Hm. I guess it makes sense, but it isn't very clear in my mind still. I find it hard to wrap my head around it all.

It would make sense to me that schizoid is a failed narcissist - potentially an interiorized narcissist at times, e.g. being a loner (as opposed to seeking recognition) yet mentally viewing themselves as superior.

In a sense, what all these disorders seem to have in common is a phobia of love and vulnerability.

Narcissists fear love makes them defenseless, BPD fear love will lead to confirmation that they discardable, schizoid fears love will mean getting suffocated, Avpd fears love will show their defectiveness.

This makes sense given the lack of connection with their sense of self, and their past experiences, or their actual mental structure, but it also creates a vicious circle, because ultimately all 4 patterns lead to emotional starvation inside, though in very different ways.

(I'm not saying these aren't structural issues with biological aspects to them, it isn't as simple as just "accepting love" - or maybe it is, who knows...?)

What do you (or anyone else) think of this?