Things I've Found

Males with HPD usually present problems of identity crisis, disturbed relationships, and lack of impulse control. They have antisocial tendencies and are inclined to exploit physical symptoms as a method of false control. These men are emotionally immature (although they tend to believe the exact opposite), dramatic (although many are adept at covering it up), and shallow (although they tend to believe their feelings are so deep that no other single person could ever understand). Men with HPD tend to be very introspective and create a false sense of reality effectively convincing themselves of whatever they need to believe in order to remain emotionally unattached from anything/anyone. HPD males with antisocial tendencies shift between periods of isolation and those of extreme social conquest (each shift can last a matter of days to periods lasting several years). They may require isolated retreats in order to obtain a comfortable level of understanding and acceptable functioning. HPD antisocial males are dependent upon no one in particular but crave that others are dependent upon them. Although males often have chameleon-like social skills (similar to HPD females), they tend to have trouble keeping lengthy friendships afloat as their paranoia (real and imagined) may eventually lead to a near complete and permanent disposal of all interpersonal relationships at a given time effectively eliminating any emotional responsibility and accountability for their manipulative ways. They tend to genuinely search for intimacy (many believe in “the one”) while remaining unable to regulate their perceived level of intimacy for any given interpersonal relationship making it very difficult to build anything other than turbulent relations. Males with HPD may believe in the supernatural such as fortune telling or mind reading including the belief that there are many hidden messages and notions in public works that are specifically meant for them. When HPD antisocial males believe they are being manipulated they may morph into sociopathic relations with their perceived enemies yet remain overly loyal to perceived friends. HPD men are often times intensely driven by their quest to conquer life despite having no real sense of direction or control resulting in frequent changes of overly passionate interests. [2] Both men and women with HPD engage in disinhibited behavior such as promiscuity and substance abuse.[3]