How do drama queens act

Someone who does not stop until you react. Someone who feeds off of attention. Too upset to think of one at the moment as I've just recently been attacked by a "Drama Queen".

A girl who is very bored and therefore causes completely unnecessary drama to keep things interesting. I learned from my little sister. It is strange cause I have never experienced this amount girls. I guess they don't do it to guys, just like guys don't say "fuck you you fuck" to girls like we say to each other. Drama Queen: OMG. Dealing with such people can be difficult, although accepting the theatrics as ingrained in the brain, among other strategies, may help you distance yourself from them and temper the consequences.

Already a subscriber? Sign in. Thanks for reading Scientific American. Create your free account or Sign in to continue. See Subscription Options. Go Paperless with Digital. Get smart. Sign up for our email newsletter. Sign Up. Confront your own fascination with drama. If multiple people in your life leave you feeling harried and hounded, consider this: The common denominator is you. Does being the sanest one in your crew ease your own sense of insecurity?

Do you feel an unnecessary sense of responsibility for these people? Taking stock of your own contribution can help you shift away from them. After all, you can always get the same thrills from reality TV. Step 2. Decode their language. Step 3. Set boundaries. The consequences to this can range — sometimes the results are positive and other times negative. Eventually, however, the constant engagement in over-blown, dramatic behavior will lead to problems. People who seem to thrive in with constant drama often have trouble maintaining long-term relationships.

In fact, many people who are drawn into this behavior can find that their own anxiety levels rise to unmanageable levels. In addition, the highs and lows of drama ups and downs can have serious health effects on a person who lives in this state. The stress that these fluctuations create in your body can produce excess adrenaline and cortisol that affect the functioning of other systems within the body. Add to that high blood pressure, sleep and eating disturbances and you have a recipe for a cascade of potential health problems.

There is another issue that those who are prone to drama seeking behavior often face — depression. As those around them lose interest and patience for their behavior, or as they are forced to face the underlying issues they have tried to ignore, the drama queen becomes very susceptible to depression. Depression is a serious affliction. Untreated depression can cause many additional problems in daily life , careers and relationships.

The most serious risk being the possibility of suicidal ideation or behavior. Chaos making can also be a sign of depression as well as a way to hide it.

It could be that they are actually in need of some help with more than the latest drama.