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Random curiosity here.=

I was reading about the differences between avoidant personality disorder and schizoid personality disorder: avoidants desire social contact but feel inept. Schizoids feel no desire for social contact and prefer their own world.

Reading about 'secret schizoids' confused me. :( The secret schizoids interact with others but still feel apathy, so I wonder.. do most schizoids consider it a 'choice" to be socially interactive? ...

yes?

Hi all,

I'm a 30 yr old male and have not been diagnosed with any type of personality disorder. However, I feel I have every symptom of schizoid personality disorder with the exception of "not wanting a sexual relationship."

It is partly true in the fact that I do not desire a purely sexual relationship; that often leaves me disgusted. I prefer not to have sex outside of a committed relationship; however, this does not ...

Hi new poster here, this is really an enlightening forum.

This is very long, sorry. But I needed to get my thoughts out there but I’m not sure this is the right place.

I'll tell you a little about my life and where I am at the moment. I grew up the funny, friendly young upstart who had loads of mates, I loved life and everything that went with being young, sport, music etc. I ...

I found it helps that everywhere I go, if there will be other people there for certain, I designate one spot or room that I can conceal myself from other people in and recharge, and if people enter or come close to my space I get very agitated with them. Does anyone else do this? Share your personal "recharge" places.

For me, in my house it's my bedroom, and I always ensure to keep the ...

Lately I have been experiencing peripheral disturbances or "hullucinations", I see something move out the corner of my eye, or perceive an' object as something else

I believe that the things I am "seeing" are external stimuli and are not true to what I perceive them.

Could this be Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucinog ... n_disorder)
or Pseudohallucination
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudohallucination)

Just looking for answers! ...

Yep, books. I want to start up reading again.

Do you have a good book to recommend, any topic?

Would an massive multi-player roleplaying game be appealing to a man with a SPD? If not, why not? It seems a good way to relate without getting too close. Would they prefer a relationship with a woman in such a game versus a relationship in real life?

Another thing I though you all might like.

http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h164/Wolfedogg/Sexually%20Oblivious%20Rhino/

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-introverts-corner

I know this isn't about schizoids but a lot of the stuff this author writes about, I thought, might be of interest to you all.

There Must Be 50 Ways to Leave a Party
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-introverts-corner/201008/there-must-be-50-ways-leave-party

The Solo Team Player
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-introverts-corner/201003/the-solo-team-player

Party Survival Tactics for Introverts
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-introverts-corner/200911/party-survival-tactics-introverts

There's several more articles but I found these particularly interesting.