Ever Felt Fear of Humiliation? Avoidant Personality Disorder May Be Why | MedCircle
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Published 2019-05-07
Have you ever felt fear of humiliation, or just self-conscious or shy? For some, that feeling is so severe that it impedes everyday life. This is called avoidant personality disorder (APD.) Here's what to do to cope with symptoms of avoidant personality disorder.
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Have you ever felt fear of humiliation, or just self-conscious or shy? These are common feelings. But imagine if these feelings became so severe and persistent that they impeded every single social interaction. It’s more than just self-consciousness. But this pattern can be mended through the right education - which is what this series provides. Throughout these seven episodes, Dr. Ramani breaks down why those with avoidant personality disorder are at risk for other illnesses and unhealthy relationships, the APD causes and risk factors you should be aware of, and how to spot the seven traits of APD. She also explains how to find a professional that someone with APD can trust and how to alleviate social fear and anxiety through APD treatment. Additionally, Dr. Ramani sheds light on what treatment progress should look like and how to maintain it. She ends the series with key strategies for supporting someone with avoidant personality disorder. This series contains the tools you need to find relief from fear of humiliation.
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The biggest issue with having Avoidant Personality Disorder is the ingrained hatred of one's self and being so over critical of yourself. Welcome to my life.
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For me the worst part of being in social situations is the drive home, replaying conversations in my head, picking apart things I said, feeling stupid and self-conscious and later lying in bed doing the same unable to go to sleep.
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She is too warm and gives a feeling of security I wish to meet her personally once
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Does anyone else feel a sense of community just from reading the comments posted here? Having avpd myself, I always view my faults as "just who I am" and i often feel like the most useless and unlikable person in the world. What's even worse is that I rarely consider my diagnosis as being any reason whatsoever, so everything is simply "my own fault." Reading through these comments from people describing issues very similar to mine makes me feel understood. Just knowing there are a lot of people out there who understands what it's like to live with this condition is freeing in a way. I wish you all the best.
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Not only am I afraid of humiliation, my life is defined by it. Fear of embarrassment has kept me from pursuing activities I love (drawing, writing, playing piano) and pretty much everything I do is determined by the degree of humiliation it will potentially cause me.
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I feel anxious and afraid even in front of little children , that's how bad my condition is
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I’m constantly feeling overwhelmed like life isn’t real and I never feel like I’m in the moment talking to people I just feel like a robot pretending. Idk how to explain it, but I’m just so tired of it. I wish I could be myself but honestly i don’t even know who that is...
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I cried when I came across this. I thought it was social anxiety, this personality disorder has ruined my life, and I think there is a lot more stuff going on with me, its overwhelming
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It doesn’t just come from a fear of embarrassment, but fear of unfamiliar situations, abandonment or getting hurt
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I can talk fine to strangers but as soon as I see someone I know, I pretty much shut down
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29 years later, never had a significant relationship, not a proper job or mental health to go into college, afraid to be me all day everyday. Yup that is me in a (empty) nutshell
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I wish she was my mom. Imagine having an intelligent, amazing mom and psychologist all in one? If she was my mom I'd probably not have even gotten this disorder to begin with
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why is this disorder so rarely talked about?
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Bullying can exacerbate the development of these types of anxiety disorders
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She is so right about society over-pathologizing introverts a lot. I'm an introvert, and this has definitely been my experience.
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I know the self-diagnosis of oneself is an eye roller, but I can relate to APD.
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Growing up with neglect, insults, beatings, rejection, bullying at home and at school.. it's what life is, for everybody, if you're on your own.
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This is me! I have been diagnosed with Major Depression Disorder and Generalized Anxiety but, I have felt that there is something else going on. ADP sounds like something I can relate to, and for me it is very crippling, and terribly painful mentally. People see me and I am judged partly because of my physical appearance, and by my quiet personality I am often misunderstood. To them they see me as being, "stuck up" or unfriendly. They don't know that in reality I feel paralyzed, and it's to the point where I can't bear being around people and would rather hide. This feeling is including family. It's hard because people are looking at what they see on the outside, but what they don't see is the mental anguish I feel on the inside.
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Ive avoided certain people that make me feel anxious and socialize with people I feel secure with but there's always that feeling of wanting to disengage I have to force myself to stay in that interaction and not turn away.
