Avoidant personality disorder (AVPD) will make its presence known in a person’s relationships, and if left unaddressed and unacknowledged it can stress those relationships to the breaking point.
I like to find resources that I can to help people who don’t have AvPD understand what we go through. I found this article that breaks down how to help your partner who has AvPD when you don’t have it that I like, since it makes it very clear that you are not their caregiver and it is not your responsibility to “cure” their AvPD. The recovery process is on us that have AvPD to make the right steps, however we do need help and support from our loved ones.
Even though this is aimed towards romantic relationships, I feel this can apply to any sort of relationship. Especially those who have safe persons without AvPD. I encourage you to share this with your close ones that you have so they can help you out in the right way.
