<p>[Antisocial</a> personality disorder is defined on page 2.](<a href=“http://www.dsm5.org/Documents/Personality%20Disorders/DSM-IV%20and%20DSM-5%20Criteria%20for%20the%20Personality%20Disorders%205-1-12.pdf]Antisocial”>http://www.dsm5.org/Documents/Personality%20Disorders/DSM-IV%20and%20DSM-5%20Criteria%20for%20the%20Personality%20Disorders%205-1-12.pdf)</p>
<p>There are more descriptive terms for personalities and behaviors for which “antisocial” is a common misnomer:</p>
<p>Introversion: quickly feeling drained of mental stamina when socializing, and needing frequent peace and quiet</p>
<p>Shyness: reluctance to interact with people even when there is a reason to do so (e.g. glossophobia causing shyness to speak in front of people)</p>
<p>Nonconformism: doing what you want or what you think is right, regardless of the norm, but not necessarily in violation of individuals; immunity to groupthink</p>
<p>I don’t know the term for this: feeling a minimal desire for socialization or friendship, being content with independence and solitude when most people would feel lonely</p>
<p>All four of which apply to me. ¯_(ツ)_/¯</p>