Schizoid Personality Traits

Socially isolated, self-centered, introvert and emotional coldness are few words that perfectly define the personality trait of a person suffering from ‘Schizoid Personality Disorder’. People suffering from this sort of a personality disorder love to be left alone. They love to live in their own small world of fantasies and false beliefs. Schizoid personality disorder is more common in people with a history of schizophrenia in their family. However, do not mistake the disorder to be same as schizophrenia. In schizoid personality disorder, it is the inability to connect with other people around that leaves a patient lonely and friendless. Such people are hypersensitive in nature. As such, even if they attempt to develop a relationship and strike a conversation, their hypersensitive and touchy nature restricts them from doing so. This leaves them with no friends and pushes them down into the routine of lonely and self-centered living. This article provides you with the symptoms of schizoid personality disorder which will give you an insight into the person’s personality.