Schizoid

People with schizoid personality disorder are often viewed as loners, misfits or oddballs because of the socially isolated life they choose. But what are these people really like?

Introversion, or being socially withdrawn, is a normal personality trait. However, an extreme level of introversion may be symptomatic of the personality disorder SPD.

Schizoid personality disorder is often confused with a similar condition, Avoidant Personality Disorder. As the symptoms are virtually identical, the distinction may be hard for a therapist to differentiate between them.

While it may seem as though the schizoid and the paranoid personality are very similar, this similarity is typically relegated to outward appearances.