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People with a schizoid character type are always significantly different from those around them, and have special characteristics that manifest themselves in many directions. The manifestation of the schizoid personality type is facilitated by injuries received even before the birth of the child. No matter what kind of injury it is, it in any case means that the child is in danger.

The most common trauma is when the mother does not want to give birth to this child and is going to have an abortion. Other relatives who insist on terminating the pregnancy (father, grandparents, friends, etc.) and do not want the child to be born may also participate in this. From such rejection comes the anger and energy of rejection of the child, and the child, even in the womb, already understands perfectly well what is happening. And in order to protect himself and save his life, it seems to split into small pieces, subsequently lines of blockages appear between all organs, which interrupt the unified connection of all organs.

In this state, the child shows minimal signs of life, which allows those around him to calm down, and they no longer perceive this child as a threat to their well-being. In principle, this is what the child sought. By breaking himself into fragments, he saves his life. But as an adult, this person begins to experience the most innate feelings for the person who did not want his life. This person will experience the same negative feelings towards his mother. Even if the mother did not intend to take the child’s life, but was subject to severe stress, this also contributes to the development of a schizoid personality type.

The next traumas for the development of this type of personality are childbirth, and the moment of separation of the child from the mother. When a child is taken away from his mother immediately after birth, he is left alone with this unfamiliar and huge world, and at this moment he feels abandoned.

I would like to note that the parent does not need to feel guilty about what happened. If you read my article on human personality types, you probably remember that the child also took an active part in the formation of his personality and the experiences that he had to endure.

When a child of the schizoid type grows up, it cannot be said that he experiences any fear. However, in reality this is not the case. This person is constantly haunted by fears and some of them are unaccountable. The biggest fear of a schizoid is that he has no right to exist and horror if he feels that he is in danger of destruction. This person is deprived of a sense of security and it seems to him that he is a stranger everywhere. And all these emotions taken together cause a strong feeling of anger in him.

Each personality type has its own means of defense. A schizoid has three of them. The first type of defense is care. You may have often seen this when, when talking with a person, you felt that he was not here, even though he pretended to be listening, but this was not the case; at that moment he seemed far away from you. If you yourself belong to this type of personality, then you have probably noticed that when you become bored and uninterested, you experience slight tension, then a fog appears in your head and you find yourself in an unknown place, and at this moment you do not hear the voice of your interlocutor and his image as would blur.

The second type of defense of a schizoid is “Beyond oneself.” Other people think this person is strange. He is not from this world. And the third defense is “Needles.” If you believe the words of clairvoyants, then this person’s aura looks like the bristles of a hedgehog. It is difficult to talk with this person, since these needles really prick at the energetic level, causing discomfort and it becomes clear to the other person that they do not want to communicate with him.

It is important to understand here that there are no bad or good defenses, they simply exist. And if you are a schizoid type, then as long as you think that the world is dangerous, you will defend yourself. The only thing you can do is realize that you have them, it is important to see them. And when you begin to understand that the world is not so bad, your defensive reactions will disappear by themselves.

A schizoid person has a narrow, elongated body, although there are also overweight schizoids. Looking at this man, it seems that he is not foldable and clumsy, it seems that every part of him lives on its own. But that’s the way it is, he once split himself in order to survive. This person has weak joints, red and tense, because there are blocks in his joints that look like holes in the aura. A schizoid does not accept physical reality and any actions are unacceptable to him, therefore, when it is time to do something, he opens these holes and releases energy. He becomes powerless and unwilling to do anything; he looks for any excuse, on a subconscious level, not to do what he doesn’t like.

The left and right sides of a schizoid are unbalanced, as there is no balance. His head tilts slightly to the side. And all because at the base of the skull there is the most important energy block, from which energy flows very strongly. That is why a schizoid often experiences headaches.

