10 Symptoms of an Avoidant Personality Disorder
Symptom #7: Reluctance in Intimacy
Being intimate with others is one of those basic human desires that most of us wish to experience. Intimacy can also help to strengthen bonds between partners and is also just a lot of fun. While younger people are likely to be a little shy when they first start being intimate with partners, we tend to become more confident with experience.
People with Avoidant Personality Disorder are likely to be reluctant to pursue intimacy with other people. It’s not that they don’t desire it – because they do – but the fear of rejection or abandonment causes them to shy away from it. This anxiety over intimacy does have the potential to put a strain on romantic relationships with others.
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