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Old 16th June 2009, 1:06 AM   #1
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Avoidant Personality DIsorder
This just sounds too much like me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoidan...ality_disorder

Anyone been diagnosed?

What have been your treatments. I can force my unreasonable feelings down... But they never seem to die. I feel as though I'm constantly being judged negatively.
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Old 16th June 2009, 2:18 AM   #2
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Yeah, I was diagnosed with this by two doctors when I was 19-20. It got to the point where I couldn't even leave my home for months at a time. I still have some issues, but it's really improved dramatically since then, thank god.
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Old 18th June 2009, 1:03 AM   #3
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What did you do to get rid of it?
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Old 18th June 2009, 1:50 AM   #4
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I'm going to put my money on a good cognitive therapist.
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Old 18th June 2009, 4:01 AM   #5
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OMG this describes me exactly! I think I just diagnosed myself.
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Old 18th June 2009, 4:11 AM   #6
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Better to get a second opinion from a psychological professional. Self-diagnosis is over-rated

I concur that cognitive therapy, perhaps combined with a medication for anxiety, if present, should be helpful.
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