a set of empty bones

testament of my mind

[avicularia]

If youre an avoidant you should honestly just die or fix it we have one precious life and you waste it running away from people

[minerrvas]

does anyone have advice on how to build a life with AvPD instead of hiding from literally everything and disappearing bit by bit

[sykesarchive2]

no i can't go out tonight i'm mourning my unlived life. yes i see the irony. yeah all night. no i can't reschedule, sorry. hope you have fun living your life instead of watching it pass you by though! sounds like fun

[equalperson]

HORRIBLE AVOIDANT REALITY: you have to talk to people to start therapy. or get a job. or make friends. or keep friends. or get your emotional needs met. or

[avpd-void]

Scientists should invent an existing that is entirely invisible and private and imperceivable to anyone

[rongzhi]

(through gritted teeth) become unembarrassable. become unembarrassable become unembaRGHGHHHHH (remembering something unhinged i did 15 years ago in a sudden and desperate attempt to be perceived)

[unluckiestfourleafclover]

(taken from r/avpd)

[diamegadark]

THERE'S A HOLE IN MY CHEST THAT WILL NEVER BE FILLEDD!!

[afterdarkafternight]

normalize ending every conversation with "ignore everything i just said because i'm making all of it up i mean None of it forget i existed thanks"

[pukicho]

sometimes I just like your posts because I feel bad for you

That’s good. I try to foster an air of guilt and concern wherever I go.

[default-cube]

who up wasting their only shot at life through complete and utter inaction

[dumbshitwhocares]

i get caught off guard when people acknowledge my presence because im so irrelevant i sometimes forget i even exist

[avpd-pain]

[diamegadark]

i have lost the plot

[beaft]

common advice for social anxiety is to tell yourself "people aren't going to think less of you just because you said something a bit daft" but the thing is. sometimes they will. and you just have to learn to be cool with that and to treat it as a dnd random encounter rather than letting it ruin your whole day

[beaft]

recent example. lady at my careers appointment had a post-it with her name on it stuck to the monitor, so i introduced myself by saying "hello, i'm eliot! you must be [name], it's nice to meet you!" and she stared at me as if i was the stupidest person alive and said icily, "yeah, i'm [name]. congratulations, you can read."

in bygone times this would have reduced me to a sort of quivering blancmange. thankfully i am now in a place where i was able to pull back, calmly evaluate this interaction, and say to myself "this woman should probably not be working in a customer-facing job"

[beaft]

important additions!!!!

[sunsetbuddie]

when you say something awkward and stupid in a social situation that probably no one will remember except you for the rest of time

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