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Location: Kentucky
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Oct 21, 2013 at 11:01 PM
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Hi. This is my first time posting here. I was told by a psychologist quite a while ago that I have avoidant personality disorder. However, I have received no treatment because I have no money for it or medicines. I just feel most comfortable right here at home with my husband and our dog. I am a substitute teacher and I have no idea how to relate to the kids. I really just do not want to leave the house. It is my comfort zone. I don't necessarily feel depressed. I just feel best right here. I feel safest. I really feel like people don't want to be with me anyway. If I stay home, I don't have to deal with that. Husband feels the same way about being here. We both just want to be here together and not be bothered by anyone else. Just going out to the grocery store or some such errand is fine if we can get it done quickly, but work or social situations are very difficult. How do I get out of this or at least not make just going to where people are a chore to be avoided at any cost? Am I crazy?
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Poohbah
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Oct 22, 2013 at 01:22 PM
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Hey and welcome to the site. You're not crazy. What you are experiencing is very real to you, and that's what matters most. I really hope you can find a way to get help. The best treatment for AvPD as I was told is therapy. Have you looked into state appointed insurance? That's what I'm on. You may qualify for it, and it's worth trying. If not, some places will accept you on a sliding scale. I don't have much advice, except to say that you are definitely not crazy - and to push that word out of your head. I hope you do find some advice here from someone who has received more treatment than myself.
__________________ Love is.. OSFED|MDD/PPD|GAD|gender dysphoria|AvPD a baby smiling at you for the first time a dog curling up by your side... and your soulmate kissing your forehead when he thinks you're sound asleep |
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Oct 22, 2013 at 01:36 PM
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 mom2beagle. Glad you found us. Hope you get what are looking for here on PC
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Grand Magnate
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Location: Gallifrey
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Oct 22, 2013 at 10:52 PM
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You know what? It's ok to be happiest at home.
It's ok to be happy spending your time alone together.I'm sorry that work situations are difficult though.  That makes for stress! I'm sure that together, you and your H (and maybe some therapy!) could find a way to help make things more bareable for you both. You're totally not crazy! It's really hard work. Why not pick out something together that you and your H would both really like to do - but are too shy/nervous to go and do it. Then work your way backwards and break things down into smaller things that would help build towards that one thing becoming more comfortable for you both? __________________ "The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things. Of shoes, of ships, of sealing wax, of cabbages, of kings! Of why the sea is boiling hot, of whether pigs have wings..." "I have a problem with low self-esteem. Which is really ridiculous when you consider how amazing I am. |
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