News of Histrionic Personality Disorder Forum

My wife and I had been in counselling for many months until she moved out in Novembver. Only recently did our counseller give me the diagnosis for my wife: HPD. Things seem to fit a lot better now.

There are a lot of dysfuntinal behaviors that may be the HPD, or the result of another, compounding, dissorder.

Here is the list. I would appreciate your views on whether or not something else is going on ...

is it a common trait for these PD's to be argumentative? seems if the positive supply lacks then they look for negative supply like starting an argument.

maybe it's a way to break the bordem & gain supply in an alternate method.

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I have often asked myself "why did she want children"?

Our children are grown now and their relationships with their mother is strained to say the least. She makes no time for them now that she's spending so much time with her lover.

But even since the kids were small she treated them only marginally better than pets. The clashes we had over parenting are legendary. She had such a hands off approach. She would ...

has anyone experienced your PD quoting your sayings back to you?
here are some of the quotes that she has said to back to me even after the break up.

" i want the best for you, with or without me"
" i have not given up on you"

What about them repeating themselves in extreme. seems her record skipped at times to me. Is this a common sign with this PD?

A number of the posts tiptoe around sex. But sex is a major component of the HPD's arsenal. My wife used sex as a weapon and she wielded it like a kid that found her daddy's gun.

Because I was just 19 when we met my experience was limited. Very limited. So when I met C, a woman that was interested in me and seemed to have the same sexual appetite as me. The same ...

has anyone ever eperienced a long period of silence on the phone when talking with your HPD?

my ex-HPD has called several times & all the sudden it's like she has nothing to say & wants me to carry the conversation. very much like the inner child so often mentioned.

I believe after long talks with my HPD, society demands us to fall in love and get married. People will think this person is odd for not having a significant other. This is why I believe they move in and out of relationships. They wish to appear normal, they are not. They try acting like the rest of us, but are not able to make real connections. When things get real with the guy, they ...

i had a year experience with a person who exhibits the traits of a cluster B. :twisted:
i initially thought the problem was with alcohol abuse. but later discovered different patterns that forced me to research these issues. without the information posted on this site i would still be wondering what drove this person to be this way. Many thanks to all who have shared their ...

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