Support to help overcoming symptom(s) of (excessive) avoidance (in whatever aspect of life), formal diagnosis of Avoidant PD is NOT required.

Group will start with five-minute share per person (approximate and not mandatory) followed by cross-talk/discussion/etc. (for approximately ninety minutes). Members are asked not to get into material which may be triggering for others and the use of "I statements" is encouraged.

(Please note that I am not a therapist and this is not a substitute for therapy, it is merely intended to support one's recovery at an informal level. Also I have not decided on a venue yet, if I decide to rent a small meeting room because people are bothered by open spaces I may ask for a small *suggested* donation but no one will ever be turned away for lack of funds.)

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    "Dealing with some PTSD by avoidant & need support found sable & nice people."
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    "I have always been quite shy and have a strong tendancy to avoid new things that I automatically assume might be scary to me, but I'm starting to participate in meetup groups. I love history."
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    "I have AvPD. It sucks."
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    "I'm a 60-year old guy living in Gaithersburg. I was diagnosed with AvPD a while ago. I'd never heard of it before."
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