The Disorders and Character Flaws Thread

NumberNineDream · 06-11-2010, 08:27 PM

From Wikipedia:
Avoidant personality disorder

Quote:

Signs and symptoms

People with AvPD are preoccupied with their own shortcomings and form relationships with others only if they believe they will not be rejected. Loss and rejection are so painful that these individuals will choose to be lonely rather than risk trying to connect with others.

Hypersensitivity to criticism or rejection
Self-imposed social isolation
Extreme shyness or social anxiety in social situations, though feels a strong desire for close relationships[3]
Avoids physical contact because it has been associated with an unpleasant or painful stimulus
Avoids interpersonal relationships
Feelings of inadequacy
Severe low self-esteem
Self-loathing
Mistrust of others
Emotional distancing related to intimacy
Highly self-conscious
Self-critical about their problems relating to others
Problems in occupational functioning
Lonely self-perception
Feeling inferior to others
In some more extreme cases-- Agoraphobia
Utilizes fantasy as a form of escapism and to interrupt painful thoughts[4]
Susceptibility to substance abuse as a way of escapism.

So after CanwllCorfe's opening post, I decided to wiki all the diseases named on here. So that was the first one I wikied, and it seems I have 100% of these symptoms.

Anyway, I always thought of this as my "personality" and I don't think I'll ever refer to it as a disorder.
Not to mention my slightly autistic, paranoid, schizophrenic side.

Still, I'm pretty sure that's my personality. It might also be the reason why I get drunk nearly 5 days a week. And the reason I read books, listen to music, watch movies and draw, write, isolate my self and rarely sleep. Which I call "my way of life".

Still to find the negative side of things (other than never having a job in my life, for fear of interacting with costumers -I guess that's the one). Other thing would be, never being a friend with a person for more than 2 years... and another one would be, never being a bff or a gf to anyone.

So anyway, I guess I'm doing well.
In a way.

jackhammer · 06-11-2010, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NumberNineDream

From Wikipedia:
Avoidant personality disorder

So after CanwllCorfe's opening post, I decided to wiki all the diseases named on here. So that was the first one I wikied, and it seems I have 100% of these symptoms.

Anyway, I always thought of this as my "personality" and I don't think I'll ever refer to it as a disorder.
Not to mention my slightly autistic, paranoid, schizophrenic side.

Still, I'm pretty sure that's my personality. It might also be the reason why I get drunk nearly 5 days a week. And the reason I read books, listen to music, watch movies and draw, write, isolate my self and rarely sleep. Which I call "my way of life".

Still to find the negative side of things (other than never having a job in my life, for fear of interacting with costumers -I guess that's the one). Other thing would be, never being a friend with a person for more than 2 years... and another one would be, never being a bff or a gf to anyone.

So anyway, I guess I'm doing well.
In a way.

If you wasn't so young

NumberNineDream · 06-11-2010, 08:34 PM

^ I gots me some sexy disorder lol.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 06-11-2010, 08:48 PM

I am recovering from depression, which has perhaps been passed down by my grandfather, mother, father and aunt who have all had it. I grew up with a highly emotional mother which made it near impossible for me to avoid picking up depressive tendencies at some point. Up until I was 18 I prided myself on being happy and bubbly, and then in my 20's it all changed. I've always been a deep thinker which I often express through writing, however it got to a point where I could no longer handle emotions, and certain events triggered off severe responses which I tried to block out. I used medication as a way to numb my situation but it had only made it worse.

Last year I was put on anti-depressants and it took 6 months before I felt somewhat normal again. These days I feel a lot happier, I can get out of bed, look after myself, eat properly (I got down to 45kg last year through illness) and am generally pretty happy. It's the can-do attitude of people around me that saved me. I am strong, I'm a fighter and I do my absolute best to express my feelings on paper to expel negative thoughts. I hope very soon to be able to no longer rely on medication and anti-depressants.

It took me this long to realise that I was also a highly anxious person. I used to worry as a child about getting stains on my school uniform because my mother would get so angry if I did. I worry about too much, but I am getting better at staying calm and just sorting out situations by doing rather than over-thinking.

Sometimes I wonder if I am 'crazy', like maybe I have a mental illness that I don't know of. I have some obsessive compulsive tendencies but only at certain points of my life, not all the time thank goodness. It's nice to share this with you guys, even if it leaves you thinking I'm a nut.

Sljslj · 06-11-2010, 08:57 PM

Wow, looks lke I have that AvPD sh*t.

~~CAPTAIN CAVEMAN~~ · 06-11-2010, 11:10 PM

everyone in the world has a disorder, the psychiatrists just haven't named them all yet

Cheese · 06-11-2010, 11:54 PM

I'm full on manic depressive. I've tried all manner of drugs available, but little seems to curb it.

I've had numerous attempts at killing myself in the past and have no doubt i'll have a few more before one day I succeed and I have OCD where it comes to perfectionism.

I'll do the same job 20 times until I'm happy with it

Astronomer · 06-12-2010, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NumberNineDream

Not to mention my slightly autistic, paranoid, schizophrenic side.

Aww, I'd call you anything but autistic. All the autistic kids I work with are completely mathematically/logically obsessed with the world. You on the other hand are (I think, from what I've read

) very creative and imaginative! Which is a marvelous thing by the way.

Seltzer · 06-12-2010, 03:57 AM

Autism is an interesting one - in fact, one of my friends in high school seemed to think that I was mildly autistic but then again, the crux of his argument was that I liked maths and he didn't see how any normal person could possibly do so (he's an arts student)

Either way, it was bothering me enough to ask my flatmate for his honest opinion and he seemed to think that there was no way I was autistic.

