Showing posts with label avoidant personality disorder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label avoidant personality disorder. Show all posts

Monday, December 15, 2008

Avoidant Personality Disorder


Avoidant Personality Disorder is where a person has an extreme fear of being judged negatively by other people, and suffers from a high level of social discomfort as a result. They tend to only enter into relationships where uncritical acceptance is almost guranteed.They undergo social withdrawal, suffer from low self-esteem, but have a great desire of affection and acceptance.However,they do not want the affection as they fear the rejection