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Magnate
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I'm just searching for answers. My pdoc has brought up I have schizoid traits, but I don't think it fits me. I can see how I could appear that way though. I will also mention I have bipolar and GAD.
The thing is I avoid people because I feel so socially inept and so down on myself that no one could possibly like me. I hate compliments because they sound insincere because there is no way there is anything good about me. I constantly feel like people dislike me. I don't have friends or a significant other and pretty much avoid doing anything other than spending time with family. I work as a manager, which I feel I suck at. I'd much rather keep to myself because people constantly tell me I'm not doing good enough. I don't like confronting people, so my employees kind of get away with a lot. It's like a personal hell of trying to always make everyone happy. I think I might being this all up when I see my pdoc next. I just think I have a personality thing going on that complicates things beyond my bipolar and GAD by making things worse. |
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There is a lot of overlap between AVPD and Schizoid PD. I would say that your low self esteem and preoccupation with other people's opinions of you is more indicative of AVPD.
PDs are difficult to diagnose. I was not diagnosed with AVPD until I had been seeing my T weekly for over six months. Your Pdoc may not yet know you well enough to be able to tease out a PD diagnosis from similar or comorbid disorders. You could ask him or her to administer psychological testing if you want a definitive answer. |
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There is overlap between some of the pd’s.
There are too many mean people in the world who seem to enjoy judging anyone they think is different. I try to feel sorry for those people because they have different problems.... . “Avoidant pd” - “socially inept” - what is that? Who is to judge someone else as “socially inept” ? (maybe a sociopath with no feelings) If you have a service provider who is competent they can make a diagnosis having got to know you __________________ |
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