feeling is sentimentality because it lacks a direct connection with physical sensation. It can be described as a “cool” feeling which reflects denial of need and rejection of bodily pleasure. Normal feeling is emotional rather than sentimental because it is grounded in physical sensation; emotional feelings, therefore, are warm or hot (passionate). On the other hand, the schizoid is not devoid of feeling or even passion when it is a question of defending the rights of the underprivileged or fighting for a cause. His dedication to principles reflects a selflessness that is at the core of his personal difficulties. This is not to say that the defense of justice is the exclusive domain of the schizoid. What is meant here is that the schizoid, lacking a sense of personal identity, frequently seeks a justification for living in social causes, isms, and panaceas. Schizoid sentimentality is the result of the abstraction of feeling from the self and the body. It denotes a loss of personal identity, which is compensated for through social identifications.
Further examination of the schizoid body reveals several other characteristic disturbances. One commonly finds that the upper half of the body is relatively underdeveloped muscularly. The thorax tends to be narrow, tight, and held in a deflated condition. This thoracic constriction, which is particularly evident in the lower ribs, necessarily limits respiration. In other cases, however, where the illness is less severe, one may find a compensatory inflation of the chest, considered “manly” by some patients and developed through weight-lifting exercises. In the collapsed body, the chest is deflated, soft, and toneless. In all cases, there is a marked constriction of the body about the waist, due to a chronic contraction of the diaphragm.
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