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Can you Help me please ?

I need some Advice...level of urgency:IMMEDIATE

Well ..my best friend...rather my closest to heart friend ..from my diagnosis she is suffering from severe anxiety and histrionic personality disorder which she is positively unaware of ...some common sources I have identified from observing her is...

Her family relation ...her relationship with her father is imbalanced and often get into fits...she has a hatred towards her father.

She is way dominant towards her mother and often uses her voice and physice to dominate her .

Her only loved one was her grandmother and she would often go to her house to stay...she was brought up mostly by her grandmother but due to unknown reasons she hasn't been visiting as she would .

Her relationship with me is of open and depth...she often and rather always calls me up during her emotional unstabilitys

But whenever she has to face some challenges or any sort of work or assessment she resorts to writing a message bidding farewell and how her surrounding is the cause of her current mental status.

She expects her decisions to be the sole decision ...

Currently board examination and college admissions too have taken a toll.

She often ends up writing messages of long lengths to seek attention and sympathy by referring to her trying to attempt suicide ...take pills etc.

She has a real bad mouth as in ...her respect towards authoritative figures or anyone is really low.

She feels the more she acts the rude and foul mouthed the more attention she would get

She even has started assorting to taking and also continuing to intake alcohol and smoke...she has developed an excessive need to try any and every thing that might affect her health .

She has become adamant and suspicious of her own parents.

She cannot think of situations practically but often go outside her practical and comfort thinking to wierd and really impossible thought.

She highlights anything and everything as a triggering element ... including me ...Me helping her in studies ... correcting her rude and arrogant behaviour ..any thing i try to do

Any opinion or well wishing from me or her closed ones makes her feel that we are going against her thoughts and trying to prevent her from achieving what she wants ... What do you think ? How should I comfort her through whatsapp chat or message ...because I am not a person who can console somebody well through calls..and often have my practical reality checks saying out loud while talking...

She has become obsessively insecure about her body ..so and so that she is yapping constantly about how surgries would help

she feels everyone is agaiinst her and relies more on the social media world ..the fake standards put up by it...

i cant even stop... like i am seeing a gradual decrease in her lifetsyle every day and i really need to make her aware that what I or her family is trying to tell or do is not bad ... its just ... i really want my old best friend ..my sister back !!

Please help me . I know helpline numbers exist but I don't want those...as a sister to her how should I approach and change her and tell her it's her who can change herself..and that it's all she who is preventing herself from achieving greatness.

I REALLY NEED SOME GUIDANCE BECAUSE I AM ALSO JUST 18 .. AND TO ...TO HELP AND GUIDE HER PROFFESSIONALLY I AM DEFINITELY NOT SO PROFFICIENT . ..AND SHE ALSO DOESNT WANT PROFFESIONAL HELP ..BUT I WANT HER TO ACHIEVE HER GOALS ..SEE HER IMPROVING IN HEALTH BOTH MIND AND BODY...

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Hi, my name is GentleJaguar6851. I'm here because
I need some help and advice for some really dear and close to me !!
Level of urgency:IMMEDIATE:::Well ..my best friend...rather my closest to heart friend ..from my diagnosis she is suffering from severe anxiety and histrionic personality disorder which she is positively unaware of ...some common sources I have identified from observing her is...
Her family relation ...her relationship with her father is imbalanced and often get into fits...she has a hatred towards her father.
She is way dominant towards her mother and often uses her voice and physice to dominate her .
Her only loved one was her grandmother and she would often go to her house to stay...she was brought up mostly by her grandmother but due to unknown reasons she hasn't been visiting as she would .
Her relationship with me is of open and depth...she often and rather always calls me up during her emotional unstabilitys
But whenever she has to face some challenges or any sort of work or assessment she resorts to writing a message bidding farewell and how her surrounding is the cause of her current mental status.
She expects her decisions to be the sole decision ...
Currently board examination and college admissions too have taken a toll.
She often ends up writing messages of long lengths to seek attention and sympathy by referring to her trying to attempt suicide ...take pills etc.
She has a real bad mouth as in ...her respect towards authoritative figures or anyone is really low.
She feels the more she acts the rude and foul mouthed the more attention she would get
She even has started assorting to taking and also continuing to intake alcohol and smoke...she has developed an excessive need to try any and every thing that might affect her health .
She has become adamant and suspicious of her own parents.
She cannot think of situations practically but often go outside her practical and comfort thinking to wierd and really impossible thought.
She highlights anything and everything as a triggering element ... including me ...Me helping her in studies ... correcting her rude and arrogant behaviour ..any thing i try to do
Any opinion or well wishing from me or her closed ones makes her feel that we are going against her thoughts and trying to prevent her from achieving what she wants ... What do you think ? How should I comfort her through whatsapp chat or message ...because I am not a person who can console somebody well through calls..and often have my practical reality checks saying out loud while talking...
She has become obsessively insecure about her body ..so and so that she is yapping constantly about how surgries would help
she feels everyone is agaiinst her and relies more on the social media world ..the fake standards put up by it...
i cant even stop... like i am seeing a gradual decrease in her lifetsyle every day and i really need to make her aware that what I or her family is trying

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(excuse the unflattering photo) an update?

