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Fuzzybear · Nov 07, 2009, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by puffyprue

Personality disorder is a complex business and not at all straightforward to diagnose, especially in oneself because it is difficult to be objective. You may just be suffering from social phobia or anxiety or there may be a combination of issues. Avoidant personality disorder can occur in conjunction with other social phobias, mood and anxiety disorders, and personality disorders. The diagnosis may be complicated by the fact that avoidant personality disorder may be either the cause or result of other mood and anxiety disorders.
Lots of people have avoidant traits, but it doesn't necessarily mean they have a diagnosable disorder and you really need to request a professional assessment in relation to discussing with a clinician what it is that you would like to change, if you do want to change.
Whether it is avoidant personality or social anxiety disorder, the best and only thing to do about it, along with psychotherapy (and CBT is best for me

but everyone is different ), is to slowly and gradually put yourself into social situations, even if only briefly

and in my opinion u should start build your self esteem ...
hope it helps ...