Another listener request, this episode covers how AvPD affects someone on a day to day basis. It covers motivation, relationships, work and school life, and isolation/avoidance. It also mentions an article published this year called 'Struggling to be a person: Lived experience of avoidant personality disorder.' Hope you enjoy.

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My thoughts, at the present time, on healthy ways to cope with the difficult thoughts, feelings, and sensations related to Avoidant PD. They're not about avoiding in particular, so these can apply to a variety of mental health conditions, such as social anxiety disorder, depression, anxiety, and borderline personality. (However, I do include one technique I found to cope with avoiding).

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People with AvPD are usually very hard on themselves and lack self-compassion. Self-compassion (including self-forgiveness and self-acceptance) is an important aspect of mental well-being.

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Some of the other episodes were sort of theoretical, so this one looks at practical things you can do to improve your mental health and well-being. These are recommendations for any mental health condition, not just avoidant personality. Included in today's episode on this topic are: sleep, exercise, nutrition and eating well, and being in nature.

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How does AvPD compare to the other personality disorders? There's a lot of comorbidity and overlap in symptoms, so here we look at borderline, dependent, schizoid, and paranoid personality disorders.

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Following on from the last episode on trauma, this week's topic is the book Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine and Ann Frederick.

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Trauma and complex trauma: definitions, what causes it, how complex PTSD relates to AvPD, symptoms, and some on the ACE study. (And the right mic is switched on in Audacity now!)

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Today's episode covers personality tests, specifically, the Five Factor Model (the Big Five), the MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory), the MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator), and the Enneagram.

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What's the difference between social anxiety disorder and avoidant personality disorder? This episode looks at both conditions and some of the differences and similarities between them. A recommended article is "Social anxiety disorders in clinical practice: differentiating social phobia from avoidant personality disorder."

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Medications are discussed in today's episode (in particular, SSRIs, Seroquel, propranolol, and benzos).

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