What's Avoidant Personality Disorder? AVPD Treatment, Symptoms & Causes | BetterHelp

[@waywardinaway]

It's like being a ghost. Walking without footprints, speaking without sound - it's having a life unlived, constantly in fear, and you can't snap out of it. It's being trapped in an unlocked cage. It is a lucid nightmare.

[@sharmainejeanmapalo8088]

I feel you!!! But, can we talk about how beautiful your choices of words?! 😭

[@fullmoon5495]

poetically beautiful, painful in real life....many blessings your way

[@savanahdesrocher6021]

And I oop............

[@drumpfzuckerberg7491]

This is me. I wasted my 20s running away from opportunities and experiences

[@HowToActivateNeurons]

Amen to both of you :(

[@tomanovak5843]

I want to see a psychiatrist but I'm so scared of what the doctor would think about me, I just think that everything I say is stupid and pointless. And also is almost impossible for me to put what I feel in verbal words so I don't think I could tell him what's wrong with me cause I don't even understand it .

[@shaquevara]

I can say from experience that I have never met people more distant to judging others than therapists. if you feel you need help, that is the only point you need. and if you cannot articulate yourself very well, that is fine ,because it is a professionals job to understand you and help you figure out what you feel and experience.

[@MOLONCHELO]

I have NEVER related to a comment like this before. You managed to put it in words....

[@marmite-land]

huh, same.

[@AnakinAnnika]

Seek help. You deserve it! And take with you a print of this (your comment on this video) and just hand it over to the therapist. There is no right or wrong way to do it. You are not there to be the perfect patient. The "pressure" is on the therapist. NOT on you

[@kjstarr6301]

Im old now but regret I didnt get some group therapy. Such a waste.

[@LaylaIsDreaming]

I was in love with a man diagnosed with AVPD, he knew I loved him but he still chose to remove himself completely and disappear from my life, I've been shattered by this for many years and I don't think I will ever recover, it hurts so much to know what he's living through because of AVPD.

[@kay5056]

Reading these comments, it's incredibly sad that those with AVPD have SUCH low self worth and self esteem. I've been diagnosed with this recently and it made so much sense. When I was a kid, my 'best friend' at the time would cyber bully me by pretending to be someone else, and prank call me with her friends. It was awful. I think that made a profound impact on me. Not only did I get rejected by someone who I thought had my best interests at heart but I was humiliated. I never confronted this person, I just completely ghosted them. Looking back, we were kids, and people change. Do I know if they're the same person they used to be? No, but I still wish them well, and I don't mind the fact that I removed myself from them (lol). After those incidents I was always cautious and continued to be shy around others. And when I did make friends, I invested all of myself into them. Which is great if friendships last, but sometimes they don't. And now I'm 25 and friendless. But I'm hoping therapy will give me the tools I need to get better. I just wanted to say that you all seem like wonderfully warm people who are tormented by irrational thinking. I want to be a positive voice in the void and tell you that you CAN get BETTER. That you ARE WORTHY. PLEASE get help if you haven't already, because chances are, depending on how removed you've become, you can't get through this alone, nor should you. You have a chance to live a fulfilling life with people around you who love you and appreciate you and value you for who you are. But you need to be believe you can get better. We only have 1 life, let's not waste it. Wishing you all well xoxo

[@persephone4053]

I was feeling really low for the past week so I finally got on the internet to try and figure out what was wrong with me. Turns out I 100% have this disorder. I balled my eyes out while reading about it and watching this video because it exactly describes how I feel, for the first time I was able to relate to smth like this and felt like I was finally understood.

[@Angelofdeth20]

I feel personally called out

[@amirhakopian4636]

*I feel attacked*

[@tescobakery1927]

I feel murdered

[@TraceLight]

Buttocks Separator it’s about to be auto homicide, Cue the song.

[@catalineu3583]

This disorder characterizes the sensitive and prudent persons living in the monastery in the shell of their solitude for fear of being hurt, judged, or rejected. Their need to escape, their inability to deal with their fears and their vital suffering are so great that they build the walls of their city where they live in isolation.

[@MrSama555]

very good description

[@karadiberlino]

Ok Sherlock, and your point is...? 🧐😂

[@sahamal_savu]

When I learned about monks as a child in school I was instantly enamored with that lifestyle. I wanted to learn everything about monasteries and convents. I still wish I had a real interest in religion so that I could have made a life for myself there, but I saw how corrupt organized religion is and knew I wouldn't be able to ignore it.

