You know you're AvPD when...

You stare at the box to hide that your online this session for five minutes wondering if its a good idea

You dress your dog in mean harnesses so people leave you alone with him, even though unlike you he isnt afraid of them looking at him. He just makes a great 110lbs shield.

you get diagnosed and then refuse to answer the calls for your missed appointments because the shrink said the words "group" therapy and talking to HER even makes your stomach sick

You dont eat because theres no food at home and getting food would require going to the store or speaking to the people on the phone who you KNOW judge you for asking for the gyro sauce on the side.

you try to get the courage to ask your husband to mow the lawn for a few days but eventually give up and just do it yourself at sundown when no one can see you and he has already left for work

you panic when your niece is around because children are strange and you cant understand her and she touches you and your books and all you want to do is hide in the garage and smoke but then your sister judges you more

you know you have avpd but you dont tell anyone because then they will reject you for good

You want to spend time with your spouse but they like going out so you stay at home and hate yourself more because a. You couldnt make yourself go and b. Your spouse doesnt see you as worth staying home with instead of being with friends and c. You know how selfish b is and hate yourself more for that

you look at this giant list and are sure the moderators will deny it and call you an idiot.

novadog wrote:you look at this giant list and are sure the moderators will deny it and call you an idiot.

Nobody here will call you an idiot!
Most people will understand where you're coming from, me included.

When you're out and about and you do something very avoidant-y and you think, "Maybe I should add that one to the 'You know you're AvPD when..' list when I get home."

When you're on the computer and someone walks by, so you start typing random nonsense just so it looks like you're busy and engrossed in whatever you're "typing" just so they won't bother you.

When you get a text and you just sit there, staring at it for five minutes, trying to figure out what to say back. Then you finally type something but delete it three different times first cause it always sounds stupid...

When you get stranded at a train station.. Because on the way to your destination the train was empty, but on the way back they're all full because its rush hour.

When the more you see someone, the more you must avoid them to stop them getting to know you.

When you don't even click on emails from family or which mean something to you because your stomach turns so much.

When you get dressed to go to the shop, put a coat/hat on.. then take it off and think better of it.. Then an hour later put them back on.. Then take them off and decide you can live without whatever you needed from the store.

When, if you live in an apartment, and people are talking outside your door, it makes you physically ill, and you need to block your ears so you cannot hear what they say.

When there is an unexpected loud noise which startles you like a soda bottle popping out, and a dish sliding 10 minutes after you washed up, and it makes you physically angry like you want to kill something.

When you still get red faced just thinking about things which happened 10 years ago.

You re-read any post you made on the internet, atleast 5 times.

...you avoid certain threads in certain forums because you see members there who are known for attacking posters whether they're right or wrong.

...you feel like you're trespassing everywhere you go.

MeMyselfAndI1 wrote:When you go through conversations in your head and realize all the dumb things you said and wish you kept quiet
When you go through future conversations you might have so that you know what to say

When you're afraid of posting this because someone might say you're wrong or disagree with you or judge you

OMG, that's me! Lol!

Throw in the fierce blush you get when you hit "Submit" after you read and re-read your post (and checked "Preview") to make sure you haven't written anything that might offend someone...oh, and to make sure it looks nice.

...when you spend $100 on a huge, plush rug for your upstairs apartment floor so the downstairs neighbors won't hear when you walk to the bathroom.

...when you stay up until 10:30pm waiting for a friend to reply to your Facebook message, because you saw her respond to someone's post right before you sent it, so you know she is online, and why didn't she respond??? Maybe I'll give it another 20 minutes. She must be mad at me. Re-read message...again.

Loving these!!

Phoenix22 wrote:...when you spend $100 on a huge, plush rug for your upstairs apartment floor so the downstairs neighbors won't hear when you walk to the bathroom.

LOL, I love this one!

I'm not laughing at you but I did get a kick out of that because.... well, you just can't make this stuff up!!

I would share another one of mine now but it's too over the top even for here. Maybe I'll add it tomorrow. Or not

Ha ha! What can be worse than worrying about someone knowing you go to the bathroom?

Share, share!