This is the first time I've looked to anywhere to reverse the downward spiral after previously denying avpd applied to me

Don't really have much to say but I'm here now acknowledging this is a problem in my life that I must overcome. I always believed myself to be an extrovert, but my constant hiding away and shying down from everything has had me at odds with who I am as a person. I'm grateful for my current understanding and the posts in this sub as it's helping me get in touch with who I am. Realising that I'm a product of this disorder, but it need not define me.

I believe recent meditation practice has opened up this area of my life and will continue to do this. I am also going to start a CBT diary for my actions relating to avoidance.