r/AvPD

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Place for people to discuss Avoidant Personality Disorder. Discussion can be about personal stories, treatment ideas, support for yourself or others, and ideas with how to deal with your own problems dealing with AvPD (not to be confused with Avoidant Attachment!)

Notice: This subreddit is not actively monitored, so the posts here are only a small subset of what exists on reddit.

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to r/AvPD by welldressed_wrongdir

1 week ago

do you think you have a flawed perception of others and/or your relationship to them?

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:snoo_dealwithit: Diagnosed AvPD

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3 months ago 1 comment

to r/AvPD by Tough_Ad5853

1 week ago

Can someone please explain why as someone with AVPD you do this?

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to r/AvPD by Itraintinyhumans

1 week ago

Recently turned away by a psychiatrist in the hospital

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:snoo_dealwithit: Diagnosed AvPD

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4 months ago 2 comments

to r/AvPD by Historical-Train-548

1 week ago

I don’t want treatment

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to r/AvPD by chopei

3 months ago

I can’t think of many other things that are more demoralizing than this condition if you have it severely

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to r/AvPD by chopei

3 months ago

Is it possible that it is not the fear of judgement of others but rather our own judgement of ourselves that scares us ?

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to r/AvPD by Giant_Dongs

1 week ago

AvPD as a gay man = alone until you die.

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:snoo_thoughtful: Undiagnosed AvPD & Diagnosed Level 1 ASD

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5 months ago 1 comment

to r/AvPD by NefariousnessOk3448

1 week ago

My entire life is a joke 🫤🫤

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6 months ago 2 comments

to r/AvPD by whoshouldibe_

4 weeks ago

I didn’t mess everything up at work right?? I’m just neurotic and over think everything right???

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6 months ago

to r/AvPD by Silent-Director9461

1 week ago

Medication for AvPD ?

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6 months ago 1 comment

to r/AvPD by KinkyNB

5 months ago

Trying really hard not to convince myself my bestie is avoiding me

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to r/AvPD by kornz01

1 week ago

Not Meeting Expectations

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to r/AvPD by etzio500

1 month ago

Went speed dating

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:snoo_dealwithit: Diagnosed AvPD

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6 months ago

to r/AvPD by whoshouldibe_

4 weeks ago

Feels impossible to try and reconnect with past friends

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7 months ago

to r/AvPD by Agreeable-Office717

1 week ago

Medications

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to r/AvPD by Appropriate_Tip_9950

7 months ago

I think I messed up an intimate connection with someone by letting my fear get to me

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to r/AvPD by Agreeable-Office717

7 months ago

Is it AvPD

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8 months ago

to r/AvPD by Agreeable-Office717

7 months ago

Medications for AvPD

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to r/AvPD by redknight018

4 months ago

Recently got out of a long term relationship

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8 months ago

to r/AvPD by PM_ME_ATEEZ_PICS

7 months ago

anyone else have this experience?

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Disabled :snoo_tongue: Diagnosed AvPD & OCPD

to r/AvPD

8 months ago

to r/AvPD by woodland-haze

8 months ago

A short film I think others on this sub would relate to (I know I did)

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to r/AvPD by woodland-haze

8 months ago

Hate being told that all I have to do is “talk to people”

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8 months ago

to r/AvPD by woodland-haze

8 months ago

How do you go about getting an assessment?

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9 months ago

to r/AvPD by octopusridee

9 months ago

Broke up after 3 years and now I'm alone

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to r/AvPD by octopusridee

9 months ago

1 year sober from coke!

Progress

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