By the way, I looked at http://www.schizophrenia.com/earlysigns.htm
And I'll list the symptoms I may have. You should look at the list to see how many I have....

Examples of Physical Symptoms---- 8 out of 12
--Overly acute senses- lights are too bright, sounds are too loud.
--Staring, while in deep thought, with infrequent blinking.
--Clumsy, inexact motor skills
--Sleep disturbances- insomnia or excessive sleeping
--Parkinsonian type symptoms- rigidity, tremor, jerking arm movements, or involuntary movements of the limbs
--Eye movements- difficulty focusing on slow moving objects
--Movement is speeded up- i.e. constant pacing
--Movement is slowed down- staying in bed

Examples of Feelings/Emotions---- 5 out of 6
--The inability to experience joy or pleasure from activities
--Sometimes feeling nothing at all
--Hypersensitivity to criticism, insults, or hurt feelings
--Feeling indifferent to important events
--Feeling detached from your own body

Examples of Mood---- 6 out of 6
--Sudden irritability, anger, hostility, suspiciousness, resentment
--Depression- feeling discouraged and hopeless about the future
--Low motivation, energy, and little or no enthusiasm
--Suicidal thoughts or suicidal ideation
--Rapidly changing mood- from happy to sad to angry for no apparent reason
--Severe Anxiety

Changes in Behavior associated with schizophrenia ---- 14 out of 18
--Dropping out of activities and life in general
--Inability to form or keep relationships
--Social isolation- few close friends if any. Little interaction outside of immediate family.
--Increased withdrawal, spending most of the days alone.
--Becoming lost in thoughts and not wanting to be disturbed with human contact
--Neglect in self-care- i.e. hygiene, clothing, or appearance
--Replaying or rehearsing conversations out loud
--Finding it difficult to deal with stressful situations
--Inability to cope with minor problems
--Lack of goal-directed behavior. Not being able to engage in purposeful activity
--Functional impairment in interpersonal relationships, work, education, or self-care
--Deterioration of academic or job-related performance
--making irrational statements.
--Intense and excessive preoccupation with religion or spirituality

Examples of Cognitive Problems Associated with Schizophrenia ---- 11 out of 20
--Ruminating thoughts- these are the same thoughts that go around and round your head but get you nowhere. Often about past disappointments, missed opportunities, failed relationships.
--Making up new words
--Racing thoughts
--In conversation you tend to say very little
--Suddenly halting speech in the middle of a sentence
--Difficulty expressing thoughts verbally. Or not having much to say about anything.
--Difficulty focusing attention and engaging in goal directed behavior
--Poor concentration/ memory. Forgetfulness
--Obsessive compulsive tendencies- with thoughts or actions
--Thought insertion/ withdrawal- thoughts are put it or taken away without a conscious effort
--Conversations that seem deep, but are not logical or coherent

Examples of Delusions---- 4 out of 11
--Overpowering, intense feeling that people are talking about you, looking at you
--Overpowering, intense feeling you are being watched, followed, and spied on
--Thinking that someone is trying to poison your food
--Delusions of reference- thinking that random events convey a special meaning to you. An example is that a newspaper headline or a license plate has a hidden meaning for you to figure out. That they are signs trying to tell you something.

Examples of Hallucinations----1 out of 3
--Auditory hallucinations can be either inside the person's head