I try very hard to be bitter with my mother. It's HARD.
I was born with asphyxia,almost died, doctors said: high risk of mental illness, take good care of her. She was overportective physically - as I long as I wasn't injrued or sick, she didnt; give a damn about me, but did subject me to years of circumstance specific trauma I dont' even wanna go over. She has agressive depression with uncontrollable anger and is very critical, has used me all my life for my language skills for our migration, i'm good with technology, housework, helping raise my 8 y.o. sister etc. I never felt loved by her in my life, I'm only useful.
Response to the above poster: romance? sex?? for an avoidant??? is that possible?? For me it's kinda like looking at chocolate cake when you know you're permanently on a diet - just don't see how it's possible for me, but I'm glad other AVPDs have motivation.