I think the reason why HPD is being removed from the DSM-V might be in part because HPD's are oftentimes intensely social creatures who are quite functional, or even exceptionally successful, in their professional and social lives. It's an internal PD in some ways ... at least for me. On the outside, I often appear "perfect" socially and professionally. There is nothing in my PD that causes me to struggle overtly at work or out in the world. It's the inner turmoil and the disasters I create in my marriage or romantic encounters that are so very problematic.

I don't yet have an opinion either way, so long as my therapist continues to help me deal with it.