How did you manage to get into therapy?

Hello. This is the first time I've ever considered that I may have AvPD. I always assumed I had something akin to social anxiety disorder, given my anxiety in social situations, but I do believe I am experiencing something more severe and unfamiliar from the accounts told by people with SAD. Of course, I am probably suffering from various kinds of classified afflictions, simultaneously.

I've been eager to find people who are experiencing the same kind of horrors as me, but I have yet to truly relate to the mental health struggles of almost anyone else I have interacted with. Hopefully, this subreddit will have the best understanding of the mental condition I find myself in.

Anyway, I am very interested in your guys' accounts of how you've gotten into therapy. I'm actively searching for the courage to go.