The schizoid personality type cannot establish eye contact because it avoids looking into the eyes of another. A schizoid usually has a long, thin and tight neck, small shoulders that lack strength. It even happens that one shoulder is larger, the other is smaller, and all because there is more energy in one half than in the other. The schizoid has too long arms and legs that he cannot control. In addition, these people often have cold hands and feet.

The schizoid personality type has a tightly compressed chest. This can lead to various girdling pains. And women of this type cannot have large breasts. Tension also arises around the abdomen, and therefore, no matter how hard a schizoid tries to strengthen the abdominal muscles, it will be difficult for him to achieve any result. No matter what this person does, his stomach will still be flabby, loose and weak. And if you want to get your tummy in order, then cleanse the third chakra and your schizoid character.

A schizoid may have a curved spine and that’s it, because he is often absent from his own body. To smooth out many of the negative aspects of a schizoid personality, this person needs to frequently practice meditation - this is the only remedy that can help you.

In the presence of a schizoid personality type, a person is drawn to talk about high spiritual topics, even if the schizoid person remains silent. He likes to talk about space, love and spirituality, but if you ask something specific, he cannot answer you. If you agree with a schizoid about a business meeting, then do not be surprised if he does not come. It’s just that during a conversation he may move away and not hear you.

If danger arises in his life, then he seems to disappear, he simply does not exist. That is, physically he is here, but he himself is not here. It is also difficult to catch him if he thinks that he simply does not need to be in a certain place. You can look for him as much as you like, but on a subconscious level he will do everything possible to avoid this meeting. You can call him, or come to visit, and at this time he can go about his business. But it's not his fault. This is how his protective powers operate, which protect him from danger, and also so that he does not relive his fears again and again.

Psychology and psychoanalysis of character Raigorodsky Daniil Yakovlevich

Schizoid type

Schizoid type

The most significant feature of this type is considered to be isolation, isolation from the environment, inability or unwillingness to establish contacts, and a decreased need for communication. A combination of contradictory traits in personality and behavior - coldness and refined sensitivity, stubbornness and pliability, wariness and gullibility, apathetic inactivity and assertive determination, unsociability and unexpected importunity, shyness and tactlessness, excessive attachments and unmotivated antipathies, rational reasoning and illogical actions, the wealth of inner peace and the colorlessness of its external manifestations - all this made us talk about the lack of “internal unity”. Recently, attention has been drawn to the notion that lack of intuition is the main defect. By intuition here we should mean, first of all, the use of unconscious past experience.

Schizoid traits are revealed earlier than the character traits of all other types. From the first years of childhood, I am struck by a child who likes to play alone, is not drawn to peers, avoids noisy fun, prefers to stay among adults, and sometimes silently listens to their conversations for a long time. To this is sometimes added some kind of coldness and childish restraint.

Adolescence is the most difficult period for schizoid psychopathy.

With the onset of puberty, all character traits appear with particular brightness. The isolation and isolation from peers is striking. Sometimes spiritual loneliness does not even bother a schizoid teenager who lives in his own world, with his interests and hobbies that are unusual for others, treating with condescending disdain or obvious hostility towards everything that fills the lives of other teenagers. But more often, schizoids themselves suffer from their isolation, loneliness, inability to communicate, and inability to find a friend to their liking. Unsuccessful attempts to establish friendly relationships, mimosa-like sensitivity at the moments of their search, rapid exhaustion in contact (“I don’t know what else to talk about”) often encourage even greater withdrawal into oneself.

Lack of intuition is manifested by the lack of a “direct sense of reality”, the inability to penetrate into other people’s experiences, guess the desires of others, guess about hostility towards oneself or, conversely, about sympathy and disposition, to grasp the moment when one should not impose one’s presence, and when, on the contrary, , you need to listen, sympathize, and not leave the interlocutor to himself.

To the deficiency of intuition should be added the closely related lack of empathy - the inability to share the joy and sadness of another, to understand the insult, to feel another's excitement and anxiety. This is sometimes referred to as a weakness of emotional resonance. The lack of intuition and empathy probably causes what is called the coldness of schizoids. Their actions can be cruel, which is more likely due to an inability to empathize with the suffering of others than a desire to receive sadistic pleasure. To the range of schizoid characteristics we can add the inability to convince others with our own words.

