Many people struggle with shyness, but a small segment of the population suffers from shyness so severe that it brings about extreme social inhibition. In avoidant personality disorder, extreme ...
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) and Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD) share characteristics, most obvious being the avoidance of social situations. At first glance, this may create difficulties in ...
anonymous people walking in New York city street with motion blur, concept of average person A lot has been done to destigmatize mental health in our culture, but many complex mental health conditions ...
People with avoidant personality disorder have a pervasive fear of emotional closeness. It stems from a lack of self-esteem starting in childhood.
Are you dating an avoidant type? You know, the hyper-independent type that is uncomfortable with any form of emotional intimacy? If you are, then you're probably having issues with meeting them where ...
Everyone copes with discomfort, trauma, and complex emotions in their own unique way, but for avoidant people, who prefer to run from and suppress these things, they often end up in more internal ...
A lot has been done to destigmatize mental health in our culture, but many complex mental health conditions remain mired in stigma. While talking about anxiety and depression is commonplace, ...