AvPD Connect

Me and my new online friend have been getting along great. He is so lovely and gentle, attentive; he actually...

I cannot stand long voice notes. I may have to tell him that at some point, because I’m fast forwarding...

So after I put the RIP sign on my dormant Facebook page and getting the contact from my sister asking...

I have just spent the last hour or so crying – the first time I’ve cried in about four years....

I’ve made an online friend but, true to form, I’ve nearly blocked him twice already. He messaged me on Facebook...

When I moved into my lovely home two years ago, a woman a few years older than me tried to...

People talk over me all the time, and I can’t help but take it as rejection. My neighbour Mack is...

Vulnerable narcissism is a real psychological pattern, but it’s often misunderstood – especially when it comes to people like me,...

We’re told to “find our passion” to “meet our tribe.” They say if you do what you love, socializing gets...

I know this post seems wildly off course and has nothing to do with AvPD – at least not on...

If you belong to any mental health social media groups, you might have noticed a new trend: people are using...

I’d noticed a local mental health in person meet up group on Facebook and eventually decided to give it a...

TL;DR: Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD) doesn’t have a “cure” in the medical sense, but people can improve significantly with the...

Donating your diaries might be an option if you have absolutely nobody to leave them to. I’ve written diaries since...

I recently contacted my local council to ask what happens to people who die with no next of kin. The...

When searching for Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD) UK diagnosis criteria, it can be confusing to navigate the different systems professionals...

I never imagined I’d end up like this, but as someone with Avoidant Personality Disorder, the idea of not being...