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Originally Posted by Whereto52
I know that personality disorders arent really curable . But at least I want to figure out how to live a more a 'normal' life and ,well, make it a life worth living.
Thats the 'better' part I meant.
My current diagnosis is AvPD with dysthymia. Dont think that it is wrong ,for now, because it is the first one that acutally seems to fit.
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I probably have pretty much the same thing. I never got a good diagnosis and I'm not going to because I had major trouble with the mental health people years ago. I have been able to improve over the years by working on it and pushing myself as much as I can. It can be tough.
I have been working for 22 years with only a 1 year unemployment gap. There was a time when I never thought I would be able to work. I did manage to get SSRI - a small amount of money per month. I knew people who lived on it if they got section 8 housing. I gave up that dream when I got an $8 an hour job. I moved up and got a cafe manager job for more than twice the money. Then I lost that but because I had a contact at the cafe I got a chemist job finally using my BS in Chemistry. Never was able to get a gf though. Only tried a bit of dating. It was horrible.