Posted by anita on August 7, 2000, at 17:45:06
In reply to Re: Social anxiety vs. Avoidant personality disorder » anita, posted by Snowie on August 6, 2000, at 12:21:29
Hi Snowie,
Oh, I definately have AvPd, no question. It's just in the past 5 years or so that the sense of detachment and boredom has outstripped my anxiety, and that my literal avoidance of people has outstripped my desire for contact, and I'm curious as to why this has happened.
Great AvPD link!
anita
> Anita,
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> What you describe doesn't sound at all like Social Anxiety or Avoidant Personality Disorder. People with AvPD desperately want and crave interaction with other people, but they fear it at the same time because of their hypersensitivity to criticism and fear of rejection. Below is a link that discusses the personality disorders. Only you know where you really fit, if at all. Below that is a link to an excellent presentation about AvPD.
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> http://mentalhelp.net/personalitydisorders/symptom.htm - Discussion of Personality Disorders
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> http://www.arts.uwaterloo.ca/~acheyne/courses/Avoidpd.html - AvPD Presentation
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> Snowie
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