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what's right with you » Verloren

Posted by floatingbridge on March 3, 2010, at 23:52:18

In reply to Just what Exactly IS wrong with me? (LONG), posted by Verloren on March 1, 2010, at 13:49:54

Verlorn,

I wonder what could be wrong about the desire for attention (aka 'attention seeking'). Seems like a hard-wired drive. Every one I know wants attention--some have better ways of getting it.

Can you straight out ask your pdoc and therapist what their diagnosis is? That doesn't mean that they'll be correct. Your sense that childhood issues brought you to therapy could be really valid.
Listen to your gut when you can.

I can diagnosis myself with many 'disorders'. HPD was one. Truly, I feel behavior exists on a spectrum.

So what is it called when a person wad starved for attention, caring, validation as a child, then needs to reparent herself as an adult. Well, I feel so ashamed and broken sometimes because I truly need so much. My therapist knows this, and I'm lucky. He doesn't turn my need into a disease. There's no shame he reminds me (I need to be constantly reminded!).

 

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