Histrionic Attention Getting VS Borderline?

[Guest guest]

What is the difference? Don't BPDs do alot of attention seeking, shocking, and

other behaviors. Or, does this mean they must be histrionic as well?

[Guest guest]

I'm no psychiatrist, but from what I've read I think the lines between the four

Cluster B personality disorders are blurry, and that there is some overlap of

the symptoms/traits/behaviors.

While the person with histrionic pd is a " drama queen " and will act out with

hysterical crying or raging to get attention, hpd individuals also tend to use

sexual behaviors to get attention such as dressing in a sexually provocative way

when its not appropriate, acting flirtatious in an indiscriminate way or

otherwise openly soliciting sexual attention from others.

It seems that when those with bpd act out with rage or hysterical crying, its

more because their emotions are dysregulated or out of control, as opposed to a

way of generating attention; but again, the lines are blurry, seems to me.

-Annie

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> What is the difference? Don't BPDs do alot of attention seeking, shocking,

and other behaviors. Or, does this mean they must be histrionic as well?

>

[Guest guest]

I'm no psychiatrist, but from what I've read I think the lines between the four

Cluster B personality disorders are blurry, and that there is some overlap of

the symptoms/traits/behaviors.

While the person with histrionic pd is a " drama queen " and will act out with

hysterical crying or raging to get attention, hpd individuals also tend to use

sexual behaviors to get attention such as dressing in a sexually provocative way

when its not appropriate, acting flirtatious in an indiscriminate way or

otherwise openly soliciting sexual attention from others.

It seems that when those with bpd act out with rage or hysterical crying, its

more because their emotions are dysregulated or out of control, as opposed to a

way of generating attention; but again, the lines are blurry, seems to me.

-Annie

>

> What is the difference? Don't BPDs do alot of attention seeking, shocking,

and other behaviors. Or, does this mean they must be histrionic as well?

>

[Guest guest]

I'm no psychiatrist, but from what I've read I think the lines between the four

Cluster B personality disorders are blurry, and that there is some overlap of

the symptoms/traits/behaviors.

While the person with histrionic pd is a " drama queen " and will act out with

hysterical crying or raging to get attention, hpd individuals also tend to use

sexual behaviors to get attention such as dressing in a sexually provocative way

when its not appropriate, acting flirtatious in an indiscriminate way or

otherwise openly soliciting sexual attention from others.

It seems that when those with bpd act out with rage or hysterical crying, its

more because their emotions are dysregulated or out of control, as opposed to a

way of generating attention; but again, the lines are blurry, seems to me.

-Annie

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> What is the difference? Don't BPDs do alot of attention seeking, shocking,

and other behaviors. Or, does this mean they must be histrionic as well?

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