Covert schizoids, often described as "secret schizoids," possess a remarkable ability to blend into social settings. They excel at concealing their true feelings and present a facade that masks their internal turmoil.

The core issue that many schizoids wrestle with, consciously or unconsciously, is not the fact of having a false self, but rather - that the false and the true selves became extremely disconnected from each other. One might become an alien to one's body or needs.