yes. I think of AvPD as social anxiety on steroids. I even drift off a lot. I learned to check out as a coping mechanism. Thats avoidance. I belonged to a message board for people who have AvPD. I found that this disorder runs a spectrum. From people who are consciously working on it and have made progress. To people who it has not progressed too far. To those where it has seriously limited their ability to function in the world.