Schizoid personality disorder

Schizoid personality disorder
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Individuals with this disorder may have particular difficulty expressing anger, which contributes to the impression that they lack emotion.
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Other Personality Disorders (especially Schizotypal, Paranoid, and Avoidant) often co-occur with this disorder.
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People with the disorder show a flattened or restricted range of emotions, and can appear indifferent to what's going on around them. However, their inner life can be rife with a deep emotional need, sensitivity and confusion about the world around them.
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web sources:
http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-pe02.html

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/schizoid-personality-disorder/DS00865

http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/personality_disorders/hic_schizoid_pe...

http://www.minddisorders.com/Py-Z/Schizoid-personality-disorder.html

http://psychcentral.com/disorders/sx30t.htm

http://www.pipeline.com/~dada3zen/schizoid_per_dis.htm

http://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/schizoid.html

http://www.4degreez.com/disorder/schizoid.html

http://www.ccspublishing.com/journals2a/schizoid.htm

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[Nymfipapukaija]

I sometimes consider myself to be either schizotypal, schizoid, avoidant or having asperger's. I can engage in conversation with people and not feel bored but only when there's a common subject, a red string in the topic and of course it requires knowing about it too. I'm in school now and appear very social and talkative during class but outside it I only talk to people when they come to me and I have to force myself to participate in talking.

Love is the worst though. No idea what to do.

[Metsada007]

@Nymfipapukaija

Thanks for sharing, I was always like that at school. Now I'm 35 and isolated and depressed. I can't interact or connect with people, especially for long periods of time. I don't know what kind of work I could do, but it must be something that requires as little interaction with others as possible. I feel extremely stressed if I have to perform in a busy environment with people, it's totally unbearable.

[Abortive]

ever read the theory about where most who were handed this as a prognosis say it's their choice and not the world or study to inhibit as life. most are born with autism/asperegers, few high giftedness..

[JexJhenga]

Haha, this kinda describes me. I don't think my preference for solitude is a "disorder." I guess I just lack that feeling of being "connected" that other people seem to possess so to put it bluntly, it's more like "I don't know what to talk to you about and we don't 'click'. Therefore, I'm too lazy to invest time and effort into our relationship."

[AlexTirl]

@01misheel I feel the exact same way . But i have no trust issues.

[01misheel]

personally i can fake almost every emotion. But i seem to unable to form long term relationships, i can make friends no problem but love, i can't seem to find a suitable person. Every girl just seem inferior, and i have a trust issue. But thank god i have video games

[Metsada007]

@HawaiiMclovin69

Not everyone is like you. Some of us can't even fake it, especially for longer periods of time.

[Metsada007]

@Nymfipapukaija

Thanks, I'm good with languages and I like to learn a language. Translating seems to be one of the best options. Web design sounds good too, although I'm not sure if I have the capacity to start my own business and everything that comes with it. I'm afraid of taking risks.

[Nymfipapukaija]

@Metsada007 Perhaps you should try translating things if you're good with languages. Then there's a lot of computer related stuff, like if you learned web coding like HTML (it is quite quick to learn, and there are dozens of web guides to it too) you could do simple web design for random people who need that. Both of those things can be done from your own home so there's no need for prolonged social contact since it's one project at a time.

[Bungogin]

I just like being alone, and I want to be left that way. My family doesn't think I'm schizoid or anything, though.