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Avoidant personality disorder VS Autism

Autismman

Someone recently posted a link on another discussion regarding avoidant personality disorder and this got me thinking about myself and my own diagnosis of autism. I am on a quest for clarity and information to help benefit my own situation so my question is how many of you diagnosed with autism can also relate to the symptoms of this particular personality disorder? And if not why so? 


Avoidant personality disorder symptoms 

1.  Avoids occupational activities that involve significant interpersonal contact because of fears of criticism, disapproval, or rejection.

2.  Is unwilling to get involved with people unless certain of being liked.

3.  Shows restraint within intimate relationships because of the fear of being shamed or ridiculed.

4.  Is preoccupied with being criticized or rejected in social situations.

5.  Is inhibited in new interpersonal situations because of feelings of inadequacy.

6.  Views self as socially inept, personally unappealing, or inferior to others.

7.  Is unusually reluctant to take personal risks or to engage in any new activities because they may prove embarrassing

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  • I have just been diagnosed with EUPD (emotionally unstable personality disorder) and what you have mentioned sounds very similar to EUPD. Are you able to have a general assessment of some sort maybe? 

  • in reply to Elfilis

    Possibly if I went to the Gp, I think it could be helpful. It doesn’t fit me to the T but I can really empathise with the struggles listed. It’s the feeling of inadequacy and feeling Inferior to others, like I’m different, not like them. Although I can’t say I have much want for the social aspects of it in the first place, I don’t avoid these things out of fear or judgement just that I don’t see the point in socialising anyway. I have a few friends but that’s always a one on one interaction so no real stress there. And I am not too aware of a need to be liked either. Perhaps I am just autistic but I can’t shake this imposter syndrome. 

  • in reply to Autismman

    I can understand that. Sometimes it’s best not to trust Dr Google but it might be worth asking for a general assessment with your GP or if it came to it, maybe go private. I kept questioning if I had BDD but apparently that’s more when going for cosmetic treatments and spending so much on them which I haven’t done (and hopefully wont despite the urge). Say I think autism can make you more vulnerable to other mental health problems and it’s harder to recover from but again I’m going by what my GP told me

  • in reply to Autismman

    Say with the way the world is going sometime Dr Google is the only way to find out things, too bad there always have to be horror stories on there. Autism does seem to be a harder one to diagnose, especially when it’s like level 1 autism. Suppose it’s harder to find out when you are so young. When I was a toddler I apparently showed some symptoms but I never got an assessment then but I did have a few health professionals throughout my school years and had suggested i was on the spectrum but only low. But I have only just recently been diagnosed with autism and now other conditions and apparently are much harder to treat with autism. 

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  • in reply to Autismman

    Say with the way the world is going sometime Dr Google is the only way to find out things, too bad there always have to be horror stories on there. Autism does seem to be a harder one to diagnose, especially when it’s like level 1 autism. Suppose it’s harder to find out when you are so young. When I was a toddler I apparently showed some symptoms but I never got an assessment then but I did have a few health professionals throughout my school years and had suggested i was on the spectrum but only low. But I have only just recently been diagnosed with autism and now other conditions and apparently are much harder to treat with autism. 

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