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The Avoidant Personality Club

BeautifullyImperfect

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Yep, all of those apply to me.
 
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Goob!!!!!

My ol' buddy!! I didn't realize you were an avoidant!! =O
Heck, Kidd, I didn't realize that YOU were an avoidant!

  1. avoids occupational activities that involve significant interpersonal contact, because of fears of criticism, disapproval, or rejection Usually, unless I know I'm pretty good at it or I'm with people I know really well.
  2. is unwilling to get involved with people unless certain of being liked Yep. That's me. Dead ringer.
  3. shows restraint within intimate relationships because of the fear of being shamed or ridiculed - That would explain a lot...
  4. is preoccupied with being criticized or rejected in social situations - Yep, that's me again.
  5. is inhibited in new interpersonal situations because of feelings of inadequacy Sometimes. Usually it's because I'm too shy to do anything
  6. views self as socially inept, personally unappealing, or inferior to others That's me again. Durn Elementary school...
  7. is unusually reluctant to take personal risks or to engage in any new activities because they may prove embarrassing Not necessarily. Usually, it's the shyness thing coming out again.
 
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How long have you known that you have been an Avoidant? Dont know.
Who in your family, is an avoidant? None
How many online friends do you have that your reguarally chat with? 1
How many PM's do you receive a day? 0
How many emails do you receive a day or week? 5 or 6
How many online friends have burned you? Dont know what you mean by burned but too many have stopped talking to me
How many offline friends do you have? 4
How many "aquaintances friends do you have? Lots, that what happen while your still at High School
How many very close friends do you have (including family/spouse)? 3 my BF and my two close mates.
How many friends did you have when you were younger (Primary for me im at high school)? 0
What clique did you belong to when you were (are) in high School? out casts
Did you talk to your stuffed animals alot as a kid? sometimes
What was/is closer to you, friends or your stuffed animals? Cant remember
What do you avoid the most? Getting rejected ot hurt
Is it easier for you to make friends or lose them? About the same

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  1. avoids occupational activities that involve significant interpersonal contact, because of fears of criticism, disapproval, or rejection I prefer to work on my own at all times
  2. is unwilling to get involved with people unless certain of being liked Yeah pretty much, people have to approch me first
  3. shows restraint within intimate relationships because of the fear of being shamed or ridiculed - Hits the nail on the head
  4. is preoccupied with being criticized or rejected in social situations - You could say that
  5. is inhibited in new interpersonal situations because of feelings of inadequacy sometimes i'm shy quite often
  6. views self as socially inept, personally unappealing, or inferior to others Thats my past present and proberly future
  7. is unusually reluctant to take personal risks or to engage in any new activities because they may prove embarrassing Yep, wont go anywhere new without someone else I know there, and even that s hard.
Now that those are done, I'll introduce my self.
Im Nat and what has been said describes me perfecally. I'm the type that prefer to be asorbed in a book than to be any where else.
 
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WELCOME to our newest members. I hope that you all find this club helpful too. PLEASE feel free to talk about whatever may be on your mind brothers and sister. AND I luv the question about the icecream flavor, I have many!

God bless you all!
 
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I found out yesterday that I think my pet rat has the beginnings of pneumonia, and there's nothing I can do about it....I'm SHATTERED...makes me just want to hide from the world. One day I'm going to have to decide when is the best time to...put him to sleep...I went to bed at 8pm last night and slept for 12 hours, Ijust can't face the world. Charlie is a beautiful little creature, I've only had him and his brother (Bruce) since Christmas. Sounds silly for a woman my age to be so upset about a RAT...but he's more than a rat to me......

Annie
 
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Thank you Goldenrod....I have been crying all the time about Charlie, and now Bruce has a little sneeze sometimes....from what I've read on the internet about the condition, it could take weeks or months before he dies, but I don't want him to suffer and as soon as I see him starting to suffer I'll take him to the vet. Actually my husband said he'd take him there. But I've been loving them and playing with them today. Sometimes he sneezes more than others....I'll see what enquiries I can make at a vet who I know deals with rodants and maybe they can help. When I love a creature, I love it 200%. I won't kill spiders...I relocate them...I only kill flies, mosquitoes and cockroaches and I know feral mice that come into the house have to be killed...but generally I hate killing any creature. Even little bugs or worms I'll put somewhere safe in the garden. I'm too much of a softy. I think I can be harder about people than animals.
Thank you for your story about "Heart" it's lovely that you sang to him....

