Q: Cluster C personality disorders are defined by fear and anxiety. Avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder all belong to Cluster C. Does your partner avoid interacting with other people, get very upset when criticized, and avoid emotional intimacy in their relationship with you? If so, they may have avoidant personality disorder. People with this disorder have a fragile sense of self and are afraid of rejection. This causes many of them to isolate themselves socially. Don’t confuse avoidant personality disorder with introversion. Introversion is normal, and it doesn’t usually interfere with a person’s ability to function. Someone with avoidant personality disorder, on the other hand, may have a hard time going to work or school because they are so afraid of criticism. Whether or not someone has a disorder usually depends on how it affects their quality of life and how strong it is on a spectrum. Someone who relies on other people to provide for them financially and emotionally may have dependent personality disorder. If your partner acts clingy, insists that you make trivial decisions for them, and refuses to take responsibility for themselves, they might have dependent personality disorder. A partner with dependent personality disorder might be very submissive or agree with everything you say for fear of losing your approval and support.
A: Know what distinguishes Cluster C disorders from the other clusters. Consider whether your partner is oversensitive and socially inhibited. Ask yourself whether your partner is needy and dependent.

Q: For the first six weeks after giving birth, you shouldn't try to diet and exercises. Plan to take the weight off gradually over the course of the next year before you return to your pre-baby weight. Celebrities may seem to bounce back to their pre-baby weight after a couple of weeks, but this immediate change is not realistic. In fact, trying to lose the weight right away can be harmful for a number of reasons.  You may damage your muscles, which are still weak from giving birth. If you're breastfeeding, restricting calories can affect your milk supply. After giving birth, you need plenty of energy to keep up with your new baby's needs, and restricting calories or exercising too early will leave you weak and fatigued. While studies are conflicting on whether breastfeeding actually helps women lose baby weight faster, it may help in your individual situation. If you're pumping instead of breastfeeding, you may still reap some of the metabolic benefits, but studies are not conclusive at this point. When you feel ready (and your doctor gives the OK), start taking walks with your baby and doing light exercises at home. Doing heavy workouts at the gym will still be hard on your body, so focus on exercises that feel manageable and don't wear you out too much.  Find some baby activities that double as amusement for the child and activity for you. This could include pushing the baby around the block in a stroller or dancing around with her in your arms. The simple act of carrying your baby around in a sling or baby backpack can add some extra pounds, increasing the effort you put into walking and providing a novel experience for him.
A: Take it slowly. Consider the benefits of breastfeeding. Do light exercise after six weeks.

Q: If you are finding your new schedule is ever-changing, and nothing is familiar, then you may be adjusting your life around your new partner.  Look for a few of the following tell-tale signs:  You haven’t talked to your best friend in a long time.  If you don’t know what your best friend is up to, what their latest news is, you’re definitely placing the new partner first. Normal hobbies are being put on the back burner.  Did you miss poker night or ladies night?  Ask yourself if your time with friends has been sacrificed. If you’ve skipped a family meal or get together for a new flame, chances are you’re altering your daily life for them. If you have been really moody lately, or have been easily upset, it’s understandable after a breakup.  If this has affected your daily life, however, enough that everyone is noticing, then you’ve likely changed emotionally.  Create some alone-time in your schedule.  Find time to just relax and steady your nerves.  If you can't change your attitude and be happy about your new partner, that's not a good relationship sign. Repeat positive affirmations daily.  Each day you tell yourself why you are happy with your partner.  If convincing yourself proves difficult, the relationship may just be a rebound. No matter what sappy romance movies tell you about the great love that’s been sitting under your nose the entire time, jumping straight out of a breakup into a relationship with a very good friend is a likely sign of a rebound relationship.  Immediately reaching out to date your best friend is not the best solution, it's just the easiest.  You run the additional risk of ruining the friendship if the relationship doesn't work out. Dating a good friend allows the uncomfortable stage of a relationship to be skipped. Romance and intimacy happens more quickly when the friendship is already established.
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Keep your daily routine consistent. Steady your attitude and behavior. Avoid dating your best friend.