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I graduated from college almost 2 years ago and I'm finally going to interview somewhere...for a retail position. Should I feel proud of myself for making an effort or ashamed for not only avoiding it for so long, but potentially becoming a college-educated cashier?

Is low self-esteem a fundamental part of avoidant personality disorder or is there anyone who doesn't consider his/her self-esteem to be that low? Because it's seeming to me like with the ...

hi
im 16 and last nov. i was at the psch ward in the hospital cuz i slit my wrist (wasnt suicidal just a cutter)
anyway when i leave my 'parents' and i had to have the pshcologist met with us
and psyhcologist told us that i have charistics of avoidant personality disorder

so i was woundering if i can even be digionsted when im only 16? its been bothering me alot :/

thanks

once again iv been invited to go do something, and im not going to go. all it is, is some casual drinks after work, and i cant even manage to do that. im so sick of just going home to be by myself and do the same damn shit that i always do. what is even the point of living if this is the extent of fun i am able to aquire within my life? ...

Never been much for this kind of stuff but I figured I should give it a try and see if letting my thoughts out, besides just in my diary, would help me get over some of my issues.

I guess I should start by saying that I cant believe how long I went without realizing that I have this kind of personality disorder. My therapist's have said everything in the book but what I truly ...

I've noticed that if i pull an all-nighter, the next day i may feel physically tired and such but i allso feel much more relaxed and self-confident in my dealings with people.
I looked it up and found something relevant here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_depr ... _the_brain

A noted 2002 University of California animal study indicated that non-rapid eye movement sleep is necessary for turning off neurotransmitters and allowing their receptors ...

My new cat has been bugging me to go out at all kinds of odd times. So I poked around in the garage and found the cat door I got for my previous cat. He would never use it. But my new cat seems to have taken to it. I have metal doors so I can't put it there. So I took out a basement window and put it in there. I made a ramp ...

Hi, some days I feel so detached from everybody that I don't have anybody to open my mouth to.
Thanks God that I have two old friends, who know me very, very well and accept me for who I really am.
They are very precious to me and I nurture our friendship as well as I, an AvP, can.

We don't meet on daily basis, but without knowing that they are there for me, the ...

first off, some background, i'm 19 and a guy, and if would do a self evaluation i would say that since i can't accept myself or have any type of self-confidence i need third party to do that, basically, i need attention, love, whatever(although if get any of this i start to feel out of place and run). i have other issues but these are the ones that matter for now. because I have all ...

HI,

I have never been to therapy, but I am willing to give it a try, do any of you know of any good therapists in nyc? or any bad therapists I should avoid?

Thanks,
Softy

Dunno if I got an avoid personality disorder or not. The first therapist I went to said "you possibly got a schizoid personality disorder". I didn't like her, so I stopped the therapy, went for a while without one, then was looking for a new therapist. He said "schizoid personality disorder makes no sense at all. You got slight chronic depressions and probably didn't get the love you needed as child". I went to him ...