I've read a bit about it and I'm not sure that autistic people are necessarily uncreative or unimaginative; after all, there have been many autistic artists/writers/actors/musicians. I think it's more that they crave novelty to a lesser extent than normal people, tend towards rigid routine and familiarity, obsess over certain topics and lean towards the mathematical/logical/structured side of things and most of these traits are seen as being adverse to creativity.

The thing with autism is that it's more a spectrum than a specific disorder and people can be affected to different degrees. Low functioning autistics are undoubtedly communicatively dysfunctional whereas high functioning autistics will often speak with perfect grammar, syntax and (possibly) delivery and excel in most lingual tests, but may struggle a bit with figurative language and comprehension. One theory regarding the poor comprehension is that they obsess over small scale details and have trouble seeing the bigger picture. Some autistics may be introverted or anti-social... high functioning autistics might even be sociable and function relatively normally in social situations but exhibit a few odd traits such as lack of eye contact, lack of empathy, or one-sidedness. One possible explanation is that they are initially socially dysfunctional but over time, learn to (or are capable of learning to) emulate the 'normal' social behaviour which is naturally built into other people.

And the thing with many disorders is that they're akin to horoscopes in that they're general enough to seemingly apply to many people. I guess what I'm saying is, a pedantic and introverted scientist with OCD may fit the autistic/Asperger's stereotype perfectly, but not all introverted and obsessive scientists are autistic. It's only too easy to slap a label on a bunch of symptoms, but where do you draw the line between personality variations and disorders?

Freebase Dali · 06-12-2010, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CAPTAIN CAVEMAN

everyone in the world has a disorder, the psychiatrists just haven't named them all yet

We already have a blanket term:

Humanity.

06-11-2010, 08:34 PM	#33 (permalink)
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06-11-2010, 08:48 PM	#34 (permalink)
Scarlett O'Hara Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,181	I am recovering from depression, which has perhaps been passed down by my grandfather, mother, father and aunt who have all had it. I grew up with a highly emotional mother which made it near impossible for me to avoid picking up depressive tendencies at some point. Up until I was 18 I prided myself on being happy and bubbly, and then in my 20's it all changed. I've always been a deep thinker which I often express through writing, however it got to a point where I could no longer handle emotions, and certain events triggered off severe responses which I tried to block out. I used medication as a way to numb my situation but it had only made it worse. Last year I was put on anti-depressants and it took 6 months before I felt somewhat normal again. These days I feel a lot happier, I can get out of bed, look after myself, eat properly (I got down to 45kg last year through illness) and am generally pretty happy. It's the can-do attitude of people around me that saved me. I am strong, I'm a fighter and I do my absolute best to express my feelings on paper to expel negative thoughts. I hope very soon to be able to no longer rely on medication and anti-depressants. It took me this long to realise that I was also a highly anxious person. I used to worry as a child about getting stains on my school uniform because my mother would get so angry if I did. I worry about too much, but I am getting better at staying calm and just sorting out situations by doing rather than over-thinking. Sometimes I wonder if I am 'crazy', like maybe I have a mental illness that I don't know of. I have some obsessive compulsive tendencies but only at certain points of my life, not all the time thank goodness. It's nice to share this with you guys, even if it leaves you thinking I'm a nut. __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

06-11-2010, 08:57 PM	#35 (permalink)
Sljslj The Omniscient Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Reno, Nevada, USA Posts: 998	Wow, looks lke I have that AvPD sht. __________________ MY LYRICS*

06-12-2010, 03:57 AM	#39 (permalink)
Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,870	Autism is an interesting one - in fact, one of my friends in high school seemed to think that I was mildly autistic but then again, the crux of his argument was that I liked maths and he didn't see how any normal person could possibly do so (he's an arts student) Either way, it was bothering me enough to ask my flatmate for his honest opinion and he seemed to think that there was no way I was autistic. I've read a bit about it and I'm not sure that autistic people are necessarily uncreative or unimaginative; after all, there have been many autistic artists/writers/actors/musicians. I think it's more that they crave novelty to a lesser extent than normal people, tend towards rigid routine and familiarity, obsess over certain topics and lean towards the mathematical/logical/structured side of things and most of these traits are seen as being adverse to creativity. The thing with autism is that it's more a spectrum than a specific disorder and people can be affected to different degrees. Low functioning autistics are undoubtedly communicatively dysfunctional whereas high functioning autistics will often speak with perfect grammar, syntax and (possibly) delivery and excel in most lingual tests, but may struggle a bit with figurative language and comprehension. One theory regarding the poor comprehension is that they obsess over small scale details and have trouble seeing the bigger picture. Some autistics may be introverted or anti-social... high functioning autistics might even be sociable and function relatively normally in social situations but exhibit a few odd traits such as lack of eye contact, lack of empathy, or one-sidedness. One possible explanation is that they are initially socially dysfunctional but over time, learn to (or are capable of learning to) emulate the 'normal' social behaviour which is naturally built into other people. And the thing with many disorders is that they're akin to horoscopes in that they're general enough to seemingly apply to many people. I guess what I'm saying is, a pedantic and introverted scientist with OCD may fit the autistic/Asperger's stereotype perfectly, but not all introverted and obsessive scientists are autistic. It's only too easy to slap a label on a bunch of symptoms, but where do you draw the line between personality variations and disorders? __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM

06-11-2010, 11:10 PM	#36 (permalink)
~~CAPTAIN CAVEMAN~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: VAN Posts: 2,530	everyone in the world has a disorder, the psychiatrists just haven't named them all yet

06-11-2010, 11:54 PM	#37 (permalink)
Cheese Shadow on the wall Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 823	I'm full on manic depressive. I've tried all manner of drugs available, but little seems to curb it. I've had numerous attempts at killing myself in the past and have no doubt i'll have a few more before one day I succeed and I have OCD where it comes to perfectionism. I'll do the same job 20 times until I'm happy with it