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Paranoid: Very High
Schizoid: Moderate
Schizotypal: High
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Moderate
Histrionic: High
Narcissistic: High
Avoidant: Very High
Dependent: High
Obsessive-Compulsive: High

Avoidant
Avoidant personality disorder is characterized by extreme social anxiety. People with this disorder often feel inadequate, avoid social situations, and seek out jobs with little contact with others. They are fearful of being rejected and worry about embarassing themselves in front of others. They exaggerate the potential difficulties of new situations to rationalize avoiding them. Often, they will create fantasy worlds to substitute for the real one. Unlike schizoid personality disorder, avoidant people yearn for social relations yet feel they are unable to obtain them. They are frequently depressed and have low self-confidence.

fits me to a T

i think i killed this thread.

nah
we're all pretty avoidant
that's why we create social worlds via the computer
that way, no rejection or embarrassment
makes perfect sense

this is our "fantasy world"
thank you CM, for prolonging my avoidant personality

Disorder | Rating
Paranoid: Low
Schizoid: Low
Schizotypal: Moderate
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Low
Histrionic: High
Narcissistic: Low
Avoidant: Moderate
Dependent: Moderate
Obsessive-Compulsive: Moderate

Disorder | Rating
Paranoid: Low
Schizoid: Low
Schizotypal: Low
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Low
Histrionic: Moderate
Narcissistic: Moderate
Avoidant: Low
Dependent: Low
Obsessive-Compulsive: Low

Emily wrote:Paranoid: Very High
Schizoid: Moderate
Schizotypal: High
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Moderate
Histrionic: High
Narcissistic: High
Avoidant: Very High
Dependent: High
Obsessive-Compulsive: High

eeek! u ok?

obviously not. it's ok, i'm on zoloft.

yeah, because we all know that anti-depressants make everything all better
sorry, nothing against you, Emily, but me and drugs have problems with each other

i'm also doing cognitive restructuring, so, yeah.

good.

being a psychology student, i've come to realize that drugs aren't the final answer
you gotta back it up with something


so that's good that you're doing cognitive restructuring
so is it like trying to rid your mind of negative thoughts about yourself when you are in social situations?

that's pretty much it. i've been going to a pyschologist for maybe 3 months now and just started taking medicine a month ago.

my mommy's on xanax for her anxiety attack problem
she's getting it from her regular doctor
i think she should see a psychologist
but she did that a few years ago and she said it was useless
grr.

i have similar problems that my mom has
and she told me that her anxiety issues didn't start until she was like in her mid thirties
so i'm just waiting for the day when the heredity kicks in and I'll be put on some medication that will make me all cheerful and calm

great.