{"id":8244,"date":"2020-01-23T22:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T22:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talkspace.com\/mental-health\/conditions\/?page_id=8244"},"modified":"2023-04-19T18:40:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T18:40:11","slug":"histrionic-personality-disorder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.talkspace.com\/mental-health\/conditions\/histrionic-personality-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Histrionic Personality Disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t<hr class=\"section-sidebar-visible\" \/>\r\n\t\t<!--section-reviewed -->\r\n\t\t<div class=\"section-reviewed-by section-sidebar-visible\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<!--media -->\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<!--media-right -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-left media-middle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-thumbail\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.talkspace.com\/mental-health\/conditions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/meaghan-rice-headshot-300x263.jpg');\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<!--media-right -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<!--media-body -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-body media-middle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"reviewed-by-title\">Medically reviewed by<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"reviewed-by-author font-bold\" style=\"display:none;\">Meaghan Rice<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"reviewed-by-author font-bold\">Meaghan Rice, PsyD., LPC<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reviewed On: January 23, 2020<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<!--media-body -->\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>  \r\n\t\t\t<!--media -->\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<!--section-reviewed -->\r\n\r\n\t<hr class=\"section-sidebar-visible\" \/>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"faq section\" id=\"section-faq\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-new\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:;\">What should I do if a loved one has histrionic personality disorder?<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>First, it\u2019s important to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkspace.com\/blog\/guide-setting-healthy-boundaries-relationships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">create clear boundaries<\/a> for yourself and your own wellbeing. You will not be able to help your loved one if you fall prey to their dramatic tendencies.<\/p>\n<p>Then, you will need to muster up all the compassion and patience you\u2019ve got. If they are able to open up and show you their more vulnerable side, be a good listener. Urging them to get treatment for any related psychological disruptions \u2014 like anxiety or depression \u2014 might be the best way to help them begin to tackle their personality disorder; if possible, gently nudge them in that direction. Once they are diagnosed, you can help them to see that there is hope for them. They need to understand and accept their diagnosis and then keep the faith that a road to recovery is out there, that this disorder is not their destiny, and that a calmer and ultimately more fulfilling life awaits them. To start receiving professional help today, give <a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkspace.com\/online-therapy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online therapy<\/a> a try.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t{\n\t\t  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\t  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n\t\t  \"mainEntity\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t  \"@type\": \"Question\",\n\t\t\t\t\t  \"name\": \"What should I do if a loved one has histrionic personality disorder?\",\n\t\t\t\t\t  \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Answer\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"text\": \"<p>First, it\u2019s important to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkspace.com\/blog\/guide-setting-healthy-boundaries-relationships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">create clear boundaries<\/a> for yourself and your own wellbeing. 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