The inner world is almost always closed from prying eyes. Only for a select few can the curtain suddenly rise, but never completely, and just as unexpectedly fall again. A schizoid often reveals himself to people he doesn’t know well, even randomly, but somehow appeals to his whimsical choice. But he may forever remain a hidden, incomprehensible thing within himself for those close to him or those who have known him for many years.

The wealth of the inner world is not characteristic of all schizoid adolescents and, of course, is associated with a certain intelligence or talent. Therefore, not every one of them can serve as an illustration of Kretschmer’s words about the similarity of schizoids to “decorated Roman villas, the shutters of which are closed from the bright sun, but in the twilight of which luxurious feasts are celebrated.” But in all cases, the inner world of schizoids is filled with hobbies and fantasies.

Schizoid teenagers fantasize for themselves; they are not inclined to talk about their dreams to others, nor to mix everyday life with the beauties of their fictions and dreams. This is the fundamental difference between schizoid and hysterical fantasies. Schizoid fantasies either serve to console one’s own pride or are of an erotic nature.

The inaccessibility of the inner world and restraint in the manifestation of feelings make many of the actions of schizoids incomprehensible and unexpected for those around them, because everything that preceded them - the entire course of experiences and motives - remained hidden. Some antics are eccentric in nature, but unlike hysterics, they do not serve the purpose of attracting everyone's attention.

The reaction of emancipation often manifests itself in a very peculiar way. A schizoid teenager can endure petty supervision in everyday life for a long time, obey the routine and regime established for him, but react with violent protest to the slightest attempt to invade the world of his interests, hobbies and fantasies without permission. At the same time, emancipatory aspirations can easily turn into social nonconformity - indignation at existing rules and orders, ridicule of the ideals, spiritual values, interests widespread around, and rancor about the “lack of freedom.” Judgments of this kind can be nurtured for a long time and secretly and, unexpectedly for others, be realized in public speeches or decisive actions. Often one is struck by straightforward criticism of others without taking into account its consequences for oneself.

The grouping reaction is usually weakly expressed outwardly. As a rule, schizoid teenagers stand apart from their peers. Their isolation makes it difficult to join the group, and their intractability to the general influence, the general atmosphere, their non-conformity does not allow them to either merge with the group or submit to it. Having found themselves in a teenage group, often by accident, they remain black sheep in it. Sometimes they are ridiculed and even brutally persecuted by their peers, but sometimes, thanks to their independence, cold restraint, and unexpected ability to stand up for themselves, they inspire respect and force them to keep their distance. Success in a peer group may be the deepest dreams of a schizoid teenager. In his fantasies, he creates similar groups, where he occupies the position of leader and favorite, where he feels free and easy and receives those emotional contacts that he lacks in real life.

The reaction of infatuation in schizoid adolescents is usually more pronounced than all other specific behavioral reactions of this age. Hobbies are often distinguished by their unusualness, strength and stability. Most often we come across intellectual and aesthetic hobbies. Most schizoid teenagers love books, devour them voraciously, and prefer all other entertainments to reading. The choice for reading can be strictly selective - only a certain era from history, only a certain genre of literature, a certain movement in philosophy, etc. In general, in intellectual and aesthetic hobbies, one is struck by the whimsical nature of the choice of subject. We have seen among modern teenagers a passion for Sanskrit, Chinese characters, the Hebrew language, sketching the portals of cathedrals and churches, the genealogy of the House of Romanov, organ music, comparing the constitutions of different states and different times, etc. and so on. All this is never done for show, but only for oneself. Hobbies are shared if they meet sincere interest. They often hide them, fearing misunderstanding and ridicule. With a lower level of intelligence and aesthetic aspirations, matters may be limited to less refined, but no less strange objects of hobby. The collections of schizoid teenagers, sometimes unique, sometimes striking in their worthlessness, also serve more the purpose of sophisticated aesthetic needs than just hoarding. One teenager collected doublets of postcards with reproductions of paintings by famous artists and postage stamps depicting the same paintings.

