Posted by Quintal on August 4, 2007, at 18:16:15
In reply to Avoidant personality style, posted by Klavot on August 4, 2007, at 9:30:24
Well I'm not pooh-poohing the idea of avoidant personality disorder/style, but looking through the spectrum of personality disorders do you not recognize different parts of yourself in them? For example I meet the criteria for NPD, BPD, SPD (Schizotypal and Schizoid), and APD depending on the situation I'm in. I never know which one to choose since I can fit into nearly all of them, so is this just a manifestation of my Dissociative Identity Disorder lol? You can tie yourself in knots with these things and still get no further forward.
You might find some of the techniques used in overcoming avoidance useful though. I'm reading a book called "The Angry Heart: Overcoming Borderline and Addictive Disorders" and the ideas put forwards are very helpful in places. I don't know if I have BPD or not, but I certainly have some of the traits such as emotional instability, outbursts of rage and self-harm etc. so I have a certain borderline 'style' to my interactions with people. I'm also avoidant. Opiates are the only monotherapy that have been an all-round success on all my symptoms. Benzos helped tremendously with the anxiety and avoidance, but made me more depressed and emotionally unstable, even aggressive and physically violent at times. My Parnate, Lamictal and Klonopin combo was the only real success with 'legit' medications. I suspect Nardil would be the best contender as a monotherapy for avoidant anxiety issues if you can tolerate the side effects.
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