
daffy
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Ive recently been diagnosed with AvPD (avoidance personality disorder) . Before it had been put down to social anxiety/phobia, but now they think its a bit more deep rooted as some times i am completly housebound and too scared to go outside. It came to a head when i said about going to a small family wedding and i couldnt face going. Then it all spilled out how i seemed to be scared of virtually everything.
I queried if CBT would help and was told no but it does help social phobia. Apparantly in nearly all cases of AvPD there is childhood trauma so im now on the waiting list for psychotherapy, (prob a three year wait)
I did start psychotherapy a couple of years ago but they said i was too 'fragile' to continue.
The main problem im having tho is cos im also bipolar and fortunatly my manic phases have not been too bad (mainly spending and becoming very bossy and argumentative) and they say this is due to having AvPD. So im worried if the therapy eases the AvPD then the bipolar highs will get worse, cos the lows are bad enough.
I dont know if anyone else on here has been diagnosed but would love to hear from them.
Soz its been such a long post.
daf
I queried if CBT would help and was told no but it does help social phobia. Apparantly in nearly all cases of AvPD there is childhood trauma so im now on the waiting list for psychotherapy, (prob a three year wait)

The main problem im having tho is cos im also bipolar and fortunatly my manic phases have not been too bad (mainly spending and becoming very bossy and argumentative) and they say this is due to having AvPD. So im worried if the therapy eases the AvPD then the bipolar highs will get worse, cos the lows are bad enough.
I dont know if anyone else on here has been diagnosed but would love to hear from them.
Soz its been such a long post.
daf