I have Histrionic Personality Disorder, Ask Me Anything

From the Wikipedia page:

"Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is defined by the American Psychiatric Association as a personality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive attention-seeking behaviors, usually beginning in early adulthood, including inappropriate seduction and an excessive desire for approval."

I'm not the therapist so couldn't tell you what let to the diagnosis and I didn't realize there was anything wrong with until I went to therapy for suicidal thoughts

It was very lonely and difficult. My parents were tiger parents and I could never live up to there expectations. I tried hard in school but I could never get the grades my parents wanted and plus I have an intellectual disability which didn't help. My dad had a very short temper and got violent easily. I got bullied a lot both at school and at home. Don't get me wrong there were some good times but overall my childhood was very traumatic and a lot of my personality traits I have now was a response mechanism to all of it.

Yes, absolutely. My emotions aren't the same as everyone elses. It's hard for me to be genuine and I have a chronic need for admiration and attention.

I go to bars and night clubs a lot. There's always a lot of attention to be had there. Dressing up in sexy clothes always works. I used social media like Instagram and TikTok as well.