I agree with @Sometimes psychotic It's best to get these things checked out early. Early intervention is key. I don't have schizophrenia though my great grandpa did. But I have depression with psychotic features. Thing is, I had depression for at least four years before I started getting treatment for it. I don't know if earlier treatment may have caught the psychotic features part and maybe dealt with that sooner. But the time that I didn't get the depression treated means it just got worse and worse. I couldn't control it. It spiraled out of my control. HUGS to you. Kit