Hi Draffon,
(Hi Mandy,
Hi Fnordian,)
Well, I've enjoyed this thread so far, Fnordian, would it be accurate to say that what you may have a deficit in emotioanal involvement, you make up for with a wry sense of humour?
Draffon, welcome, I think, as Mandy said, it might be worth you looking towards schizoid. In which case, well its a subject I have a hard time resisting.
I have some book recommendations - if you'd like to find out more, both written by pdocs, so they come with - what to me is a fairly dehumanising slant, which they inturn would say thats because I'm schizoid, which implies I have a sensitivity to dehumanisation, and that I'm projecting at them. To which I would probably fail to say anything satisfactory and spend the next month telling them in imaginary conversations the smartest comebacks that I didnt think of then.
(I'm in a flip, humerous mood, and I do realise the serious side of things, I hope you dont feel misresponded to).

Here are the book recommendations:

Masterson and Klein: 'The Disorders of the Self, New Therapuetic Horizons', and : Harry Guntip 'the schizoid phenomenon'. (I've just started that one ) So, much insight in both.

Best of luck, I'd love to know how you get on.

riverx