^this... I read that paranoid schizophrenics are the most normal functioning schizophrenics out of the three major subtypes (Paranoid, Disorganized, and Catatonic). Paranoid Schizophrenia is also the most common type. Their prognosis is better than the other two types.

I think I have fairly decent memory, the more I read up on it, the more I look back and realize the things I did or do... So the diagnosis makes sense to me. However, whenever I study actual people/cases of schizophrenia it's mostly continuous/extreme, so it makes me question about myself... One of the things I liked was MTV's True Life on Schizophrenia, which featured three people who didn't seem so extreme. I feel like I can relate most to the characters Josh & Amber as far as symptoms/functioning...

If I take the schizophrenia test, I usually get around 17-22. However, 2-4 years ago I know I would of scored at least a 30. I won't go into absolute detail but I was almost a totally different person than I am today. To be able to make that recovery (but not full recovery) without medication is questionable.
In more detail, a couple of years ago my mother forced me out of her house to live with one of my sisters for a few months, who lived on the other side of America. I hated it, but did end up having a lot of fun and learning experiences that got me out of my "total" social withdrawal shell. It made me more inspired about life and made me think more simple, instead of forming extra meaning in everything while also thinking life was so empty. I guess you can say it was a way of minor treatment. Definitely not full treatment, because I still got issues. I can't speak for everyone, but for an example sometimes I can walk down to the store, everything is fine, then do it the next day, and I think everyone is out to get me... Sometimes to the point I can't go out in public at all. It seems to be an on and off kind of thing that happens frequently with paranoia. As far as concentration, it's impossible for me to read a book, and difficult to focus on things in general, because my mind is always racing, clustered, thinking of random things. I think it took me more than hour going back and forth typing all this... And I swear there's someone in the room with me at all times. I just know they're watching me. Scared to show themselves... But I'm too scared to say anything.