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Originally Posted by honeybee777
I have HPD and its a hard thing to cope with....when you finaily realize you do what you do, for love and attention, from anyone, the lying is a coping mechanism to seem more improtant, becasue you feel empty without the approval from someone else, the need for appreatation is the main thing, i started acting out about that age as well, 14 now Im 35, been therapy for years, was misdiagnosed for years, but good luck
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Wow...I know this is an old post, but I too have been diagnosed with HPD, and yes...I have been misdiagnosed over the years. In fact, it was I who initially thought I may have a cluster B disorder. At first, I thought I may have NPD but as I delved further it became apparent that I was not (the whole "empathy" thing...My wife tells me often that I care too much for others). Perhaps I was misdiagnosed because I am male and HPD doesn't often occur im men. IIRC it is something like 4% of those diagnosed are men.