Tag Archives: attention seeking

Histrionic Personality Disorder (2)

In our previous article on Histrionic Personality Disorder we looked at how Sarah-Kate overdramatized everyday situations, was overly effusive to relative strangers and could not be relied upon by colleagues and friends. The link to this article is listed below. Today we will look at further characteristics of this disorder. Apart from having a style of speech that is excessively dramatic and lacking in real detail, the HPD sufferer is uncomfortable in situations in which they are not the center of attention. Thus if the conversation in a group situation should turn to subjects about which the HPD sufferer has … Continue reading →

Giving Our Kids Our Full Attention

My son’s a morning person; I’m not. Does this cause conflict? Most of the time it doesn’t. He wakes up all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and I can’t wake up without at least one cup of coffee. This morning was one of those mornings when he seemed especially luminescent and I was especially comatose. Not only did I not want to get up, I didn’t want to wake up. Tyler, on the other hand, was raring to go. First, he wanted to talk about a dream he had. A dream of our return to New Orleans. Then he wanted to talk … Continue reading →

An Easy Solution To Attention-Seeking Behavior

It never fails. As soon as I get on the phone, Tyler has to interrupt me to show me something or tell me something. I’ve explained to him that when I am on the phone he’s not to interrupt me unless it’s an emergency or something extremely urgent. Of course to him everything is urgent. Short of never having a conversation when he’s around or locking myself in the bathroom, what are my options? I understand that he does this to get my attention but it’s not fair, I cry. I should be able to have a conversation with someone … Continue reading →

Dealing with negative people

Do you know someone who never has a good thing to say about anything or anybody? Nothing ever seems right for these people; the weather is either too hot or too cold, or they complain that others are never doing the right thing. Over time these people can really bring you down. Yet we may be forced to deal with them on a regular basis. They may be friends, work colleagues, or family members. What can we do to reduce the impact that interactions with these people can have on us? Ethel was known by all her neighbors as “Mrs. … Continue reading →