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Actually there's a psychological personality type called, schitzotypia. It doesn't classify as a disorder (e.g. schitzophrenia or bipolar disorder) but schitzotypal persons tend to stay indoors, have little or no sex drive, and are completely devoid of any desire to have social interaction. It's not like agorophobia since they're not really motivated by fear ... they're really just not interested in social community. The typical picture is one of a guy (I saw this videotape in medical school during our psych rotation) who has been working at a movie theater in the projection booth for years. He's been offered many chances to advance and make more money but he's perfectly content to work there alone. He lives in an apartment and never dates ... but he's not lonely. He just doesn't feel any desire for relationships. And he says he's perfectly happy.
Believe it or not, there are some folks (even some psychologists) who consider this a disorder and believe schitzotypals require therapy and/or meds to help them socialize. I think that's wrong. If the guy is happy what's the point? If the guy isn't happy then, by definition, he's not schitzotypal but agorophobic and xenophobic.
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