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Originally Posted by Snap66
The word “Avoidance” is so easy to recognise and identity with.
I think confuses allot of people when really they are experiencing the effects of Depression.
Sadness will make you withdraw with all associated feelings of avoiding
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I think that I realize that distinction, also... it's actually part of the reason that I began looking into AvPD & posted this in the 1st place. Avoidance coping is something that I'm very familiar with. Mine can be significantly worsened during (and to a degree, after) an MDD episode, but it is always present, even if I'm able to override it during times where I only deal with dysthymia.
Whilst I have been given effective treatments that have largely kept MDD episodes at bay & allow me to better handle SA, the avoidance aspect of my behavior seems to remain & if anything is now more exposed.