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Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD): Symptoms and Characteristics

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Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD) is a cluster C personality disorder. In European countries, it's alternatively called Anxious-Avoidant Personality Disorder, as per the ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition) that is more commonly utilised as a diagnostic guide, especially in Scandinavian countries.

Cluster C personality disorders are characterised by anxious and/or erratic behaviour. Someone with AvPD experiences extremely high levels of anxiety, and their behaviour is reflective of such. Symptoms include:

very low self-esteem and low feelings of self-worth

a tendency to hide, either in baggy, nondescript clothing, or by staying in the background in social situations

an inability to form stable relationships with individuals outside your family circle

being easily and extremely hurt by any type of criticism in any situation

fear of speaking in public places, like ordering food in a restaurant or speaking in front of strangers, classmates, or colleagues

extreme reluctance to undertake new activities or try new things for fear of rejection

excessive feelings of inadequacy and worthlessness

overwhelming discomfort with work, school, or social activities in groups

becoming preoccupied with being rejected, laughed at, or shamed in social or work situations

a fear of rejection that prohibits meeting new people or making new friends, even if you’d like to

an obsession with dwelling on any criticism, slight, ridicule, or rejection

AvPD is similar to social anxiety, but it differs from the latter due to the "motive" behind avoiding social interaction. When one has social anxiety, one is anxious about social interactions due to a fear of being judged and watched by others, as opposed to in AvPD where one's avoidance of social interaction is due to extremely low self-esteem that can lead to anxiety.

AvPD is usually developed in late teenage years to early 20s. A few factors contribute to the development of the condition: genetics, for one, and secondly, being rejected consistently and early on during childhood and teenagehood. For example, if one is treated differently than one's peers and shut out of social situations, one may be more likely to develop AvPD.

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Avoidant personality disorder and masking

My therapist has expressed his speculation of me having avpd. He’s said my behavior and inner thoughts sound a lot like avpd and common in pwavpd.

I used to force myself to socialize and be very very extroverted in order to get myself out of my quiet shell. It helps, a lot with my generalized and social anxiety. But I feel so distant from people.

I would like to have more close relationships and open up, but I just can’t . I’m deeply afraid of ridicule and being embarrassed. I’m constantly embarrassed. I’m naturally loud and sort of obnoxious but I don’t know if I can help it, and everytime I socialize it ends up in me feeling ridiculed and like a clown.

I push people away not because I don’t love or want to be close with them, I don’t think I’m shy, I’m just afraid .

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Avoident Personality Disorder Adjacent

Avoidant Personality Disorder (AVPD) adjacent flag. This is left vague so anyone who has, is questioning, or displays traits of the disorder may use it. This was made with people who have trouble pinpointing neurodivergencies and is NOT for transid supporters

Flag made by me! Colours picked from this post

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💐 AVPD Sub-type flags! And description for types + flag color meanings. (I also made blinkies on a new post with these flags)

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1st: phobic avoidant - Features include strong fear of specific objects or situations, and may also present with dependent traits like passivity and clinginess. #979034 : anxious, overthinking, emotional tension, hypervigilance, feeling of sickness from intense emotions of fear/anxiety.

#B6B381 : passivity rooted in insecurity, emotional avoidance, shutting down under stress, fear of conflict.

#C7C5AA : numbness after emotional overload, resigned sadness, feeling unworthy of love, quiet self-doubt.

#A97A70 : emotional exhaustion, melancholy, insecurity, vulnerability.

#983A33 : longing for closeness, emotional clinginess that comes from wanting to feel safe, vulnerability mixed with shame.

#98376A : insecurity in relationships, self-doubt.

• 2nd: Conflicted avoidant - Characterized by internal conflict and unresolvable anxiety, with potential features of passive aggressive behavior. #641126 : brooding, suppressed rage, intensity, smoldering emotions, internal battles.

#7B161E : volatility, emotional overwhelm, danger, distrust, bitterness.

#EF8E5B : instability, emotional overstimulation, emotional fragility, surface-level warmth masking deeper fear, people-pleasing.

#F9DA67 : anxiety, nervous energy, fear of criticism, restlessness, fear of judgment, overthinking social impressions, scattered attention.

#64104E : isolation, internal conflict, mistrust, emotional withdrawal, suspicion toward others, difficulty trusting, feeling “other” or different.

#530C6A : escapism, overthinking, fantasy avoidance.

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3rd: Hypersensitive avoidant - Marked by feelings of suspicion and panic, where individuals may be thin-skinned and exhibit paranoid features, such as being hypersensitive to perceived threats.

#2E0473 : heaviness, over-analysis, emotional distance, existential anxiety, perfectionism, fear of failure.

#600F74 : paranoia, intensity, hidden fears, distrust of others, overwhelming inner intensity, unhealthy fixation.

#F19C63 : fickleness, over-sensitivity, fragile ego, discomfort with confrontation.

#EC6267 : jealousy, emotional instability, stress cycles.

#851853 : insecurity, emotional turbulence, mistrust, feelings of inadequacy, feeling misunderstood.

#6E1257 : repression, emotional burden, fear of vulnerability, difficulty letting go.

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4th: Self-deserting avoidant - involves a state of self-neglect and the abandonment of one’s own needs and desires. Depressive symptoms, agitation and suicidal thoughts are often present.

#041435 : depression, emotional heaviness, suppression, fear of opening up, seriousness, heaviness, fear of expressing needs, self-blame.

#172E64 : pessimism, emotional distance, fear of vulnerability, inhibition.

#575F70 : apathy, fatigue, little motivation, detachment, loss of excitement or purpose, disconnection.

#905727 : bitterness, heaviness, overload or burnout, guardedness.

#5C270B : pessimism, distrust, isolation, emotional blockages, isolation, feeling stuck.

#5B0E18 : internalized anger, shame, emotional repression, rumination, self-doubt, self criticism, fear of being seen.

[funnier-with-avoidantpd]

Hi!! I noticed there wasn’t an active “funnier with AvPD” blog so I decided to make one! I’ve never done one of these before, so I might run into a few bumps here and there ^^;;

You can tag me or send an ask to submit posts. The inbox is open and anons are on, feel free to send in more stuff you think was humorous or your past experiences that make sense in hindsight. Most posting will run on a queue 5 times a day.

Disclaimer: If you tag me in something and I don’t reblog it, nothing against you! I probably already reblogged it. Also, this is a sideblog, so I can’t like or follow from here. I also occasionally post informative posts that I find :)

Inspired by similar “funnier with _pd” blogs, and other avpd gimmick blogs such as @avpd-polls and @avpdculture!

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(Traits of) HPD + AVPD + NPD culture is finally mustering up the courage to participate in a discussion in class, but nobody congratulating you or even responding to your points, and immediately contemplating suicide because they’d all be thinking and talking about me so much for so long if I died a tragic death, they’d totally regret treating me like this now

HPD + AVPD + NPD culture is…

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can't wait to go home and talk to my psychiatrist about AvPD just to get dismissed because i'm not an adult yet and be told i just have severe anxiety even though this is chronic, debilitating, and only developed recently xx

i'm relying on my mom to bring it up because guess what, the avoidant disorder makes me avoid things ESPECIALLY social situations. crazy, right?