In second place are hobbies of the manual-physical type. Clumsiness, awkwardness, and inharmonious motor skills, often attributed to schizoids, are not always found, and a persistent desire for bodily improvement can smooth out these shortcomings. Systematic gymnastics, swimming, cycling, and yoga exercises are usually combined with a lack of interest in collective sports games. Hobbies can take place in lonely long hours of walking or cycling. Some schizoids are good at fine manual skills - playing musical instruments, applied arts - all this can also form a hobby.

Reactions associated with emerging sexual attraction may, at first glance, not appear at all. External “asexuality”, contempt for issues of sexual life, is usually combined with persistent masturbation and rich erotic fantasies. The latter are prone to development, feed on random information and episodes and easily include perverse components. Painfully sensitive in company, incapable of courtship and flirtation, and unable to achieve sexual intimacy in a situation where it is possible, schizoid adolescents can, unexpectedly for others, discover sexual activity in the most crude and unnatural forms - standing guard for hours to spy on someone’s naked genitals, exhibiting in front of children, masturbate under other people's windows, from where they can be seen, enter into relationships with random people they meet, make phone dates with strangers “for one time,” etc. Schizoid teenagers deeply conceal their sex life and sexual fantasies. Even when their actions are discovered, they try not to reveal their motives and feelings.

Alcoholization among schizoid adolescents is rare. Most of them do not like alcoholic drinks. Intoxication does not cause pronounced euphoria in them. They easily resist the persuasion of their comrades and the drinking atmosphere of companies. However, some of them find that small doses of alcohol, without causing euphoria, can facilitate the establishment of contacts and eliminate the feeling of timidity and unnaturalness during communication. Then a special kind of mental dependence is easily formed - the desire to regularly use small doses of alcoholic beverages, often strong, in order to “overcome shyness” and facilitate contacts. Drinking alcohol as such a communicative dope can be done both with friends and alone. For example, a 15-year-old schizoid teenager secretly kept a bottle of cognac in his bed and drank it every morning in order to “feel free at school.”

Drugs apparently pose no less of a threat to schizoid adolescents than alcohol. Perhaps they can fulfill the role of communicative doping better than alcohol. Perhaps some volatile substances add grist to the mill of schizoid fantasies, making them more sensual, colorful, and emotional.

Suicidal behavior is not characteristic of schizoid psychopathy, and schizoid accentuation does not, apparently, favor such a method of solving difficulties. To mental trauma, to conflict situations, to situations where the schizoid personality is presented with demands beyond its strength, the reaction is manifested by an even greater withdrawal into oneself, into one’s inner world of deeply hidden fantasies. Or this reaction is revealed by unexpected, pretentious, and sometimes cruel actions.

Delinquency occurs infrequently, and schizoid features are clearly evident in delinquent behavior itself. While still examining homeless teenagers in the twenties, N.I. Ozeretsky noted that schizoids prefer to steal alone, choosing a thieving “profession” that requires skillful skills - for example, stealing money from inside pockets or the ability to get into an apartment through a window. Indeed, schizoid adolescents are not prone to group delinquency, but can commit serious offenses, acting “in the name of the group,” wanting to be “recognized by the group as their own.” Sexual crimes are also committed alone (exhibitionism, indecent acts against minors, sexual aggression, etc.). Sometimes delinquent behavior is preceded by taking a small dose of alcohol as a “doping”, but there is no real alcohol intoxication.