[@shieldshield7385]

That's easy to say , harder to do . For example , you want to talk to someone , you don't have any fear at first , but when you're just about to speak you are stopped straight .

[@Bnuttn]

Oh wow.. This sounds exactly like me.

[@ratherbenapping10]

you may want to look into getting professional help

[@dog90000]

same it has slowly been getting worse since i was 11 lmao

[@piikaaa9036]

@I'm done samee

[@akaunderdog4223]

I knew you were different

[@eugenetimberlake5648]

I was diagnosed with this two years ago.

[@JayJayGrady4U]

Got a little teary-eyed listening 2 this

[@nirvaieva]

i dont have dreams and hope for myself.

[@redbeans5104]

I try to find a job where I can be alone

[@Cool_Papa_Funk]

It does seem hopeless much of the time. I'm a Christian (at least God loves me), so I have hope for eternity in peace and happiness, but this life has become kind of meh.

[@iptiskaptis3046]

Do you have self-motivation to do anything. I dont have any for years

[@Kelly-oe8kr]

I live in a regional city, mental health care providers who specialise in Complex PTSD are non-existant, let alone anyone who could identify and diagnose more than just 'Social Anxiety'. I don't even know how to verbalise the extent of the social difficulty, and professionals seem so eager to minimise the effect it has on your life, it isn't anxiety it's PARALYSIS! Considering how much society and the medical field now know about the epidemic and dangers of loneliness you would think more education and resources would be directed towards this area. Even getting a diagnosis is difficult and with Avoidant Personality are we even really likely to seek help? I have resigned myself to the fact that this is the way my life is and I can't see any way out. It is even more traumatising to have to live a shame-filled existence of knowing you are not 'normal', my life is the polar opposite to most people. The things most people take for granted are near impossible for me (intimate relationships - I have no idea how people meet one another; having friends- where do you meet people outside of school amd if you can't work? etc.)

[@brianwalsh1401]

@@Kelly-oe8kr I'm sorry you are having to deal with this just like I'm sorry I have similar issues. I understand how you feel and can identify with the paralysis. My life has been dominated by fear and shame(feeling flawed and defective as a human being). I grew up with an alcoholic father who came from a family with a very angry alcoholic father. He had 7 siblings with various alcohol and psychological issues. My mother was a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic and I believe undiagnosed borderline personality disorder. She was 1 of 13 children of immigrant parents and both parents had died by the time she was 9. I never met half of her siblings and they had a lot of issues as well. Both of my parents grew up during the depression and my dad was wounded in WW2 which added to his trauma. I grew up in complete dysfunction the 5th of 6th children. I had nobody I felt I could go to and ask for help except my one sister and thank god for her. My parents were so caught up in their own dysfunction to really have the energy or ability to parent. I was bullied in school by a sociopath who turned everybody against me because he saw me as a threat. When really I was just trying to fit in. This happened for 3 years. We were looked down upon in the neighborhood because of all our family issues. I felt safe nowhere. If you can't feel safe at home with your family where can you feel safe. For me it was nowhere. I went through life in shame and fear. I hated waking up in the morning because those 2 feelings would overwhelm me upon waking and would paralyze me throughout the day. Even though I was athletic and good looking I very rarely went on a date because I would get overwhelmed by insecurity/low self esteem it was too much. I ended up marrying a person with narcissistic personality disorder. She let me know she was interested which made it easier to ask. That was the love bombing stage which of course leads to the devaluation phase and things got bad and I was very covertly and expertly manipulated for 5 years. This is a common match a codependent and a narc. I'm lucky I got out because I almost didn't leave because of my dependent personality disorder. If I had stayed it would've killed me. I wished at times in my life I had somebody to tell me what to do. Be careful what you wish for. After that my difficulty with my job and my having my borderline sibling move in with me brought me down to the ground in a serious depression and only then did I ask for help. My other sister encouraged me to get help and I did. It was hard to ask for help but I was so depressed I barely functioned and I needed to keep my job. Si i got anti depressants and started to see a therapist. They both helped for the time being. My sister also pointed me in the direction of a 12 step program adult children of alcoholics and dysfunctional families (ACoA). I've been in it for a long time and it's been a life saver for me. It was the one place I felt I belonged and I just kept going back and I'm so glad I did. It has been so helpful for me. I still have issues but I can function better and feel better about myself. I can set a boundary with people and be able to sometimes ask for what I want. I've come a long way and have a long way to go. Little by little and inch by inch. I can be my own loving parent and treat myself with gentleness, humor, love and respect. I can ask my higher power for help, when I remember to. I can ask my inner child what he needs, when I remember to. There is a way in and a way out, problems and solutions.. I consider myself very lucky to have the opportunity to work on my issues. I forget this way to much because I can get back to the stinkin thinkin real quick, but it just means I need to work on it each day until 3 months after I'm dead. The issues we have kill a lot of people, we are usually addicts of some sort and just learn how to survive life instead of live it. That's what I did, and still do to a point, but i'm aware of this behavior I was able to quit my pack a day cigarette habit but not before I got cancer and copd. So my mental health issues have affected me in a lot of ways. which happens to people like us with these issues(unresolved emotional conflicts). Kelly I encourage you to wok on your issues. It's a slow process but it works if you work it. I encourage people to watch the John Bradshaw video "healing the Shame That Binds You" on youtube. He talks about toxic shame and how it begins and what we can do to heal from it. The one quote that choked me up at my mom's funeral is that "to go to our deaths without really knowing who we are is the biggest tradjedy for any of us". Kelly I encourage you to work on yourself and become the person you were meant to be. It's the most important thing you will ever do in you life. I wish you the best.

