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Grand Magnate
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Nov 27, 2014 at 06:25 AM
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How do you cope with avoidant?
Therapy, meds, physical exercise, relaxation, friends, family, self-help books...or all together. Express yourself! 
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Nov 27, 2014 at 01:17 PM
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I don't have this disorder but therapy is the first thing I would want to do. I hope that others in this forum can relate to your question and answer you better than I can.
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Grand Magnate
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Nov 27, 2014 at 02:03 PM
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I agree with you. One of the main support is to follow some kind of therapy.
What disorder or illness have you got, JellyBean, if you have any? |
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Nov 28, 2014 at 11:59 AM
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To support my well-being is a hard question for me to answer. I exercise very seriously but i don't get that rush or feel good sensation that i hear others talk about. I'm not medicated because AvPD is personality and not a chemical imbalance treated by medication and I have lost my faith in therapy long ago.
I'm sure I have little techniques that I fall back on automatically but basically I cope with the moment as books and other activities aren't strong enough to deal with my maladative thinking. I can't escape the moment so i have to deal with it which will entail thinking about what has been said plus and further failures/decisions/accusations/expectancy plus thinking forward to be somewhat prepared for their reply or action followed by dealing with the after thoughts. sorry about all the "I's __________________ Diagnosed: AvPD. It’s never alright. It comes and it goes. It’s always around, even when it don’t show. They say it gets better. well I guess that it might. But even when it’s better, it’s never alright. |
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Grand Magnate
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Nov 28, 2014 at 05:09 PM
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I supported myself cause I wanted to fit in and not let my thoughts and family win... so I just kept pushing myself. So in a way, family helped like that.
Mostly I helped myself through reading online, writing, distractions and setting goals. Some friends over the years have helped. Therapy is helping me, because it's really forcing me to answer things honestly and share my actual emotions - which is sooooo hard for me to do. __________________ "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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