Hey there Orange,

I'm new here, hope you dont mind my 2 cents.

I totally get the exposed feelings too - my AvPD went in the direction of agorophobia for a good long while. My brother is currently agorophobic with exactly the same thing as I had.

Firstly - well done for recognising your trigger! Being honest about what triggers you will definately help you (and all of us?) recognise whats going on with you.

I get/got the urge to flee impulsively massively also. I get the urge to run, walk away, flee and end up doing that, after making ends to conversations or interactions quickly, or by completely clamming up, forcing the conversation to die and forcing the other person to lose interest (i guess that means I reject them and the conversation, they get the $hits and leave).

For my agorophobia I felt totally, completely and utterly exposed and that people could see me, and all my flaws and would automatically judge me based on that. I get you totally. Keep the faith Orange. It can get better. You can make it better. People can recover. I have all the time in the world for you.