[@user11mc]

I’ve had so much trauma surrounding social interactions I don’t think there is any help...for good reason

[@MarieGoslar]

I know exactly how you feel. My life has been the same way.

[@nekkieslife9793]

Orlando Karma u r not alone

[@redsparks13]

same

[@Gee-xb7rt]

I found this video all kinds of wrong, I'm very extroverted, its just for self care I stay away from people because of all the trauma that social interaction brings with it. Watch the police loot and riot for the last week just reinforces the trauma, how is it supposed to be me that is messed up when it sure does look like its everyone else.

[@spiritussublime]

Exactly. Fear of rejection? Because I have been rejected already by those that have mattered the most to me. A 25 year friendship, gone. All of my cherished friends, a short list anyway, gone. The people I treasured - it didn't matter. So come to terms with living like that and then tell me it's unreasonable to not want to get to know people. Medicate me so that I take chances for a thousandth time. I'm done. I DO recognize my self worth, but I have kind of been shown that a lot of people are not good for you. I don't want to go out. It's a fucking shame, but this is the truth. No thanks. I'll stick with lonliness rather than narcissistic, shallow, manipulative and unintelligent. It's dark here though. Whatever. Therapy? I get to pay a stranger to listen to me and "help"? I'll pass for now. A best friend should have done that. A husband should have done that. No more placing my money on a losing investment. I am good enough for me.

[@omarrangel7625]

It is not a secret that Nowadays this is a kind of mental illness which is being suffered by lot of poeple around the world and this video should be spread on more social media because the content is really helpful and can help people to overcome AVPD. On the other hand i am glad to find this channel because always offers good information.

[@kjstarr6301]

There was no youtube when I was young. I wonder how much better life might have been if there was a group specific to this for therapy.

[@jonasjasikevicius8780]

@Frank the Ant hope hope hope....

[@maheshkumar4228]

I never thought that there is a word for such personalities.

[@aaliyah5916]

For such a long time I just couldn't understand this feeling I had about myself and literally just put it to social anxiety, general anxiety and depression. After watching this, I've never felt so relatable to the point I almost felt like crying..

[@carolynmadewell4302]

Just want to say to the folks that have this, you are being very honest about how you feel. Fear paralyzed all of us at times. So like the guy who said: how do you eat an elephant ( who would eat an elephant right?!) anyway the answer is one small bite at a time. I have a loved one with this disorder and it is heartbreaking to know they feel unloved and unworthy of being accepted. I want you to love yourself warts and all! You are as deserving as anyone else to be accepted but acceptance must first start with you. Once you accept and love yourself , other peoples opinions are not going to matter.Just sending hugs and love to everyone and remember God Loves You!

[@ecisjbucusj]

This is a very very good description. I am diagnosed with AVPD and chronic depression and this is indeed exactly how I feel. Shyness on steroids.. lol. Couldn't have described it any better

[@erikaruv22]

I thought I was alone, but after reading a few comments here I see I'm not the only one going through this

[@Drpermer]

I learned the very best lesson for dealing with others while learning about working with radioactive materials. Safely dealing with radioactive materials requires a mindset of time, distance, and shielding. Minimize time in contact with these materials, maximize physical distance away from these materials, and use as much physical shielding that is practical when working with radioactive materials. ALL approaches perfectly apply to human relations.

