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Old Sep 28, 2010, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by daytimedreamer View Post

one of the key troubles for people with AVPD is their desire for close companionship and deep relationships, but they believe that such relationships are impossible for them to achieve because of who they are. They believe that, even if all their social anxiety were to disappear tomorrow, they are such an undesirable person that no one would want to be close to them. People with social anxiety do not need to believe that.
This information is helpful to me. I wondered the same thing---what is the difference?

I think my problem might point more to AvPD than to social anxiety.

I am working on my fears of ppl, but still have an innate feeling of undesirability.

Billi
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