I guess Lifeiscruel is not here with us, in other way, (s)he would had replied our posts.
Anyway, in my opinión it's an interesting thread because we have the possibility to write about the symtons of AvPD we are moré affected by.

From my experience, I realized of the fact that having a low self-steem, that is sense of inadequency, is a great point to consider.
In the way, a person with low self-steem can rise the lebel, (s)he will feel how to cope with the disorder is easier.

I have now a moré sane self-steem and it makes a difference: the way I live, the way I approch to people, approch to new situations...