[Madman]

This is called depression.

Nope, it is called schizoid personality disorder. Asociality (not to be confused with antisocial) is not the same as depression. People with schizoid personality disorder have little to no interest in other human beings. Remove all of your emotions and desires and you have the schizoid. Depression is an affective (emotional) disorder.

 

[transceiver]

Nope, it is called schizoid personality disorder. Asociality (not to be confused with antisocial) is not the same as depression. People with schizoid personality disorder have little to no interest in other human beings. Remove all of your emotions and desires and you have the schizoid. Depression is an affective (emotional) disorder.

Anhedonia is a feature of both depression and schizotypal disorders.

 

[Madman]

Anhedonia is a feature of both depression and schizotypal disorders.

Your point being? You can be schizoid without anhedonia. Also, schizoid is not a schizotypal disorder(s).

 

[transceiver]

Your point being? You can be schizoid without anhedonia. Also, schizoid is not a schizotypal disorder(s).

Point being - there's not enough information to make an informed opinion, especially as these symptoms are at the nexus of several disorders. Is schizoid a possibility? Certainly, but you can't dismiss depression, anxiety, or avoidant personality disorder based on the information found in one self curated paragraph. There's no sense of behavioral history, and no reliable sense of affect or motivation. A formal verbal psychological evaluation would allow you to discover more relevant information, but this certainly isn't the place for that.

Re: use of the word "schizotypal" - I misspoke, though schizoid and schizotypal, both cluster A disorders, share symptoms, and are on the schizophrenic "spectrum."

 

[Emdilem]

Sounds to me like a combination of anxiety and depression. That could explain the freaking out during some interactions, and the anhedonia you exhibit. If you were truly a schizoid, I don't think you would be worried or in fear about it. I have seen plenty of INTPs claim they seem to display schizoid-like traits, mostly regarding to lack of relationships and being emotionally inept. There's a general theme among the INTP clan of being reluctant and/or failing to get close to people mostly due to insecurities, lack of social skills, or just plain awkwardness. A schizoid wouldn't give a shiz to get close to anyone and so never does. The INTP may sometimes have a small craving for human interaction and closeness, but only if the circumstances are right.

I disagree. I have some traits of it (professionally diagnosed) and it bothers me. I've been totally worried about it!. The label, it's connotations, implications. (I immediately thought it meant I was schizophrenic). I don't want to want to be this kind of person - with these traits but I am. I'm a hidden type. I socialise well and don't present as being schizoid. I'm not socially inept and I come across as very confident but I'm not easily stimulated by other activities and interactions that 'normal' people would be. I'm not really interested in social interaction that doesn't have a good honest or deep connection and I'm pretty apathetic but i don't want to be like this. I actually do want closeness with others, but I don't do too much about it. It can co-exist with depression and anxiety also. Doesn't have to be either or. And they do care about being this way it's not like being a sociopath. There is self awareness about it. Having a fear of intimacy and finding that solitude is a safe state is probably why the schizoid is a schizoid but they still feel loneliness and want connection and worry about it all.

 

[Emdilem]

Nope, it is called schizoid personality disorder. Asociality (not to be confused with antisocial) is not the same as depression. People with schizoid personality disorder have little to no interest in other human beings. Remove all of your emotions and desires and you have the schizoid. Depression is an affective (emotional) disorder.

That's not true. Shizoids do have interests in connecting with others. Just not to the same degree. And they are NOT asocial.

 

[Madman]

That's not true. Shizoids do have interests in connecting with others. Just not to the same degree. And they are NOT asocial.

They (those with SPD) are more asocial (avoiding social interactions) than those without the disorder. Also, as a "schizoid" I socialize with my imagination... basically a fantasy world. I agree with those who argue that "schizoid" is not really a disorder, but rather an extreme case of social introversion. It should be noted that I am not "registered" as schizoid because I did not want to have a diagnosis. I do not need any help from my government in order to live a fulfilling life, so I do not see any point in having a diagnosis.

 

[knife]

You guys do realize that the OP is from like two years ago, no? Who knows whether and/or how things have changed for her in the time since?

 

[Necrofantasia]

If OP says they "fear" they have it, they most likely don't. To a schizoid it would just be normalcy.
I have no idea why this thread got necro'd.

 

[Energumen]

I'd say that, if you fear having the disorder, then you don't have it; schizoids aren't supposed to have emotions like that. I would say that you might actually have an Avoidant Personality Disorder. But I'm no psychologist.

 

[Eset]

People who have PDs are usually unconscious about having a PD.

So fearing of having a PD is most likely you just being somewhat paranoid.

 

[Dalmaine]

There was a time in my life when I though I was a straight up sociopath!

But then I realized I'm just really bored....

 

[Eset]

There was a time in my life when I though I was a straight up sociopath!

But then I realized I'm just really bored....

lmao have you ever read up the dsm of sociopath? (anti-social pd, since they use that instead of psycho/socio)

 

[IsamuSDF7]

No, it's not normal to be schizo.