AvPD Connect

I’m fed up with myself. I had an interaction with the garage owner down the road this week, and it...

I hate going out anywhere, I hate being around people, but somehow I’ve sort of created a Meetup group. The...

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...