[@JamesTyreeII]

My heart breaks for my former girlfriend Jenifer who has this. I miss her.

[@BipolarBowler]

“The very power that protects the heart keeps it from growing to its intended size within” - Khalil Gibran

[@anet-marialberts6463]

Thank you I've been struggling with these problems since childhood, always believing there's something wrong with me, but not knowing if that could be true and thinking I'm useless for not trying harder with understanding people.This also lead to a huge feedback loop where I felt even more worthless. And every conversation (except with my sister and my sweetest kindest boyfriend) is a complete agony of overthinking the situation. Thank you very much for making this video, at least I know that I'm not insane. I even considered Skitzoid personally disorder but this fit better. I'll get a professional's help after watching this. Thank you very much

[@paulnadan8588]

Interesting video about Avoidant personality, a disorder that manifests in people as a feeling of low self-worth and extreme levels of shyness and social anxiety. Useful details, indeed.

[@amyb6747]

This is me in a nutshell! I spent my years in school introverted, it was a nightmare. I have noticed though that this disorder is inherited, my father had this disorder and my mother as well had some sort of social anxiety but not as bad as my dad. Out of my four sisters three of them have some sort of social anxiety and I also have several nieces and nephews that inherited a social anxiety disorder. I married a man that is a social butterfly and can chat with anyone and make friends with anyone. I thank god that my 4 children did not inherit this affliction.

[@nadacolic7775]

I hate self diagnosis, but... Man. This really describes me

[@morg6977]

Got diagnosed a couple days ago at the age of 18 after years of suffering, thank you for the informative video

[@ramonvasquez1050]

This video is good because in the end there are people who are going through difficult times and maybe they will not realize they have this disorder, that is why this information could be very useful, thanks for sharing.

[@kazimierzgarshin3924]

Can AVPD also result from emotional neglect? If not, how do you know the difference between C-PTSD which resulted from emotional neglect and AVPD?

[@yahkemaj7818]

No shy person has a healthy self esteem or they wouldn't be shy it is fear of rejection as well

[@ronthenarrator3252]

I feel like I apply to a lot of these situations, this one especially; but I'm not gonna self diagnose myself.

[@sportsport1654]

STEPS OF THERAPY I would rather die than be scared of interacting with people ever again and I would rather been rejected thousand times! Beat fear with bigger fear! I would make this group of people better, I want make people around me feel likeable and loveable I want to to meet everyone better and make the world the better place instead I want to be cool I want everyone to like me and love me and make myself interesting to others and to show the world I am the best. If you understand the difference of this view start your therapy with changing the way you interact with the world - start love not just expect to receive than you won't fear of rejection anymore and you will socialize and grow as a person. And at the end of the day nobody it's perfect we grow from learning on our mistakes and our mood exactly coming from us not from mood of others people.

[@franklinekyle1140]

I think i need to see a counsellor because i always fear rejection, am shy and have a low sense of self-worth.. I don't know if am suffering from avoidant personality but when i visit a counsellor he surely gonna help me deal with this issue

[@matthewdockray9745]

Probably the best video I’ve seen explaining this

[@charlottekohnen2200]

This literally describes me…

[@peixeess]

Always nice to hear about Avpd, thanks! I have been diagnosed with social phobia (6 years ago) but for years I have known, in my heart, that I have Avpd... my mother nagged me to take antidepressants when I was 16, and I thought about suicide everyday because of those meds and self-harmed. She nagged on me again a few days ago, I'm now nearly 30, I tried a pill and felt low with obsessive thoughts... and nauseous hours after taking it and the whole day after. I also tried a "happy pill" like a year ago and just sat on my bed crying my eyes out for hours. I felt awful, so depressed. I hate eating pills in general... and obviously even more so with these nasty side effects. I feel like these kind of pills aren't for me and I don't want to have to eat a pill every day... but then what is for me? I'm confused. Talking to a professional was a waste of money too... and my mother keeps telling me to eat antidepressants... ugh. :S

[@justjolly1858]

mitchy same here.. I compare this disorder to a terminal Illness.

[@jonasjasikevicius8780]

What about extasy pill?

[@Queen76543]

I can relate to this its like you get rejected by a guy or friend and u dont want to go to certain areas where you think u will run into them

[@stefanyferlenthya5928]

Maybe this is the one i need to find. I dunno. I always go into the safe place of myself because of my experience of bullying, silent treatment by others and so on . I am not antisocial. But I am scared of being not friends with other person or being rejected by other person because of my problem in speech.

