Hello Everyone,

I was diagnosed with Avoidant Personality Disorder from the psychiatrist at the hospital. I have severe issues with self esteem and I was wondering if any of you experience this issue?

I'm a 28 year old male and I've been thinking a lot about going to a plastic surgeon to get Rhinoplasty & possibly an Under-Eye Filler procedure. For me it appears to be interfering with my life, I'm so pre-occupied about my looks that I feel like I'm not good enough to interact with others looking as I do.

Now I have been in some relationships and have had interest from women and the such. But I don't seem to like the way I look or talk etc and it brings me down a lot, to the point I feel useless again. I've been having these issues since high school, when I was younger though I was very confident about my looks..

So how do you guys with AVPD cope with these feelings of inadequacy? The positive talk hasn't really worked for me. I'm honestly thinking about going the surgery route especially if helps my self esteem..

And are these feelings normal for someone with AVPD? I just want to make sure my diagnosis was correct.