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    starving for human affection and intimacy

    I don't know what is wrong with me today, for an avoidant and love-shy guy I feel as though I'm 'in heat' where I'm desperately wanting to both give and receive affection from some barely imaginary pretty girl... Unlike usual, my mind is focussed on thoughts of passionate kissing and fondling...
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    AvPD as giving up on anxiety related desires

    I'm curious if other AvPD sufferers share this trait - if their avoidance of anxiety provoking situations has led them to giving up on what they desire allmost alltogether? - I had anxiety from Social Anxiety Disorder but since becoming avoidant I have more or less given up on being really...
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    how should you go by yourself to pubs/nightclubs?

    Some evenings after working late or spending the evening in an internet cafe or seeing a movie or whatever I see from a small distance lots of pubs and bars and night clubs and so on where young people roughly my age (25) are hanging out very loudly... I have on rare occasions been able to go...
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    Greetings from Artanis

    Hi all, I just heard about this forum today and thought I should stop by; I have Social Anxiety Disorder, Avoidant Personality Disorder, and Love Shyness. I'm a 25 year old guy who lives in Melbourne, Australia. I work in stock management and general retail stuff in a bookstore and I have a...
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