The self-esteem of schizoids is distinguished by a statement of what is associated with isolation, loneliness, difficulty in contacts, and misunderstanding on the part of others. Attitudes towards other problems are rated much worse. They usually do not notice the contradictions in their behavior or do not attach any importance to them. They like to emphasize their independence and independence

Somatic signs that since the time of Kretschmer have been considered characteristic of schizoids - asthenic build, flabby muscles, stooped figure, long legs and high pelvis, poorly developed genitals, angular movements - can not always be seen in modern adolescents. Acceleration and associated endocrine changes can distort these traits, causing, for example, excessive obesity, early and strong sexual development.

From the first steps in identifying schizoid psychopathy, attention was drawn to its similarity with some forms of schizophrenia (in particular, with the sluggish form and with pictures of the defect after a schizophrenic attack). This gave reason to many psychiatrists to generally doubt the existence of schizoid psychopathy as a constitutional character anomaly, and to interpret everything that was described under its name as a defect after an attack of schizophrenia that went unnoticed or happened in early childhood, or as “latent schizophrenia.” In recent years, attention has again been drawn to the fact that in families of patients with schizophrenia, especially its continuously progressive form, schizoid personalities can often be found.

As a result, in recent decades, schizoid psychopathy has almost ceased to be diagnosed and its pronounced cases have become usually interpreted as sluggish schizophrenia, and the corresponding schizoid accentuations with good social adaptation once again suggested the idea of ​​“latent schizophrenia.” Even the differential diagnosis between schizophrenia and psychopathy began to be carried out in relation to all types of the latter, except schizoid.

This situation cannot be considered correct. The diagnosis of sluggish schizophrenia is legitimate if there are signs of a process, albeit slowly developing, if these signs are identified by a carefully collected anamnesis and confirmed by observation. Guesses about a “fur coat” that was transferred unknown when and not noticed by anyone remain only guesses and cannot serve as the basis for a diagnosis.

Adolescence creates special difficulties for the differential diagnosis of schizophrenia and schizoid psychopathy. The pubertal sharpening of the latter can easily be mistaken for a process that has begun or for a “new coat.” And, conversely, the onset of schizophrenia may be masked by pubertal behavioral disorders. We consider it important to emphasize the identification of schizoid psychopathy as a special form.

The schizoid type is not a very common character option. Only 5% of 300 hospitalized adolescents with psychopathy or accentuations were classified as this type, and another 5% had a combination of schizoidism with traits of other types - sensitive, psychasthenic, hysterical or epileptoid. It should be noted that all cases of “pure” schizoids were regarded as psychopathy, including most as severe and pronounced. In moderate cases, social disadaptation was partial - a breakdown occurred either at home when the place of study or work was good, or at school or at work when adaptation in the family was satisfactory.

Schizoid accentuations usually do not lead to social disadaptation, severe behavioral disorders, or acute affective reactions and therefore probably do not come under the supervision of a psychiatrist. The schizoid type of accentuation is not so rare.

Hidden schizoid accentuation can be detected if demands on a person are suddenly made that are beyond their capacity - for example, to quickly establish a wide range of informal and fairly emotional contacts. Schizoids also break down when someone persistently and unceremoniously “gets into their soul.”

Even Kretschmer, describing the schizoid type, identified expansive and sensitive options. The latter, as indicated, is more correctly considered as a special type, belonging to the group of asthenic psychopathies, since isolation here is secondary, compensatory. Nevertheless, among schizoids there are also more sthenic and completely asthenic individuals. The variety of schizoid manifestations can be so great that the number of described options could become two-digit. Therefore, it seems appropriate to us to state the combination of schizoidism with traits of other types. The main basis of character, its core always remains schizoid. Sensitive, psychasthenic, paranoid, epileptoid, hysterical or unstable features may be layered on it.

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Schizoid personality disorder or schizoid psychopathy is a person’s behavioral characteristics that manifest themselves in avoidance of relationships that may be rich in emotions and experiences. And both negative and positive. Warm feelings or experiences are replaced by fantasies, overly “thought out”, rethought and theorized. This kind of substitution and avoidance occurs due to the fact that real relationships and emotional connections with other people bring fatigue and discomfort.

