I hope so! I haven't been diagnosed yet, but if be surprised if I didn't have AvPD. I have no advice, but I wanted to let you know that you're not alone. I too have no friends although I desperately want some. I'm so afraid of saying the wrong thing that my mind goes blank. I'm also afraid that everything I have to say is lame and boring. If I didn't have a fiance that pursued me and our children I would be totally alone. My family of origin are all cut off for various reasons.