hi-

i know this is an older post, but i am very curious to hear about others experiences with schizotypal.
..i am diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. The diagnosis seems to fit pretty well, but my docs are still concidering schizoaffective:depressed type (because of one severe depressive episode i had two years ago)

...anyway, before i was diagnosed, i was thinking that maybe i could have schizotypal...but since my symptoms include delusions, auditory,tactile, and visual hallucinations,thought disruptions/intrusive thoughts, and negative symptoms...i and all the doctors think i fit the criteria for schizophrenia better.

Whenever i read about schizotypal, i always see listed "odd perceptual experiences, including bodily illusions" i have tons of these....heres a description of what i experience:

-cant tell where my legs, hands,arms, etc. are
-cant tell where my body stops and the world starts (everyting seems to flow together)
-my body feels all mixed up and distorted--like the way a picaso painting looks
-feel seperate/detached from my body. Or sometimes far away from my body
-my face changes..sometimes it's like i dont recognize myself.
-sometimes when i look at other people, there faces look weird, or they somehow look like me or my family members. Objects do this too. Sometimes i look at one of my stuffed animals and it seems to resemble me

..lately, my biggest "bodily illusion" is the feeling that i am possessed/inhibited by other people/aliens. I feel them inside my body, moving around, possessing me and such.

does anyone know What other kinds of perceptual experiences are common with schizotypal PD?

Also, i've read that someone with schizotypal might have "ideas of refference" does this mean that they have paranoias like people are watching them/spying on them, but they know that they are not true?

well, sorry this got so long (i always ramble, because these forums is the only place i really talk) thanks for your input

-becka