Personality dilemma?

Question

I have schizoid personality disorder and dysthymia in addition to a brain which never quits thinking. I feel no pleasure; I comprehend the reaction and recognition but feel nothing. I am a misanthropic loner; a hater of people and avoider of social situations. I have no desire for human relationships. I have a few friends that I live with, but if I lived on my alone, I would never invite them over. Little interest in sex.

I've often wondered what the point of existence is and for most people, it's a combination of love, self confidence, and purpose. For me, love does not apply and seeing as how I feel no pleasure, it is quite difficult for me to pursue dreams that I'm not overly passionate about.

Where do I find my happiness? Is it a possibility to do things that would be very hurtful and anti-social in nature(severing ties with parents and society in general, even people that care about me) in order to be happy? What do you do when you're not the example written about?

Answer 1

You come across as someone who had done a lot of thinking about this topic.

Please start slow. Adopting a dog from the pound and looking after it will change the focus from yourself to the dog. In time, the dog will show you a different perspective in life.

How about gardening? Seeing new life springing from the earth can be wonderful.

If those do not sound good to you, perhaps join a monastery. Then you have all the time you wish to devote to your studies.

Answer 2

Perhaps you should get into the wilderness for a bit of time. Seriously, I think some people lose touch with the natural world and this causes our brains to go crazy. Get a backpack, tent, water filter, sleeping roll, etc and learn how to backpack. Hike the Pacific Crest Trail or the Appalachian Trail. You will hardly see anyone and you just may find pleasure in some very simple things. I know it sounds cheesy, but it's true. Go for a month.

Once you sever ties with everyone...how exactly, I wonder would you suddenly be happy? Unless you've answered your own question and you believe that if you sever ties with people who care about you that you will be happy. It even sounds like, because you are unsure if it would be okay, that it may make you more deeply unhappy to do that. Just a thought.

Answer 3

This is probably caused by a hormonal dysfunction, not your fault.
Sometimes the brain does not send the necessary hormones to feel different emotions, that is why you don't "feel" like doing/feeling anything.
Try a fancy sport like fencing. Sword wielding is always interesting.
If sports are not your thing, try console games or just plain old people watching.

A psychiatrist can put you in the correct path (again psychiatrist, not psychologist; one studies the brain function, the other does behavior).
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Answer 4

You can have a huge mansion in Hawaii and have a wonderful family and no brain disorder and perfect health and be served fine chocolate every day but never get fat and have the most beautiful things, but they'll give you temporary pleasure, not every lasting happiness. Things can not make you really happy. People can't really make you happy. Having a healthy mind can't make you completely happy.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but no one and nothing on this earth will make you really happy. The only thing that you can find true happiness out of is living for God, and letting your source of joy come from Him. He created you the way you are, with great care, He created your personality and designed your unusual mind and knows exactly how many hairs or on your scalp at this very moment! He knows your desire for happiness, and He gave it to you, because He wants you to know that you need Him in your life to bring you the only true happiness there is. He wants you to desire and find your joy in Him. Your purpose on earth here is to bring joy to your creator. You were made by Him and for Him, and your only source of real happiness and peace can come from only Him. He'd love to adopt you into His family and would happily do so no matter who you are or what you've done. Then, when your purpose in life is to bring joy to Him by acting upon the purpose He's given to you here on earth, that is when you'll be happy. Never completely happy though, until you die and go to the heaven He's created for you, where you'll be with Him in perfect happiness, without any pain of any kind.

God is the only point for your existence. Without Him you have no purpose.

Answer 5

I'm assuming you've spoken to a doctor about this...I would think the worst thing to do would be to disengage from society all-together. I believe in God and I will pray for you as this must be very, very hard for you. Don't give up, though. Happiness often pops up in unlikely places and when you least expect it.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

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Answer 8

Cry out to God to help you, seek Jesus Christ.
Read the bible.