Any solutions / success stories?

Relatively new to the diagnosis; didn't realise it was this bad.

Has anyone achieved any sort of success with this? Has anyone come a long way? If so, how?

How do you all deal with loneliness. I can only manage it to some extent (artificially...) then I just feel awful and in need of connection... even though I fear it the most.

I wish I had just that one friend who understood me, who I could relate to. I feel like an alien.

I suppose it's extremely difficult with no sense of self, I imagine this is the case for other AVPD sufferers. I suppose it becomes even more convoluted when it's all wrapped up in trauma, negative beliefs, stunted growth, etc.

Oh boy...

I don't have any answers, sorry. I just wanted to say that everything you said, I feel exactly the same.

Oh boy indeed...

A lot of people here will know how you feel, the whole loneliness but having...difficulty with people in general. Maybe not just avoidants as well, but people with anxiety, depression. Actually, isolation and shame, which relates to this kind of issue, is one of the main problems of a lot of people suffering from mental illness to begin with. So many pamphlets at my clinic about that too.

We might not have the answers you seek or maybe even know which question the answer might be for. Take your time though, read and see what's around here, maybe you can find some clues. Or maybe you could ask stuff and see.