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Other Personality Disorders
Out of curiosity has anyone on the forum got a diagnoses of either Avoident Personality Disorder or Schizoid Personality Disorder?
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Re: Other Personality Disorders
Not an official diagnosis, no. But I am convinced I have an avoidant personality disorder. So far as I know, you rarely get one PD on its own. Instead, if you have one, you are also likely to have traits from those most closely related. In my case, I have traits of the Avoidant, Dependent and Paranoid PDs.
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Re: Other Personality Disorders
I was diagnosed with avoidant personality by a psychologist.
As a side issue I once rang the Samaritans and said I’d been dxd with this and I received a completely different (and less helpful) response than the other time I rang them and said I had SA and GAD (I’m not sure which of their labels are accurate..) I think complex PTSD might be worth looking into...there’s a book by Pete Walker on this (I don’t think it’s much diagnosed in this country ) |
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Re: Other Personality Disorders
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Re: Other Personality Disorders
Isn't Avoidant Personality Disorder (APD) just Social Anxiety (SA) that has become at its most debilitating
I mean, if someone experiences crippling anxiety when interacting with others it's hardly surprising if they start to AVOID the situations that cause them discomfort. I always (probably wrongly) assumed that APD is SA at its worst - in the same way that I thought SA is Shyness at its worst? I was diagnosed years ago as suffering with a phobic anxiety disorder (SA) but I have never officially been diagnosed as having an APD although I'm certain I would fit all the criteria. Personally, I HATE labels so I haven't or wouldn't bother to seek another one out although I can understand why some people might want to do so. From what I can gather, from looking on the internet, both SA and APD are treated with exactly the same kind of therapies and if not 100% curable can be reduced to such an extent that the individuals life is no longer dominated by SA and is on a par to the anxiety the majority of the population feel in certain situations. I find it all rather confusing if I'm being honest |
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Re: Other Personality Disorders
I also think labels can be very unhelpful at times.. but sometimes they can help us if they are accurate (and we know where to look for help which isn’t always easy..). I think Avpd is a severe form of SA, but maybe also has deeper origins than some people with SA have (but I’m not an expert) .. I know I was labelled as “withdrawn†by teachers from when I started school at 4 and that hadn’t really changed when I left at 17.
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Re: Other Personality Disorders
^ That makes a lot of sense Bluebear. Thanks for explaining
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