Medical

There is a good likelihood that AvPD is the extreme form of Social Phobia. If you have APD you will recognize many of the characteristics of Social Phobia/Social Anxiety in yourself.

A hallmark of both AvPD and Social phobias is Anxiety.

The following is a description of anxiety symptoms you may experience.

You know these symptoms very well if you have APD.

You might also have experienced a panic attack though not all Avoidant's have panic attacks.

There is sometimes an obsessive-compulsive component to APD and social phobia. This is a description of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder.

Dependency could be one the personality traits of a person with APD.

This is a description of Dependent Personality Disorder.

If you have APD, you might also experienced one or more depressive episodes.

This last text is written for this page. It contains information of the American system of classifying personality disorders, but Avoidants' all around the world will benefit from reading it: Avoidant Personality Disorder.

You can see more at: mentalhealth.com's Avoidant Personality pages.