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Originally Posted by iamanders
Pax!
I have two questions:
When did you (or was it someone else?) first suspect that you could have AvPD?
What did people say when you told them about your worries?
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I suspected it around the time I turned 21 yet I still felt like a teenager emotionally. I found the AvPD symptoms online and thought it might explain my issues but I left it at that. Soon I was in therapy with depression and that's where I was diagnosed by my psychiatrist with Avoidant and Dependant PD's. I remember feeling relieved
As to people's reactions - they mostly said that 'everyone has issues' and didn't take my diagnosis seriously. I felt hurt because I always had felt so misunderstood. But now, some 4 year later they are more understanding.