I was reading about schizoid personality disorder. It is defined as:
I do and I don't desire those things, at the same time... but I think the reason I don't desire those things is because of the rejection I experienced in high school. Those experiences convinced me that I would never fit it, no matter how hard I tried and, as a result, I stopped trying. I isolated myself from society and learned to loathe people.
But I obviously do desire those things, because I wouldn't have been trying to get help for years if I truly had no desire for them. I wouldn't be on this site looking for insight and advice. I definitely don't want to be alone my entire life or die a virgin.
So since my lack of desire for relationships with people stems from bad experiences and not my own personality, I guess I wouldn't be considered schizoid.
What would you classify someone like me as?
All of that describes me perfectly, with one exception, people with schizoid personality disorder have no desire for close relationships or sexual experiences.
I do and I don't desire those things, at the same time... but I think the reason I don't desire those things is because of the rejection I experienced in high school. Those experiences convinced me that I would never fit it, no matter how hard I tried and, as a result, I stopped trying. I isolated myself from society and learned to loathe people.
But I obviously do desire those things, because I wouldn't have been trying to get help for years if I truly had no desire for them. I wouldn't be on this site looking for insight and advice. I definitely don't want to be alone my entire life or die a virgin.
So since my lack of desire for relationships with people stems from bad experiences and not my own personality, I guess I wouldn't be considered schizoid.
What would you classify someone like me as?