tired_of_starting_again
Well-known member
It has always bothered me that when AvPD & SPD are differentiated from (as in avoidants deeply desire intimacy & social contact while schizoids do not), they always make it seem as you either are sitting around desperately yearning for affection or you have absololutely no interest whatsoever in it.
Avoidant Personality Disorder (DSM-III[R]):
"Unlike people with Schizoid Personality Disorder, who are socially isolated, but have no desire for social relations, those with Avoidant Personality Disorder yearn for affection & acceptance."
They make it seem black & white, either you do or you don't.
What if the reason for your avoidance is a major confusion for you?
I've gone back & forth trying to say that I really want friends & closeness but am afraid, that sounds right, but I also maintain an indifference to people & am territorial about my personal space & privacy & etc. so I thought that maybe I just don't like socialising....
I want it but I don't, I don't know if I want it...... it goes on & on.
Avoidant Personality Disorder (DSM-III[R]):
"Unlike people with Schizoid Personality Disorder, who are socially isolated, but have no desire for social relations, those with Avoidant Personality Disorder yearn for affection & acceptance."
They make it seem black & white, either you do or you don't.
What if the reason for your avoidance is a major confusion for you?
I've gone back & forth trying to say that I really want friends & closeness but am afraid, that sounds right, but I also maintain an indifference to people & am territorial about my personal space & privacy & etc. so I thought that maybe I just don't like socialising....
I want it but I don't, I don't know if I want it...... it goes on & on.