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My roommate thinks it was so kind of me to be worried like I was about her well being. She suggested for me to NOT worry about this subject any longer.

Thank you all for your kind advice!
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I realise this is morbid and unhelpful but I'm still curious about people's gut response to this question:

If you could somehow flip a switch which would completely banish your existence (including any recollection/evidence of your existence in the minds of others) Would you?

OR

Do you feel your life is fulfilling/significant in some way & you are being tested?

Hi all!
I was just curious who do you think that you got your AvPD from in your family? (I read that this trait could be inherited) I think my mother is an AvPD big time and she kinda showed me how to be like that and I think I could have gotten that from her!

Do you believe that you got this trait from your family member???…

um...hi?

My name's Machelle. I uh, feel like I shouldn't even be here, since I'm only 17, but, I might as well explain myself...

I can't remember a time when I didn't feel like an absolute failure. Every time I felt like I did something "bad" or "wrong", I'd hole myself away, sure that EVERYone was talking about what a loser I was. Even when I succeeded in something, I'd feel like I didn't deserve ...

Do you sometimes feel that some other people feel they can treat you any way they like? Mostly in a negative way of course. I try my best not to, but i think people can see right through me sometimes, and see that I'm a insecure person. In some people this realization would maybe trigger compassion, but unfortunately some people then see you as a person they can abuse and step on without any risk. ...

Suicide is not chosen; it happens
when pain exceeds
resources for coping with pain.

I wonder if anyone here has ever heard of a man named Fernando Pessoa, or has read “The Book of Disquietude” or any of Pessoa’s work, poetry, etc?

I have, and can relate to ...

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HELLO PEOPLE Iwould lıke TO TALK WITH AN AVPD WHO KNOWS LOT ABOUT AVPD AND DISCUSS....my msn messenger is hotty_fem@hotmail.com...thx for readıng my post