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simply - does anyone else feel they have these symptoms?
*Avoids occupational activities that involve significant interpersonal contact, because of fears of criticism, disapproval, or rejection
*Is unwilling to get involved with people unless certain of being liked
*Shows restraint within intimate relationships because of the fear of being shamed or ridiculed
*Is preoccupied with being criticized or rejected in social situations
*Is inhibited in new interpersonal situations because of feelings of inadequacy
*Views themself as socially inept, personally unappealing, or inferior to others
*Is unusually reluctant to take personal risks or to engage in any new activities because they may prove embarrassing
http://psychcentral.com/disorders/sx8.htm
and I've found stuff on comorbidity with seizures
http://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleid=100483
DSM-III-R personality disorders were assessed in 52 medically refractory epileptic patients. Twenty-one percent of patients met threshold criteria for an Axis II disorder. Dependent and avoidant personality disorders were the most common diagnoses. Epileptic aura was positively correlated with the presence of personality disorders. These results support previous studies that have demonstrated an increased rate of dependency and social isolation in epileptic patients. This increase may be related to disrupted psychosocial functioning as a consequence of having epilepsy, to disrupted neuronal function in central nervous system structures as a consequence of repeated epileptiform discharge or to some combination of the two.
I just came across this stuff today and feel this describes me to a T - I've had these symptoms long long before being diagnosed with epilepsy too and hate thinking about this shit - how this may have dominated my life - for how long - who knows - *******
*Avoids occupational activities that involve significant interpersonal contact, because of fears of criticism, disapproval, or rejection
*Is unwilling to get involved with people unless certain of being liked
*Shows restraint within intimate relationships because of the fear of being shamed or ridiculed
*Is preoccupied with being criticized or rejected in social situations
*Is inhibited in new interpersonal situations because of feelings of inadequacy
*Views themself as socially inept, personally unappealing, or inferior to others
*Is unusually reluctant to take personal risks or to engage in any new activities because they may prove embarrassing
http://psychcentral.com/disorders/sx8.htm
and I've found stuff on comorbidity with seizures
http://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleid=100483
DSM-III-R personality disorders were assessed in 52 medically refractory epileptic patients. Twenty-one percent of patients met threshold criteria for an Axis II disorder. Dependent and avoidant personality disorders were the most common diagnoses. Epileptic aura was positively correlated with the presence of personality disorders. These results support previous studies that have demonstrated an increased rate of dependency and social isolation in epileptic patients. This increase may be related to disrupted psychosocial functioning as a consequence of having epilepsy, to disrupted neuronal function in central nervous system structures as a consequence of repeated epileptiform discharge or to some combination of the two.
I just came across this stuff today and feel this describes me to a T - I've had these symptoms long long before being diagnosed with epilepsy too and hate thinking about this shit - how this may have dominated my life - for how long - who knows - *******
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