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Default Jul 09, 2021 at 03:23 PM
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Found a video on AVPD. Can't insert the link because I don't have enough previous posts. Search for "How to Spot the 7 Traits of Avoidant Personality Disorder" on YouTube. It's produced by MedCircle. Her name is Dr. Ramani Duravasula.

Hope it will help people.

Highlights for me:

At about 2:28: She will do work on "unscrambling those fears"

At 3:30: The therapist needs to spend time with a client to understand them holistically.

At 7:54, 6th DSM criteria: Self-perception of social ineptness "is a cognitivie distortion" that feels real. The false self-perception is reinforcing.

At 10:20: Red flags to look for with a therapist: Being too quick to diagnose and giving quick cure-alls.

11:48: Arriving at a diagnosis and therapy is a slow process.

12:22: She doesn't talk to her clients in term of their diagnosis. She talks to them about their fears, etc.

17:25: She works with the client collaboratively. She's not going to be right all the time about interpreting someone's thoughts. She'd be lucky if she's right 75% of the time.

19:30: Therapy, in general, is not about pointing out "what's wrong with you". Therapy is about understanding the truth and the areas that you're great in. It's about getting closer to an optimal way to living.
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Default Jul 10, 2021 at 06:49 PM
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Found a video on AVPD. Can't insert the link because I don't have enough previous posts. Search for "How to Spot the 7 Traits of Avoidant Personality Disorder" on YouTube. It's produced by MedCircle. Her name is Dr. Ramani Duravasula.

Hope it will help people.

Highlights for me:

At about 2:28: She will do work on "unscrambling those fears"

At 3:30: The therapist needs to spend time with a client to understand them holistically.

At 7:54, 6th DSM criteria: Self-perception of social ineptness "is a cognitivie distortion" that feels real. The false self-perception is reinforcing.

At 10:20: Red flags to look for with a therapist: Being too quick to diagnose and giving quick cure-alls.

11:48: Arriving at a diagnosis and therapy is a slow process.

12:22: She doesn't talk to her clients in term of their diagnosis. She talks to them about their fears, etc.

17:25: She works with the client collaboratively. She's not going to be right all the time about interpreting someone's thoughts. She'd be lucky if she's right 75% of the time.

19:30: Therapy, in general, is not about pointing out "what's wrong with you". Therapy is about understanding the truth and the areas that you're great in. It's about getting closer to an optimal way to living.
Good post. Especially, working with the client collaboratively, and that the therapist is not going to be right all the time about interpreting someone's thoughts, and is lucky if she/he is right 75% of the time.

And, therapy, in general, is not about pointing out ''what's wrong with you''.....it's about understanding the truth and the areas you're great in, and about getting closer to an optimal way of living.


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Thanks Fuzzybear!

Good to know that it's sound advice and may be helpful to someone.

I'm concerned about a family member. I don't know if he is or was in therapy, but he needs help. I hope he seeks it. No one can force it on him.
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