[@tu1469]

It cuts deep and it's accurate, I didn't even know I had this until yesterday, while researching, but I can't confirm until i get mentally evaluated, but i'm pretty positive I have it.

[@Enchantedcatbean]

Thank you for the video. I have only seen a therapist once so I'm not diagnosed but I have many symptoms associated with AVPD.

[@Alejandro-xd1pf]

I'm so tired.

[@caticefrost4279]

my eyes teared before i even started the video

[@techtips4019]

I do exactly what u said. damn , my life is full of misery and isolation . I think death is the only cure .

[@kristinadj1018]

Equilibrium please dont say that. Im here for you. Reply to this comment if and when you wanna talk. We’ll beat this

[@jonasjasikevicius8780]

Same

[@kikil.5319]

I have to go to a therapist, yesterday.

[@waywardinaway]

ouch I felt this

[@palmaraja4850]

Wonderful presentation with so much details and clarity. Having a better knowledge of Avoidant Personality Disorder.

[@selloves5164]

It is important that personality disorders are treated. There are many people who need professional help. This idea is very good for society. thanks for sharing this information

[@boxinghighlight7061]

I know I’m not that ugly I have a couple of females that approach me from time to time but I hate myself so much I sometimes feel so ugly I want to hide my face

[@biancamichelle11]

R RQ seriously, your freaking out because he used the term “female”? Chill out, there was nothing degrading about this share. He was being vulnerable, great way to kick someone when they are down.

[@dalegribble4308]

C Truth it is an ideological thing to say

[@dalegribble4308]

But the reaction was also an over reaction. Using the word female is anatomically correct so they have no gripe except for against the English language

[@jonasjasikevicius8780]

Same

[@Gntlplaces]

I can relate, I'm not ugly, but I FEEL ugly...So i stop my life basically

[@yahkemaj7818]

This avodiance personality disorder devoleped also from actually being rejected by people as a child being ostracized and calked names not being choses to play games with being rejected because of color or a disability and having this kind of thing happen to you all through your life untill you begin to belive that you are not good enough people will purposely make you feel this way

[@skorpijabg1789]

AVPD well explained!

[@tomrod10]

This gets worse with age I've learned so try to receive treatment if your still young. Treatment does work but its a slow process and it has to be a personal choice to do it.

[@wendellignatin1228]

i'm a schizoid.we hate everything.

[@caitm8209]

I thought schizoid is just utterly indifferent. not so much angry and hateful.

[@DigitalicaEG]

I have all the symptoms except avoiding new activities, I love traveling to new places, trying new things, jumping in new experiences....etc I just don't like to be the center of attention of anything.

[@plopper6349]

You’re probably just really shy then

[@dalegribble4308]

Somehow I doubt that picture is you

[@jameswilliamjacob7216]

Good video on avoidant personality disorder.. Treatment is pretty impressive.

[@mikeshargent8948]

Thank you very much for your videos, they are very interesting, it is my understanding that, the cause of avoidant personality disorder is unknown. Genetics or environmental factors, such as rejection by a parent or peers, may play a role in the development of the condition. The avoidant behavior typically starts in infancy or early childhood with shyness, isolation, and avoidance of strangers or new places.

[@iptiskaptis3046]

Is it your opinion that this disease started during the infancy or is it mentioned in medical articles? Because I was unhappy when someone embraced me in my infancy, and I would relax and sleep when they quit. When I grew up a bit more, I would be ashamed of my mother and even my father. I would be embarrassed when they loved me, I didn't know what to react to. Now I am ashamed of everyone. I can start communicating with people very easily, but I find it very difficult to open a new topic and continue communication. Is the disease more related to genetics than environmental factors, because when I look at myself, it feels more like genetics.

[@xrc7445]

@@iptiskaptis3046 In my case it was since infancy. But I had already been subjected to trauma at that point, :/

[@petakzametak141]

Treatment, Symptoms & Causes are well known problems that should be taken care with time.

[@bibousisi5437]

very clear explanation! good job " BetterHelp"

[@enclave2k1]

Thanks for making this video.

[@mihlotijoymogale]

This was very helpful. Thank you

[@animaki5372]

Wow lots of information here thank you !!!!

[@sour3000]

I DEFINITELY have this.... 😖

[@signsofaprincess]

Same but I’m not even crying is that bad.

