Research Schizoid Personality Disorder (SPD). See a counselor.
EDIT: For the ease of future readers, this is from the Wiki.
DSM IV describes SPD as
A. A pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings, beginning by early adulthood (age eighteen or older) and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (or more) of the following:
-Neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, including being part of a family
-Almost always chooses solitary activities
-Has little, if any, interest in having sexual experiences with another person
-Takes pleasure in few, if any, activities
-Lacks close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives
-Appears indifferent to the praise or criticism of others
-Shows emotional coldness, detachment, or flattened affect
B. Does not occur exclusively during the course of schizophrenia, a mood disorder with psychotic features, another psychotic disorder, or a pervasive developmental disorder and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition.
Is it normal that I don't enjoy physical contact?
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Research Schizoid Personality Disorder (SPD). See a counselor.
EDIT: For the ease of future readers, this is from the Wiki.
DSM IV describes SPD as
A. A pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings, beginning by early adulthood (age eighteen or older) and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (or more) of the following:
-Neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, including being part of a family
-Almost always chooses solitary activities
-Has little, if any, interest in having sexual experiences with another person
-Takes pleasure in few, if any, activities
-Lacks close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives
-Appears indifferent to the praise or criticism of others
-Shows emotional coldness, detachment, or flattened affect
B. Does not occur exclusively during the course of schizophrenia, a mood disorder with psychotic features, another psychotic disorder, or a pervasive developmental disorder and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition.