A person with histrionic personality disorder may:
>Feel underappreciated or depressed when they’re not the center of attention.
>Have rapidly shifting and shallow emotions.
>Be dramatic and extremely emotionally expressive, even to the point of embarrassing friends and family in public.
>Have a “larger than life” presence.
>Be persistently charming and flirtatious.
>Be overly concerned with their physical appearance.
>Use their physical appearance to draw attention to themselves by wearing bright-colored clothing or revealing clothing.
>Act inappropriately sexual with most of the people they meet, even when they’re not sexually attracted to them.
>Speak dramatically and express strong opinions but with few facts or details to support their opinions.
>Be gullible and easily influenced by others, especially by the people they admire.
>Think that their relationships with others are closer than they usually are.
>Have difficulty maintaining relationships, often seeming fake or shallow in their interactions with others.
>Need instant gratification and become bored or frustrated very easily.
>Constantly seek reassurance or approval.
