who here can say they're *not* schizoid

[enfield]

ugh i read this a year later and im even more shcizoid than i was b4

halp

[infamous]

try not to avoid society and it's demands
learn to put on a mask and socialize
make small goals to keep yourself busy

[Misssy]

yep that is me

[Chantellabella]

Exactly. As a general rule, people with schizoid personality disorder don't spend their time worrying about conforming or not comforming to social norms, etc., either. Otherwise I can pick on the point about appearing to be "engrossed in fantasy." Most people with anxiety disorders are overtly pretty reactive to what's going on around them. The fact that we're not "in our own worlds" goes back to what Otherside says about the need for social interaction. I think most of us are here because we have issues with it--that we care about deeply, and need to conquer in order to "feel normal."

Well said.

[Antidote]

Not that anyone's interested, but the latest research shows that schizoid personality disorder is actually just misdiagnosed autism. And also, there's a big overlap between these things and social anxiety.