Fairly sure I have Avoidant Personality Disorder - can I still be helped?

Unfortunately, when I read through the DSM-IV's diagnositc criteria for this disorder, every single one of them practically defines me. I've also researched a bit further into the matter, well outside of textbook definitions. I'll still talk to my psychiatrist to see if I'm right. The problem I'm having now is that this feels like a death sentence. Can I still be helped? Can I recover? Even if I don't have Avoidant PD, I still have very strong features of it, there is no denying that.