Drama Queens/Kings: Narcissists, Borderlines
Channel: Prof. Sam Vaknin
Date: 2021-02-06

Dramatic (cluster B) personality disorders are drama queens and kings.

Pandemic increases the need for drama (Lidija Rangelovska)

MOTIVES for DRAMATIC BEHAVIOR

Acting/distancing (Karpman Drama Triangle)

Self-esteem via reverting locus of control

Attention seeking: hero (gratitude), victim (pity)

Victim or rescuer mentality

Thrills, novelty-seeking, impulsivity

Provocation (projective identification)

Emotional blackmail

Staging, life as a novel or a movie (theatricality)

Manipulation via stress, brinkmanship

Distraction, decoy: shifting blame, diverting attention
 
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