Avoidance of social interactions and intimate relationships.
Excessive feelings of low self-esteem, shame and inadequacy.
Withdrawal from situations where one is likely to be criticized.
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These are just some of the traits of Avoidant Personality Disorder.
But it goes beyond just anxiety or shyness.
Avoidance of social interactions and intimate relationships.
Excessive feelings of low self-esteem, shame and inadequacy.
Withdrawal from situations where one is likely to be criticized.
This disorder goes beyond the occasional social anxiety or even just being an anxious person in general.
This disorder is debilitating, pervasive and excessive in its impact.
It also overlaps with certain withdrawal behaviors of being a highly sensitive person.
Significant impairments in personality functioning manifest by:
Impairments in self-functioning due to either (a or b).
Impairments ininterpersonal functioning(a or b):
a.
B. Pathologicalpersonality traitsin the following domains:
1.
Detachment, characterized by:
a. b.Intimacy avoidance:Avoidance of close or romantic relationships, interpersonal attachments, and intimate sexual relationships.
Although a prominent feature of disorders like this is self-isolation, no one should have to tackle this alone.
