Here's a short schizoid personality disorder quiz.
http://psymed.info/schizoid-personality-disorder-test
Remember, it's bad to self diagnosis, so whatever the score on the quiz, it's not set in stone.
In a culture so focused on independence and individualism, it’s not surprising to find yourself finding comfort in ourselves and staying away from others when we find ourselves in difficult situations. Although it may be normal to enjoy alone time once in awhile, there’s a point where people are “overdoing” it. Those sufferings from Schizoid Personality Disorder shows severe signs of detachment, isolation, and withdrawal from social activities. Like Dr. Steve Bressert wrote in his article, Schizoid Personality Disorder Symptoms, posted on www.psychcentral.com, patients of this mental disorder are often pegged “loner[s]”.
Schizoid Personality Disorder makes a person prefer solitary activities as they are disinterested in social events. While they seem to have a choice in their isolation, they are not the distancing themselves from civilization, their sickness is. Patients may also have a hard time creating long intimate relationships with other people. They do not enjoy relationships, sex included. These people has a hard time showing they hard and most likely doesn’t care in the place. They generally are indifferent to relationships, feelings, and opinions of others.
While there isn’t an exact cause for Schizoid Personality Disorder, so the the general blame is placed on the biopsychosocial model of causation. This means that biological, psychological, and social factors need to be considered when talking about Schizoid Personality Disorder. The children of parents with this disorder is more at risk of this disease than those with healthy parents. Taking a look at the statistics of the patients, this condition is more common in men than women, especially during the later adult years starting from the age of 40 onward.
Prescribed medication and long-term psychotherapy are ways to cope with Schizoid Personality Disorder. Do not self diagnose even if the symptoms sound like you. Understand that everyone enjoys some “me-time” sometimes so don’t fright if you have one or two symptoms. If you genuinely are worried about your health regarding this mental disorder, it’s best to consult a psychologist to know for sure.
Loners by Yonglin Chen