Hi unbrokenrecords.ive been diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder.ive lived with this my whole life.It can get better.Hold on to hope as you are so young.
Treatments have been standard therapy medications such as anti-depressants and antianxiety.i also have done dbt and cpt for trauma work.I still struggle with this.Its very hard.soemtimes i have push myself to do the opposite of what my brain is telling me to do.Like leave the house when my brain is saying"no too scarey." etc...therapy can be helpful but its important to find a therapist you work well with ,as they are not all good fits.

I've never been "officially" diagnosed - all the therapists I've ever had don't want to use labels. My last therapist said that my anxiety was caused by the way I think about my interactions with others,. Now, I think that's a personality disorder. What she encouraged was "exposure therapy". It turned out to be long on exposure and suffering and short on therapy or insights. Suffice it to say, I've withdrawn from everything, again.

Don't know if you are religious, but g-d creates all ppl. I personally avoid the ungodly ones or those that choose not to recognize him. I read about fenugreek seed. Supposed to increase the oxytocin hormone levels in your body. It makes ppl more social, more willing to interact, and tolerant of interruptions. I get it from the Indian grocery store (as in India and Pakistan). I boil a quarter cup of the seeds for ten minutes in two cups of water and make tea essence. Just a thought.

My first point being, he made you so if you are happy, no need to beat yourself up over this. If not, I look at Ppl, sometimes get afraid and then thik why