Speaking about the schizoid personality type, it is worth saying that the most noticeable signs may be precisely this disinterest in any contacts with others and a clear disregard for social norms. Such people may not respond to greetings, dress “strangely” even for the current very tolerant times, do not respect the chain of command, which is why they have constant problems in socialization, both at the stage of training and in the process of trying to get a job. They often have an attitude towards society as a “herd”, which adjusts them to its laws, and therefore a disdainful attitude towards the majority of people, above whom they feel themselves.

It is believed that there are generally eight character types: narcissistic, paranoid, obsessive-compulsive, psychopathic, hysterical, depressive-manic, masochistic and schizoid.

The schizoid type of character is caused by a certain discrepancy between the feeling of oneself and the world around us, a feeling of detachment.

Many famous geniuses were schizoid: Albert Einstein, Van Gogh, Kant, Hegel, Archimedes, Newton, Bach... Among living people, these include the intellectual Anatoly Wasserman and the mathematician Grigory Perelman, who refused the European Mathematical Society Prize in 1996, in 2006 – Fields Medal and in 2010 – the Clay Mathematical Institute Millennium Prize.

In addition, the schizoid character type is attributed even to fictional characters: Don Quixote and the Hedgehog in the Fog.

People with a schizoid character type tend to:

How and why this type is formed

There are a large number of theories on this matter. From a physiological point of view, the nerve endings of schizoids are more sensitive. Even at a very young age, such children may show irritation or depression from the strong lighting of the room or the constant hubbub. It’s no secret that many kids, on the contrary, love the constant presence of adults, it calms them down and gives them a feeling of security. In schizoids, on the contrary, “extra people and movements” tire.

Other theories explain development in connection with the specifics of upbringing: a tough, nervous, explosive, critical father and a “loving” mother who violates personal boundaries. In addition, significant factors for the formation of this type are:

Such a child spends his childhood alone and often in a harassed state. He is better off alone, alone with books, fantasies and conclusions. But, despite their well-read and calm nature, teachers also do not like such a child: he does not participate in amateur activities, cannot explain or write anything beautifully, and “too much” knowledge in narrow areas can generally cause a feeling of competition and a desire to “punish an upstart who undermines authority.” teacher."

Diagnosis

The diagnosis of schizoid psychopathy can be made by a specialist if four or more symptoms are present:

However, a schizoid personality is not always the same in behavior if you observe it. Manifestations can be either of the autistic type with all additional signs (including an extreme degree of problems with socialization), or of the sthenic schizoid type with high success in narrowly focused areas of activity that require extreme forms of pragmatism, coldness and unemotionality in decision making.

One example describes a human resources policy advisor for a large enterprise, who became famous for his absolutely “impersonal” approach to assessing the importance of a particular employee for the overall successful operation of the enterprise, regardless of the employee’s length of service, his prior contribution, current family circumstances, health status and other additional nuances that emotionally responsive people always look at. As a result, he fired workers who had devoted their entire lives to this production and were currently experiencing some kind of life difficulties. And the case became famous because of several suicides that were committed by fired people and which did not cause any emotional reaction in the described adviser.

However, schizoid personality disorder is never diagnosed in the presence of schizophrenia, Asperger's syndrome and delusional disorders.

According to Theodore Millon, there are four subtypes of this disorder:

• exhausted, lethargic type, which is characterized by chronic exhaustion, fatigue, lethargy, slowness, apathy;
• an anxious, distant type, which is characterized by isolation and separation from the realities of life, isolation, wandering, the inability to stay in one job for a long time and to find a job at all;
• depersonalized type, the main specificity of which is a feeling of separation of one’s body and consciousness, absorption in fantasy;
• the unemotional type, gloomy and the most emotionally unperturbed.

According to the classification, schizoid disorder belongs to the cluster of unusual and eccentric disorders. The manifestations that were described earlier should be observed from the period of early maturity, that is, from eighteen years of age and older.