[image description: a selfie of jazz posing with a poorly done finger gun pointed at her head as she looks off to the side while sticking out her tongue]

hi everyone!

i ended up opening the app by chance & saw the notifications to replies i never got 😭it was really heartwarming & encouraging to read them all because they were all replies to my piece on BPD. i had taken a break from writing because i felt like i was just annoyingly yapping loudly into the void & thought, “surely someone else who’s way better can write these thoughts”. i was also struggling a lot with surviving—literally. just trying actively not to die from both MIs and physical ones. it was not easy & i’ll write more on that later. but for expect some more pieces soon! i’ve recently had a really bad encounter with someone i thought was okay and safe but they ended up equating BPD to abuse and toxicity. i know that the demonization, misinfo & stigma has always been there. but i feel like as people are learning basic psych, they are picking up & wholeheartedly embracing Cluster B hate. i used to have my own bias that i’ve unlearned—it may not look like it to a lot but nearly a decade of trauma work is a LOT & you come out knowing a lot of stuff you wish you knew early. anyways, i will write more about
#clusterb which includes #BPD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #ASPD #AntisocialPersonalityDisorder #npd #NarcissisticPersonalityDisorder #HPD #HistrionicPersonalityDisorder because SO many people equate us with inherently being toxic and/or abusive when that is FALSE. so many people don’t know what “Mad Studies” (sub sect of “Crip Studies”/Disability Studies) are nor do they know what “sanism” is. they think fields like Psychology & Psychiatry can’t possibly be affected by bias or the same systemic issues that affect the rest of society. i mean look at the history of why CPTSD was created. again, i’ll cover this more in a piece i will submit soon…which i’m preparing to get hammered by hate 🤡 so here i go off to write my thoughts fueled by spite, trauma & all your support!
all the best
♡ x jazzy

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How do I know if I am suffering from Histrionic Personality Disorder? What are the symptoms? Do you suffer from this personality disorder?

Histrionic personality disorder:

Constantly seeking attention

Excessively emotional, dramatic or being provocative to gain attention

Speaks dramatically with strong opinions, but few facts or details to back them up

Easily influenced by others

Shallow, rapidly changing emotions

Excessive concern with physical appearance

Thinks relationships with others are closer than they really are: for example: you meet someone and have one conversation and in your mind you've started dating them or maybe there was no conversation and you start acting as if their your spouse or something.. #ADHD #Autism #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #HistrionicPersonalityDisorder #MentalHealth #Depression #Addiction #Mania #BipolarDisorder #PTSD

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What are the effects of a parent's reliance on a child?

"Being a parent's primary source of support is a heavy burden for young children. Forced to suppress their own needs, they struggle to satisfy the needs of the adults. Because of this role reversal, they are rarely given adequate protection, guidance, or discipline, and they are exposed to experiences well beyond their years. In adolescence and adulthood, they are likely to be plagued by one or more of the following difficulties: depression, chronic low-level anxiety, problems with self-esteem and love relationships, overly loose or rigid personal boundaries, eating disorders and drug or alcohol addiction." #ADHD #Autism #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Depression #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #EatingDisorder #Mania #Addiction #NarcissisticPersonalityDisorder #HistrionicPersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #Bipolar2Disorder #Bipolar1Disorder

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How do I know if I suffer from Histrionic Personality Disorder? The Symptoms are below.

Uncomfortable when not the center of attention.

Seductive or provocative behavior.

Shifting and shallow emotions.

Uses appearance to draw attention.

Impressionistic and vague speech.

Dramatic or exaggerated emotions.

Suggestible (easily influenced by others)

Considers relationships more intimate than they are.

#ADHD #Autism #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Depression #BipolarDisorder #HistrionicPersonalityDisorder

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Who are histrionics attracted to?

People with histrionic personality disorder can be attracted to people with narcissistic personality disorder and vice versa. People with one personality disorder are more likely to be attracted to someone with a different personality disorder than their own. #ahd #NarcissisticPersonalityDisorder #IrritableBowelSyndromeIBS #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Autism #Anxiety #PTSD #MentalHealth

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