Symptoms of SCHIZOPHRENIA

Schizophrenia symptoms

*******People with any type of schizophrenia may have difficulty keeping friends and working. They may also have problems with anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts or behaviors.

At first, you may have the following symptoms:

* Irritable or tense feeling
* Difficulty sleeping
* Difficulty concentrating

As the illness continues, problems with thinking, emotions and behavior develop, including:

* Lack of emotion (flat affect)
* Strongly held beliefs that are not based in reality (delusions)
* Hearing or seeing things that are not there (hallucinations)
* Problems paying attention
* Thoughts "jump" between unrelated topics
* Bizarre behaviors
* Social isolation

Symptoms can vary, depending on the type of schizophrenia you have.

Paranoid schizophrenia symptoms may include:

* Anxious
* Angry or argumentative
* False believes that others are trying to harm you or your loved ones.

Disorganized schizophrenia symptoms may include:

* Problems with thinking and expressing ideas clearly
* Childlike behavior
* Showing little emotion

Catatonic schizophrenia symptoms may include:

* Lack of activity
* Muscles and posture may be rigid
* Grimaces or other odd expressions on the face
* Does not respond much to other people

Undifferentiated schizophrenia symptoms may include symptoms of more than one other type of schizophrenia.

People with residual schizophrenia have some symptoms, but not as many as those who are in a full-blown episode of schizophrenia.