It should also be emphasized that some signs must be correlated with age criteria, physiological characteristics and aspects of upbringing. For example, the need for sexual contact may fade with age or be suppressed by a certain upbringing, and the lack of friends may be due to negative life experiences or a physical feature that becomes a psychological barrier. However, in these cases, the person does not lose his emotional assessment of this fact: he complains, worries, gets angry, ironizes, makes excuses. In a word, he shows emotions.

In psychoanalysis, such problems are interpreted from the point of view of the presence of a borderline level of development of personal organization in the schizoid personality type. The schizoid type has a tendency to “defensive fantasizing.” Another of his defense mechanisms is intellectualization, which allows him to reduce the emotional significance of events without avoiding the events themselves.

Moreover, his necessary support is sublimation, which is based on his fantasies. With its help, internal tension is relieved, and energy is redistributed in another direction, which is more acceptable for such a person: drawing, sculpture, solving incredible problems.

The main meaning of this approach is that the primary conflict that forms schizoidism is the problem of rapprochement and distance. Such a person constantly maintains a distance from other people, which makes him want to get closer. However, he regards rapprochement as a violation of personal boundaries and absorption, which forces the schizoid to jealously maintain this very distance in order to preserve personal space in his concept. This explains the eccentricity and dissimilarity of many such individuals: following generally accepted norms is also regarded as “absorption.” Therefore, the schizoid clearly neglects the laws of society and social norms.

However, this type of personality does not always act independently. Most often, we are faced with a schizoid-hysteroid personality type, in which schizoid personality disorder adds symptoms of hysteroid: suggestibility, inadequate demonstration of one’s sexual and external attractiveness, posing and “showing off” are added.

Moreover, it should be noted that since he demonstrates this same “attractiveness,” such a person often fits into public opinion: “you can’t look without tears.” Too bright color combinations, overtly emphasizing their shapes. In a word, a red skirt, green tights, an incomprehensible, old-fashioned, but revealing top and at the same time unwashed hair is a completely normal picture of such a girl. Remarks about the absurdity of her appearance cause surprise and can be considered envy.

Many relatives whose loved ones suffer from schizoid personality disorder wonder: is it dangerous? As can be seen from what was stated earlier, such people are characterized by isolation and focus on their inner world. They do not show aggression; on the contrary, they try in every possible way to reduce the number of contacts. So they are absolutely safe for others.

In addition, their emotional detachment from the suffering of others is absolutely not equivalent to a lack of understanding of what is happening, because the intellect does not suffer. As a result, a schizoid psychopath, in the event of committing offenses, is fully liable, because they are not mentally ill. But for the person himself, such a disorder can turn into trouble, both in the form of employment problems, and in the form of ridicule and bullying, which begin from school and are caused by some detachment, extravagance and the inability to join the company.

But in the case of a confirmed diagnosis in persons with schizoid personality disorder, the army is most likely excluded.

Treatment

In the case of classic schizoid personality disorder, treatment is extremely difficult, not because these cases are not treatable, but because the patients themselves do not consider their condition a problem. They cannot understand why they are forced to “fit into the herd.” Therefore, they come to the appointment either under pressure from relatives, or with other complaints, for example, with the problem of addiction. The problem of socialization is perfectly solved with the help of role-playing games. Schizoids literally have to figure out how people feel and what they are offended by.

A frequent problem is the selection of the necessary psychologist who is able to make contact extremely intelligently, without violating the boundaries of the schizoid and, at the same time, without getting carried away by his philosophizing and reasoning that is not the essence of the problem.

As for drug treatment, the appropriateness of its use has recently been called into question.

But who really needs a psychologist is the relatives of such a person, because it is their isolation and alienation of the child that causes panic, they worry about his future and suffer from his coldness. All this accumulates in a large lump of unspokenness, which can subsequently result in personal health problems: gastrointestinal diseases, heart diseases, diabetes, etc. Work with relatives is aimed at relieving anxiety, tension, and “recharging with love and warmth” in the form of supportive sessions. And the most important thing is the opening of the opportunity to accept such a child as he is.

