AvPD and its circularity

I've posted a few times before, each time a long essay post, but I figure it's really not that useful and the extra elaboration tended to distract from my main question. So I really have one basic question:

How do I seek treatment if I'm too scared to do so because of AvPD?

I'm in the same situation currently.

I can only guess but, you either hit rock bottom and have nothing left to fear or you hope somebody close to you is nosy and pushy enough to pry out whats really wrong and help you.

I don't do treatment, but if I were it would probably be easier to start with an e-mail to someone. I find e-mails easier. The problem I have found is that many therapists are morons. You may have to go to several before you find one who can help. Find one who can give you cognitave behavioral therapy.

I'm in the same situation. I had some kind of psych to find out what or if anything was wrong with me. I was sent there because couldn't find a job. The unoficial conclusion is that I meet a lot of criteria of AvPD, but the psych so far hasn't completed a report. Mainly because I had a job for a couple of months. I was advised to see a doctor, who then can sent me to another psych. That's 2 months ago now, but it was because of the job and some exams that I've waited. I'm going to call next week no matter how much tension that gives, probably need the rest of the day to regain some energy. But I've had it with some of the problems. Can I persuade someone here to call too next week?

I want to go to a psyc, but I don't have a job anymore, so that means no money for a psyc. I am also having the same difficulty of picking up a phone and booking an appointment.

Since this year there are couple (I think 6) of sessions that are covered by the Dutch basic health insurance. So I'm lucky, well actualy I knew that and I've waited on purpose. I called the doctor yesterday, visisted today. Tomorrow I'll try to push myself to calling the recomended psych for an appointment.

Right now, I'm putting off seeing a psych because of money but I know that when i get money I will have another excuse and when that excuse leaves I will have another one. Best thing you could do is either have someone make the appointment for you of gather all the courage you have and book the appointment and then try to focus your worries on what would the psych think if I never showed up instead what will the psych think if I do show up (I've learned that our illogical fear can be a good motivation if used correctly)

So, any luck? I don't think I will ever get it done...

I just had my first visit last monday. It's a bit the usual I gues. The psych wants to know a bit of what problems that I have: tension/stress and in what situation, and what I expect them "to do".
I was sweating heavily when I was there, but I'm glad I did it.

zhandao, I hope you can make the call one day.
If you do, keep your insurance information at hand, they need to know something about that. And they probably ask you the reason why you want to visit them. In other words, what the problems are. They ask that to know what psych would suit you best.

I probably don't need my insurance info (though I have it) because I can just go to the University counselor... Which makes it seem even worse because it should be so easy to just go.

I've thought about going a lot more lately because some depressing things have happened since the holidays and I need to talk to someone (talking with myself is more than frustrating). I can't talk to my friends because they simply don't understand - I always get the "just do it" suggestion. If it were that easy then why would I be talking to them? People are more understanding on forums but it's much harder to elaborate and avoid misunderstanding. But to go talk to a stranger in person scares the $#%^ out of me; it's hard enough talking openly to a friend - which I haven't totally done anyway.

I've been wondering lately if it's more than AvPD or social phobia and more just a general, deep fear of making mistakes.