Hi, Melissa. I think you should keep in mind that your "diagnosis" (which from the details you provide sounds very tentative) might not be entirely accurate. The "schizoid" spectrum covers a lot of territory, from SPD on one end to completely normal characteristics on the other. It basically just means you like to do things by yourself. If a person takes that to extremes, then it can be a problem. But many very normal people like to do things by themselves and don't have many friends.

And at your age you're still changing and doing a lot of growing. In five years you may enjoy doing some things you don't enjoy now. Or you may find yourself with a few good friends whose company you really appreciate. Don't take your T's comments as "defining" you and telling you what you should like or dislike. Life and people are a whole lot messier than the DSM-IV would have you believe. And any decent T you talk with will confirm this. People have all kinds of perfectly unique combinations of normal traits and symptoms of illness that don't add up to illness because there aren't enough of them. It's just another kind of normality.

In other words, enjoy life in every way you can, but don't force yourself to do things you really don't like because you think it's "good" for you. DO try things from time to time that you haven't liked in the past to see if you've changed. People do change, a lot. Take care!