One day I read something that mentioned schizoid personality disorder, so I looked it up on Wikipedia to gain a better understanding of the term. To my surprise the article described a personality that more closely matched my own than anything I had ever read about before.
I already knew I was somehow different from most people, but I never knew there was a known category for my personality. For the longest time I have had trouble relating with other people, because it appeared nobody I ever came in contact with experienced life from a perspective similar to mine.
Now that I know that others like me exist, if possible, I'd like to have a place where we can talk and be mutually understood. I think that many such individuals are drawn to websites such as these where often a great percentage of their socializing is done.
My understanding is that many individuals go through life completely unaware that they have a schizoid personality. If you are in a hurry to find out if you have schizoid personality traits, I recommend you go straight to this section of the Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizoid_personality_disorder#Akhtar.27s_phenomenological_profile
If you are thinking that describes you well, I highly recommend you read the entire article before you conclude you have a schizoid personality. It was after much suffering that I concluded I have a schizoid personality, and I do not recommend anyone to self-diagnose without much contemplation and fully understanding what it means to have a schizoid personality.
Finally, I want to make a small mention that whether or not a schizoid personality is a disorder depends on how badly it affects your quality of life. I personally refrain from calling my personality a disorder in order to maintain a positive outlook in hopes that one day my life will change for the better. I don't think I can change my personality, but I believe there is a chance I can better adapt my life around it so that I can eventually find my own happiness in life.
Post last edited at 04/20/15 (Mon) 05:56:15