. Still a good therapist can get a lot done in just a few visits, though they will almost always encourage you to continue, something many cannot afford.

On the flip side, people will spend much larger amounts on various things to improve their image, but ironically won't spend it on the one thing that might actually help.

The main reason to go is for you. We are the only ones who have to live with ourselves 24/7

I agree. Thank you so much for your help!