Smiles and hugs,
Annie
 
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thenewageriseth

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How long have you known that you have been an Avoidant?

I think I'm avoidant, some of the time...
Who in your family, is an avoidant? My father, I dunno...
How many online friends do you have that you reguarally chat with? Hmm...2 or 3 at least...tops
How many PM's do you receive a day? 0, usually...some days I do recieve a few or one at least
How many emails do you receive a day or week? Spam? Junk? or People?

How many online friends have burned you? 2, so far really, i think, have burned me unintentionally

How many offline friends do you have? 2, I believe
How many "aquaintances friends do you have? Lotza lol

How many very close friends do you have (including family/spouse)? 2?
How many friends did you have when you were younger (high school)? um...I had a lot...actually
What clique did you belong to when you were (are) in high School?no cliques at my old school-everybody liked me
Did you talk to your stuffed animals alot as a kid? Yes


What was/is closer to you, friends or your stuffed animals? Depends
What do you avoid the most? getting hurt, or disappointed, at most
Is it easier for you to make friends or lose them? hmm...good question...it depends, I think
 
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Actually..."the boys"....have seemed a little better in the last couple of days, so I'm trying to be optomistic. I've had my parents staying with us the last couple of days so that's taken my mind off bad things. Yes I have a couple of pics of the babies. Charlie ate another little hole in the leg of my jeans last night....little bugger !!!
 
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Amhacajo

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How long have you known that you have been an Avoidant?

I'd say all of my life. Can't remember ever feeling like I was ever not shy.
Who in your family, is an avoidant? my mother was and youngest son
How many online friends do you have that you reguarally chat with? 1 or 2

How many PM's do you receive a day?That depends. Not many. Sometimes 0
How many emails do you receive a day or week?

Not many. Always the same few people though
How many online friends have burned you? Don't think I've had that experience
How many offline friends do you have? 2 really close friends that I speak to regularly then a handful who would possibly fall into the next bracket
How many "aquaintances friends do you have? handful

How many very close friends do you have (including family/spouse)? 3 or 4 including my husband
How many friends did you have when you were younger (high school)? maybe about 6
What clique did you belong to when you were (are) in high School?the one that was not in the 'in' crowd
Did you talk to your stuffed animals alot as a kid? Yes

What was/is closer to you, friends or your stuffed animals? Friends
What do you avoid the most? Anything that involves socialising especially with people I don't know or not very well
Is it easier for you to make friends or lose them? From my experience it is easier to lose the friends
 
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Well... i'm a little weird i guess... lol... I avoid anything uncomfortable... but i'm very outgoing and very look at me... i have tons of "friends"... but only 2 that i really talk to about "stuff"... i have no problem being the center of attention... as long as nothing's going wrong... but it's all very surface... they don't get anything deeper... i got them reinforced non-penetrating steel walls ... if only *I* know I've done something wrong... I start avoiding everybody... or if i just feel uncomfortable.. i'm very closed down and secretive about EVERYTHING which drives EVERYBODY nuts... my closest friends/family half the time feel like i'm putting them on a shelf... and they don't know how to deal with me... (although I have gotten much better with God's help this last few months)
 
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How long have you known that you have been an Avoidant?
About a year... never stopped to think about it...
Who in your family, is an avoidant? My real parents
How many online friends do you have that you reguarally chat with? 0 - don't usually get online much
How many PM's do you receive a day?0
How many emails do you receive a day or week?
ummm... 1 this week lol..usually none
How many online friends have burned you? none... don't let em
How many offline friends do you have? 2 close ones... and about a million surface friends
How many "aquaintances friends do you have? tons
How many very close friends do you have (including family/spouse)? 3 including adopted mom
How many friends did you have when you were younger (high school)? real... always about 2-3 real one (but i still never shared anything).. but a million surface friends
What clique did you belong to when you were (are) in high School? i was totally "in" lol... i loved life and seemed not to be afraid to do anything
Did you talk to your stuffed animals alot as a kid? Yes

What was/is closer to you, friends or your stuffed animals? Friends
What do you avoid the most? Sharing anything that will make people "know" me... Everyone thinks I'm a "perfect angel"... can't let em think otherwise ... not allowed to show them that i hurt or that i have fears or that i'm not perfect... don't like pity... and if they know... they tend to make it last longer... I'm the "strong" one lol...
Is it easier for you to make friends or lose them? both are equal... i lose about as quick as i make em... just b/c the relationships aren't grounded... they're just fly by's
 
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