Schizoid

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/ˈskitˌsoid/

adjective (psychiatry)

1. denoting or having a personality type characterized by emotional aloofness and solitary habits.

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There are five types of schizophrenia.

Paranoid schizophrenia -- a person feels extremely suspicious, persecuted, or grandiose, or experiences a combination of these emotions.

Disorganized schizophrenia -- a person is often incoherent in speech and thought, but may not have delusions.

Catatonic schizophrenia -- a person is withdrawn, mute, negative and often assumes very unusual body positions.

Residual schizophrenia -- a person is no longer experiencing delusions or hallucinations, but has no motivation or interest in life.

Schizoaffective disorder--a person has symptoms of both schizophrenia and a major mood disorder such as depression.

And then there is Tyler Joseph.

His sickness is severe. The voice in his brain is eating him alive.

It wouldn't be half as bad if that voice didn't have a face.

It wouldn't be half as bad if that face wasn't attached to a body.

It wouldn't be half as bad if that body didn't want Tyler dead.

It wouldn't be half as bad if Tyler could tell that he is being manipulated.

It wouldn't be half as bad if someone out there could figure out that the case of Tyler Joseph is one that the world has never seen before, nor will ever see again.