Just wanted to add a separate post for others who read here – the older you get I think it is true that AvPD gets easier and less overwhelming – you just end up learning how to relate to people and how to feel more comfortable in previously intolerable situations simply by virtue of having to do it over the years. Not sure that that’s any comfort to anyone, not in the present moment, but I think I’m trying to say to those who are still quite young, it DOES get better, it DOES get easier even without you having to consciously DO anything about it.

Torn