Avoidant Personality Disorder is a personality disorder characterized by a person being socially withdrawn and inhibited, feeling inferior or inadequate, and being highly sensitive to negative evaluation from others. Individuals with Avoidant Personality Disorder begin to show symptoms by early adulthood and symptoms are so severe that the person finds it difficult to have healthy relationships and maintain quality of life. These individuals avoid activities that involve interactions with others due to an intense fear of being criticized or rejected. They will only become involved with another person if they are sure the person likes them since what they fear most is public/social rejection or humiliation. This personality disorder significantly impacts the way the person sees themselves, as they feel that they are socially inadequate, unlikeable, and inferior to others.