Hi...first time posting here..

My name is Becka. I'm 18 years old. I've been a member of the psych forums for a while now, but i have not ever posted here until now.

I was diagnosed with Schizophrenia a little over a year ago. I hear voices, have "delusions", see things, have unorganized thoughts, etc.
But I also feel I have a lot in common with Schizoid pd people. I've always been more of a lonar and prefer being alone. I choose solitary activaties whenever i can. When i was a kid, i had a couple friends, even though i did not like spending much time with them. When my schizophrenia got worse, when i was 16, i cut myself off from everyone I no longer have any friends (except my pets, of coarse) and i prefer it this way. I hate just about everyone, don't trust people (i know they are all deceiving me and in on the conspiracy to destroy me)

Before i was diagnosed with schizophrenia, i thought that maybe i had schizoid pd or schizotypal pd, but apparently, they say you can't have schizophrenia and schizoid together. Although, i kind've disagree...i think maybe i do have a personality disorder as well as schizophrenia.

well, thanx for reading this.

-Becka

shadowsinme wrote:Before i was diagnosed with schizophrenia, i thought that maybe i had schizoid pd or schizotypal pd, but apparently, they say you can't have schizophrenia and schizoid together. Although, i kind've disagree...i think maybe i do have a personality disorder as well as schizophrenia.
-Becka

Hi Becka,
I have never understood why psychiatrists say that a schizophrenic person can't also be schizoid. They argue that a schizoid who becomes schizophrenic was not schizoid because the schizoid traits were early symptoms of schizophrenia.
I don't see why a schizoid can't develop schizophrenia just the same as any other "normal" person. There is no evidence that I am aware of that suggests that schizoid P.D. is caused by any chemical imbalance, so by definition we are as normal (in this context) as anyone else.
Age is often a defining factor though as S.P.D. is rarely diagnosed until adulthood, so perhaps in your case you may be schizoid but the schizophrenia was diagnosed first.

quiet-loner wrote:Hi Becka,
I have never understood why psychiatrists say that a schizophrenic person can't also be schizoid.

Maybe it has something to do with psychiatrists reluctance to diagnoise people with PD's in general.