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What job do you guys currently hold? Love it, hate it, or just able to get by with it?

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OK. I know this is going to sound twisted but I need to take it off my chest.

A short time ago, I began working in a new place and I met this person. At first I didn't like talking to him since he was my supervisor and so I felt like he could see right trough me, I avoided him every chance I got.

But one day he started talking to me and I ...

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I apologize if this question has been asked before.

How do you cope with other people in internet forums, chatrooms etc.? Do you display the same avoidant patterns or do you find it easier?

When I first introduce myself to a new net community I feel very much like I would in real life. During the first couple of days and weeks I am overly sensitive, I spend a lot of time thinking about the ...

I was riding transit today and noticed I was feeling quite unsettled, which is usually how I feel if there are too many people on the train. Then I realized why I was feeling that way, and it was a bit of an eye-opener. On some level, I was imagining that everyone on that train had it in for me, were disgusted with me, would hurt me if they could, and that they were all ...

Hello. It has recently been brought to my attention that I have all the classic symptoms of an Avoidant Personality. This realization and call to attention came about while having an emotional and physical relationship with a person who is a classic Narcissist.

I have been wondering if these two disorders commonly feed off of one another. A ying/yang sort of relationship, or an 'ecosystem' of sorts.

Anyone ever hear of this? I find lots ...

I'm starting to get to an unpleasant state in battle against AvPD. As some of you may know I ask out of a women for the first in my life a couple of weeks ago. Of course I fantasise about being together with her both before and after I ask her (as it it turn she had boyfriend) to point where it was starting to be obsession. Now just I was getting over her, I ...

I know most of us aren't taking any kind of medication but I know some of you are. So how's it working? Did it have to be changed? Any side effects?

I was diagnosed with clinical depression about a year and a half ago (I'm much better, thank you) and started on Wellbutrin. It took me about 6 months to realize it wasn't having any effect on me whatsoever so my psychiatrist added 5 mg ...

I've just finished reading Martin Kantor's book Distancing: Avoidant Personality Disorder.

In his book, Kantor tries to demonstrate that several seemingly unconnected psychological phenomena can be grouped under the single term Avoidance. Therefore, he doesn't only talk about avoidants similar to most of us here, but he also deals with several other "types of avoidants". Most of us seems to be covered by his Type I: shy or social phobic avoidants. In addition, he proposes ...