People with a schizoid character type are always significantly different from those around them, and have their own special characteristics that manifest themselves in many areas of life. These eccentricities are visible in the style of clothing, manner of communication, and peculiar gait. For people with a schizoid personality type, reality does not represent the basis for perceiving the world. Being a phlegmatic person, a person mainly moves mechanically, sometimes pretentiously, jumping or shuffling. In this case, it is quite obvious that his internal attitudes are not in harmony with the demands made by the external world.

The schizoid personality type is characterized by a fragmented understanding of reality, despite the fact that various little things are given inordinately great importance, and at the same time, the key facts of certain situations are absolutely not taken into account and are regarded as secondary. Such people try to notice special meaning in those things and events that most people around them do not pay attention to. Another feature of the schizoid type is isolation. It is expressed in the fact that very often it is simply impossible to know what emotions are possessing a person, since a schizoid personality can look completely calm in a difficult situation, and internal feelings do not manifest themselves in any way, the person’s face remains impassive.

The activities of an individual with a schizoid character type are always based on their own interests, and this is a serious obstacle to various social contacts. When communicating with an interlocutor, a person with a schizoid personality type often behaves tactlessly, not taking into account the opinions of others. New acquaintances are always perceived as overly suspicious, and if we are talking about empathy or sympathy, then this is definitely not about him. The schizoid type is characterized by the manifestation of selfishness on a constant basis. As for professional activities, such people usually succeed in a narrow specialization. For example, a scientist can devote his entire life to one project, a physician persistently promotes a personally developed technique, even if it is not officially recognized.

A person with a schizoid personality type tends to defend new scientific ideas and create his own style in any direction. It is known that most collectors have a schizoid type of character, and therefore they are always obsessed with their hobby. At work, such people are valued for their unobtrusive and tactful behavior and their obligatory attitude towards their duties. Management often sets them up as an example, assessing their business acumen, which is devoid of emotion. The circle of friends of people with the schizoid type is quite stable; they maintain contact with close friends throughout their lives. But it is quite difficult for them to establish informal relationships with colleagues at a new place of work. The more those around you show persistence, the deeper the withdrawal into yourself occurs.

Schizoids are very independent individuals, and this quality forces them to independently study any project. That is, such an employee achieves everything himself, although in some cases one could simply ask. In this regard, his qualifications improve over time. In this case, it is especially important that the schizoid takes into account the opinions of other specialists. If this is achieved, the team will work very productively.

In people with a schizoid personality type, character traits appear already in childhood, at the age of three or four. Such kids like to devote their time to solitary and quiet activities; they are not interested in active communication with peers. Also, children with a schizoid character type do not experience special attachment to close people, including family members. If a child develops schizoid psychopathy, then he early begins to become interested in complex problems in the field of philosophy. During the school period, schizoids demonstrate logical thinking; sometimes such children show extraordinary abilities in mathematics. At the same time, in everyday life they have many problems, since it is difficult for them to adapt to everyday life.

One of the most important features of the schizoid type of character is the development of schizoid psychopathy in a person. It can occur if certain signs of schizoidism become extremely pronounced. In addition, in this case the person loses the ability to adapt socially. If the resulting schizoid psychopathy is moderate, then the person, even with complete social inability, often achieves significant results in the field of art and science. If a severe form of this disorder has developed, it is characterized by the desire to completely isolate oneself from communication with others and to remain alone.

For every patient who admits that his character is really close to a schizoid type of behavior, experts recommend paying attention to the manner of communication with relatives and close people. The first recommendation is to learn how to express positive emotions. You should be aware of the special line beyond which even decent personality traits, strengthened many times, are perceived as negative. For example, if people perceive ordinary restraint as good traits, then in its excessive manifestation detachment and isolation already arise. The presence of any active position in a person is recognized as an important quality, but communication skills are of particular value in the modern world.