Is This Schizoid?

Artificial Lifeform wrote:More interesting question: Do schizoids have it easier talking about themselves by answering to questions/quizzes?
I do.

If I ever talked to a doc - which I never will but lets pretend - I would hate to sit there and talk, I would rather just answer questions all the time.

Artificial Lifeform wrote:Answer these questions:

Are you emotially introvert? I'm not sure what you mean. I am much more aware of my own emotions than other people's emotions.
Are you emotially detached? Generally, yes. It seems the things that provoke passion in most people leave me unaffected. Some things do stir me up, but that's probably just because I'm not interested in what most people are interested in.
Do you have limited capacities to express either positive and/or negative emotions towards others? Generally yes. When I know it's good to compliment someone or give encouragement, it always sounds forced and contrived: "That's great!" or "I really liked that!"
Do you always chose solitary activities over group activities? I have no one who I'd participate in group activities with.
Do you have few or no acquaintances? Offline none.
Do you have few or no friends? Offline none. This is not by choice.
Do you have very few interests? I have many vague interests, but I tend to get bored of them quickly.
Do you take pleasure in a very limited amount of activities? The things that give me most pleasure tend to be visceral: sex, eating, and the like. I enjoy a good debate too.
Are you indifferent to social norms and rituals, or question these? Yes definitely. I see many social customs as arbitrary and occasionally constrictive and usually hard to know exactly.
Are you occupied with fantasy and/or introspection a lot? I don't have an especially active imagination, but I am constantly analyzing my life and developing strategies to achieve my desires. My attempts to adapt in society have fallen short again and again, leaving me to consider more drastic strategies to achieve gratification. This intense frustration has led to resentment and bitterness, but I try to hide these things most of the time.
Do you lack a desire for having sexual experiences with other people? I have an intense, perpetual sex drive. Constant rejection has led me to consider more drastic strategies to achieve gratification, however.
Do you lack a desire to be a productive citizen? Certainly. I want only to be happy, enjoy life, and make the world a better place for me being here.
Do you lack goals in life (or have very weird goals)? When I have a goal in mind and I truly desire it, I pursue it with relentless vigor. Otherwise I'm quite lax.
You generally do not care about your future? I want a happy, enjoyable future.
Do you have low empathy ^1? I'd say my empathy is higher than most people's in a way because I can put the parochial concerns of religion, patriotism, and ego aside to consider the situation more objectively. I can understand how anti-American sentiment might form and I understand how Bush's international policy reinforces the very factors that encourage terrorism.
Do you have low sympathy (especially "positive sympathy") ^2? I don't have many people I talk to on a regular basis, but most of the time I say something like "Good job!" because I know it's required of me and I'd prefer not to botch the acquaintanceship or whatever I'm getting going.
Are you a bluntly honest person and do not care if your honesty hurts others? I prefer honesty in the majority of cases, but I try to express things with tact most of the time as this is more beneficial. There are ways to express a difference of opinion or a criticism without building unnecessary animosity although I do enjoy stirring up conflict for fun sometimes.
Do you view people as inauthentic ^3? I view people generally as petty and cruel, only caring about people in their circle of friends and family. They couldn't care less if their collective ostracization and indifference leaves me miserable. In regards to your "sheep" concept, I do largely agree with Nietzsche's concept of "herd morality" or Aristotle's register of the "bovine existence." I see it as a normal distribution; most people will tend towards average for any given characteristic. I tend to be an outlier on too many socially relevant factors.
Do you have extreme and/or odd, moral and/or political beliefs? Yes, for example, I view sex as something wholesome, enjoyable, and intimacy building. Yet society places so many arbitrary restrictions on getting it and makes finding a sex partner a painful process. I hold the mass consumer culture in low regard mainly because it caters to interests I don't share. I would prefer a form of social democracy that respects individual autonomy.
Are you indifferent to praise and/or criticism of others? Yes, what someone else happens to think of me doesn't matter one bit to me. I am aware that my reputation can have an impact, however, and I try to keep this in mind.
Do you find it easier to communicate with people online than in the realworld? Yes, in the real world, people rely on confusing body language and other mannerisms to express meaning. I express meaning more or less through the words I say and nothing besides.
Is humor (be it dark, evil or funky - doesnt matter) the only thing that makes you laugh and smile? I don't know what else would make a person laugh. Isn't humor something intended to make people laugh by highlighting an irony or inconsistency?