1) Sharing the two comments I received from last week's episode that opened my eyes and birthed two theories as per why we haven't heard much about HPD.
2) Introducing the Appeasing vs. Disingenuous (Malignant) Histrionic and their polarities.
3) HPD + Dependent PD (Cluster C) = Appeasing
4) HPD + ASPD = Disingenuous (Malignant)
5) "Don't Panic" warnings to my Complex-PTSD community so that you don't SELF-diagnose as the Appeasing Histrionic. Addressing the differences between DPD and codependency and the self-abandonment programming in C-PTSD vs. the appeasing histrionic's brand of people-pleasing.
6) Showing examples of the appeasing histrionic in action.
7) The Disingenuous (Malignant) Histrionic compared to the Malignant Narcissist.
8) "Diagnosis whack-a-mole" How if the person you have or are dealing with is Somatic (NPD + HPD) and also meets just enough criteria (5 or more) for ASPD, some situations you will see malignant HPD behaviors and other situations will bring out their malignant NPD side.
9) Sharing my personal experiences with an old friend back in the day who was histrionic as a means of demonstrating how we don't have to box the histrionic into one comorbidity.
10) Some final insights on HPD and how and why the aging narcissist isn't the only one who suffers the collapse.

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1) Histrionic keyword: Everything Superficial.
2) Don't panic warnings concerning environments that manufacture mindsets so that we understand the difference between the disorder and a person who is merely responding to peer pressure.
3) How the first five criteria for HPD appears at first glance to be just as narcissistic as NPD and how they are different.
4) How the last three criteria appear similar to BPD traits and how they are different.
5) Jealousy and Projection: scrutinizing the 10 traits all Cluster B disorders have in common and how they manifest in HPD.

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1) The Grandiose narcissist vs. the Covert narcissist and their opposite polarities.
2) PAPD + NPD = Covert Narcissist. Explaining the confusion as per why the covert is often mistaken for BPD and vice versa by comparing the Petulant Borderline to the Covert Narcissist. Both disorders are sharing a comorbidity with Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder.
3) The covert narcissist and covert abuse. Sharing my personal experience from dating one of these back in the day as an example.
4) Narcissistic Rage vs. Narcissistic Snaps. How the covert is more inclined to snap than rage.
5) HPD + NPD = Somatic Narcissist. Narcissus Incarnate who is a serial cheater and also demands to be the exact center of their partner's entire universe.
6) Sharing my own experience from also dating a somatic narcissist.
7) ASPD + NPD = Malignant Narcissist. The most dangerous narcissist of all, the narcissist who is also a psychopath/sociopath.
8) Sharing that terrifying day when my somatic narcissist ex turned malignant because it's proof that we do NOT have to limit the narcissist into one box. It's a reminder of the fact that the Cluster B disorders are a continuum.
9) Ending with where and how to find me all across social media.

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1) Simplifying Narcissistic Personality Disorder and the three main reasons pop psychology is naming multiple types of narcissists today.
2) A don't panic warning to those with ambition or searching for that "perfect love" because this does not make you a narcissist.
3) A deep dive on the 9 criteria for NPD and what each means.
4) Using my first experience with a narcissist at age 17 as a means of understanding the differing ways the narcissist will present themselves to different people.
5) The niched down narcissist. The narcissist will often find a specific niche to feed their narcissistic supply addiction, such as the spiritual or cerebral narcissist.

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1) Why we should move away from calling it narcissistic abuse and move towards calling it calling it Cluster B abuse.
2) Cluster A, B, C: Mad, Bad, Sad. A brief introduction to the three different clusters of personality disorders, and why Cluster B is known as Bad.
3) Projection, Gaslighting, and DARVO. The three most important vocabulary words to know if you're dealing with a Cluster B and what they mean.
4) The scale of cheating to stalking. What Object Permanence means and how the Cluster B disorders' lack of object permanence leads to clingy or deceitful behaviors.
5) Jealousy and a hatred of other people's boundaries. How to spot red flags when early detection is key.
6) An excessive need for (something specific) from other people and what each disorder needs in excess. Why the excessive need will never be satisfied while the Cluster B will never meet their partner's or their children's needs.
7) Laundry Listing: How the Cluster B will play DARVO and gaslight others into believing they have done "everything" for you while you have done nothing.
8) Masking and Unmasking: If it's a mental illness, why do the Cluster B disorders act so fake in public? Well, as it turns out, thanks to my spies in their support groups, we now know that the Cluster B disorders have had their own words for it for quite some time.
9) Poor impulse control with no thought to consequences. That shocked facial expression once they realize there is a consequence for their bad behavior is the most authentic part of the Cluster B disorder we will ever see.
10) My brand promotes no contact.

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Hi, I'm Jaena, writer, educator, and champion for my Complex-PTSD community. I've been writing articles for my site, Defeatingchildhoodtrauma.com since 2021. Now I'm expanding because well, let's just say it's time we raise some real awareness on the internet. And just to be clear, the cluster B personality disorders are NOT my targeted audience - but their kids are! Each Friday we will be taking deep dives on topics such as, Who are the abusers and what do they do? Ongoing problems you may have due to your childhood trauma and the science behind it. I'm a total science geek, by the way. Not only does it prove that trauma is holding onto us and not the other way around, but also when we know the science, we can figure out ways to hack it. So, if you're interested in taking your healing to the next level, smash that subscribe button and let's go! Forged in trauma, rising as warriors.

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