Partnering AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER and Sex Addiction
AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER
The heart of the avoidant personality disorder consists of social withdrawal
that combines a hypersensitivity to rejection and a desire for acceptance an
affection. Individuals who experience this disorder want very much to enter
into social relationships, but they may find themselves unwilling to do so
unless they are given strong guarantees of uncritical acceptance. They are
shy (Zimbardo).
The slightest hint of disapproval by others leads them
to withdraw, and they may interpret even apparently innocuous events as
ridicule. People suffering from this disorder are likely to be distressed by
their relative inability to relate comfortably to others, which adds to their
low self-esteem, which in turn makes them even more sensitive to criticism
and humiliation-an especially vicious cycle.
This disorder is thought to be quite common. It restricts social relations,
and it may also affect occupational functioning, especially where interaction with others is required.
Example:
Elaine became quite distraught when her co-worker and close friend left to train as a nurse-practitioner. Her replacement was "nice enough," but Elaine feared the new woman would find her boring. At twenty-one, Elaine has only one other friend, her married sister. But her sister is "too busy with her family right now," and so Elaine spends very little time with her. Her social life in high school was quite restricted, and at present, she has no social life at all. At work, she eats lunch alone and is viewed by other workers as unfriendly.
Deference and fearfulness are characteristics of the dependent personality disorder and mixed with sex addiction behaviors creates a sexual dependence, is compulsive participation or engagement in sexual activity, despite negative consequences. In a clinical setting, sexual dependence may also refer to a conceptual model that is used to assess people who report being unable to control their sexual urges, behaviors, or thoughts. Related models of pathological sexual behavior include hypersexuality, erotomania, nymphomania, satyriasis, Don Juanism (or Don Juanitaism), and paraphilia-related disorders.
The heart of the avoidant personality disorder consists of social withdrawal
that combines a hypersensitivity to rejection and a desire for acceptance an
affection. Individuals who experience this disorder want very much to enter
into social relationships, but they may find themselves unwilling to do so
unless they are given strong guarantees of uncritical acceptance. They are
shy (Zimbardo).
The slightest hint of disapproval by others leads them
to withdraw, and they may interpret even apparently innocuous events as
ridicule. People suffering from this disorder are likely to be distressed by
their relative inability to relate comfortably to others, which adds to their
low self-esteem, which in turn makes them even more sensitive to criticism
and humiliation-an especially vicious cycle.
This disorder is thought to be quite common. It restricts social relations,
and it may also affect occupational functioning, especially where interaction with others is required.
Example:
Elaine became quite distraught when her co-worker and close friend left to train as a nurse-practitioner. Her replacement was "nice enough," but Elaine feared the new woman would find her boring. At twenty-one, Elaine has only one other friend, her married sister. But her sister is "too busy with her family right now," and so Elaine spends very little time with her. Her social life in high school was quite restricted, and at present, she has no social life at all. At work, she eats lunch alone and is viewed by other workers as unfriendly.
Deference and fearfulness are characteristics of the dependent personality disorder and mixed with sex addiction behaviors creates a sexual dependence, is compulsive participation or engagement in sexual activity, despite negative consequences. In a clinical setting, sexual dependence may also refer to a conceptual model that is used to assess people who report being unable to control their sexual urges, behaviors, or thoughts. Related models of pathological sexual behavior include hypersexuality, erotomania, nymphomania, satyriasis, Don Juanism (or Don Juanitaism), and paraphilia-related disorders.
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