What is avoidant personality disorder?

Avoidant personality disorder may also be called anxious personality disorder. A person may feel anxious, lonely, and isolated and may avoid social situations.

How do members experience avoidant personality disorder?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with avoidant personality disorder*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for avoidant personality disorder*

Who has avoidant personality disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 18
30s 47
40s 42
50s 26
60s 21
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 56
Female 99