Avoidant personality

October 25, 2021 Avoidant Personality Disorder and Autism The amount of overlap between Autism and AvPD is remarkable enough to give me great pause. It causes me to suspect many high-masking Autistic people are misdiagnosed with AvPD. Over the weekend, I listened to a 4-hour deep dive on social avoidant…

Avoidant personality disorder is marked by poor self-esteem and an intense fear of rejection, possibly due to a combination of genetics and environment.

People with a dismissive avoidant attachment style typically exhibit a tendency to emotionally distance themselves from others, particularly in close relationships. These individuals often deny the importance of closeness and intimacy, maintain high self-reliance, and disregard or suppress emotional connections due to their defensive dismissal of attachment needs.

Avoidant personality disorder is characterized by intense feelings of inadequacy and fear of social rejection, with a reliance on avoidance.

Depressionals (Mental Health Awareness Project) on Instagram: “Avoidant personality disorder is characterized by feelings of extreme social inhibition, inadequacy, and sensitivity to negative criticism…”

So afraid of rejection!

Avoidant Attachment