Hey Azul,
I also hear that Avoidant Personality Disorder, Dependent and Borderline are often diagnosed amongst each other. I think you posted on a recent thread about Millon's Borderline Subtypes - one of which is labelled, "Discouraged Borderline," which includes Avoidant, Dependent and Borderline pathology.
I am a, "discouraged borderline," and I know for a fact that my dependent traits come and go depending on stress. To explain: my DBT therapist recently abandoned me - now I have regressed to a younger state and my dependent traits have increased. All my traits have increased...