Granted that applying a layperson's understanding of a DSM category to people I've never met from a completely alien culture is a pointless and possibly crass t

Granted that applying a layperson's understanding of a DSM category to people I've never met from a completely alien culture is a pointless and possibly crass task, but reading through this I was thinking of avoidant personality disorder: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoidant_personality_disorder#Signs_and_symptoms http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoidant_personality_disorder#S...