[@brunosantez6334]

Great video. Thank you so much for the help

[@radobirds1760]

The treatment suggested in the video is very useful and I have touched on the video to some of the reasons that lead to confusion in the personality and gave us some advice for me to avoid these reasons actually Thank you for the video-rich thanks

[@kostinatrnava7779]

I am sure that everyone needs to know this, can save life in some situations.

[@Kurtie7]

Thank you very much.......

[@sweetbabyruth7777]

Thank you

[@mariepatton6102]

Great video, just found out that i have avpd, i always think bad about me, like im not worthy person

[@silentj1022]

i like being ALONE but that doesnt mean im LONELY. some normal people have wrong conception about it.

[@athensmajnoo3661]

Peole with AVPD are the most harmless people around.

[@cafezo87934]

ironically that's how you get AVPD lol

[@infinitetundra]

People who are Avoidants tend to have a Narcissist Caregiver.

[@biljam972]

This is me! I finally found my problem. Now how to treat it?

[@jonasjasikevicius8780]

This is so true

[@Hitman119966]

I know the feeling...

[@Learnbytrick]

Thanks a lot mam.

[@kenshin5670]

Very true! I think i have this kind of personality sometimes.

[@xiyansaisji8392]

Well this personality makes it difficult for me to interact

[@Sameoldfitup]

When I was six years old my stepmother left me in a doorway with a note saying not wanted ...

[@DELIVERANCE-TODAY]

Treatment in my opinion includes: Therapy + Exposure Therapy. No medication.

[@isaacorellana1754]

Difficult because exposure usually reinforces belief. I think It could work in micro exposures but the work needed might be immense.

[@Apetitegirly]

THIS IS SO ME

[@via2733]

yo why u gotta put me on blast like this

[@lolalaklolic8029]

I finally diagnosed myself

[@graceheatherwick]

Lolalak Lolic woah woah woah. you should never diagnose yourself with things. it’s good to be aware that something may be wrong but you should see a doctor or professional x

[@mikanayumi5646]

oh so thats what it is

[@jazminearceneaux7452]

This sounds like my son. How would I go about having him tested?

[@marycristineflorentino4620]

It's me

[@7marbam]

Uhm... I have the feeling this is more common in man. So sad for Pol with some many fears :'( I hope there is a way out. It sounds really sad

[@NoxArcani-z4u]

I have been in relationships with women but since I can't express my feelings they leave me

[@BotPiotr]

The attachement theory says it’s mostly caused by a lack of empathy at the earliest of days (0-2 years old), especially from the mother.

[@kaleidojess]

I’m pretty sure I’m not avoidant in that case. I’m not shy.

[@_filifjonkan4290]

The worst is that I see that my daughter seems to have the same problem. We are false shy persons. I couldn’t set a good example for her. How did I get a daughter? I’m a single mom with 2 fantastic kids. Good to become aware of this problem, even at the age of 59, then you can try to do something about it. In my case I guess there is also autism involved.

[@ababababab896]

😞

[@ivymeowers6499]

Oh, this is the story of my life :'D Guess i have AVPD

[@jonsmith8083]

They can’t just say thank you after getting a compliment

[@xolilengwenya3675]

This is so me😌

[@fazzxides8429]

People are a lot more accepting than you give them credit for, just like you accept them. You just need to notice. If we want to be trusted, we have to show a little faith in those around us. Someone will always ending up surprising you with their kindness and acceptance, just the same way as you do to others. You just need to notice.

[@chahid1992]

I have been diagnosed with this disorder had 7 out of 9 symptoms. Go seek help a psychiatrist can help.

[@itachilimbu3752]

AVPD so this what I'm suffering from.

[@ena9188]

This is 100% me ...

[@stefaniusparalvicius2909]

My opinion is divided if you ask me to say what is on my mind now.

[@mistrz9420]

If only I didn't hate myself so much :(

[@bilgehanergan4]

I have AVPD. I diagnosed by myself on first saw personality disorders on medical school. At that time I feared this illness however didn't care about AVPD, because I have acquaintances (not friends but hey ok). But after the university I realize I have a few real friends. This loneliness so depress me. If I don't do anything about this, it will be worse. I know this but even as MD it is very difficult consult a psychiatrist. You, my friend, This struggle cannot be successful alone yourself. You must consult a psychiatrist (I will). Then we will regain our potentials.

[@katiehunt3083]

Ok, I was with you until the medication comment....

[@UniMatrix_1]

r/AvPd You're welcome❤😥😇

[@bloom2939]

What if you have all these things BUT don't avoid social or normal things?