I was having a simple daydream when my mom interrupted and asked me who I was talking to. I don't remember talking out loud at all so it sort of confused me. I just looked up common warning signs of schizophrenia and now I'm scared because they fit me very well.

http://schizophrenia.com/earlysigns.htm

>Keep in mind that schizophrenia onset is typically between the ages of 15 and 25

Examples of Physical Symptoms----

>--A blank, vacant facial expression. An inability to smile or express emotion through the face is so characteristic of the disease that it was given the name of affective flattening or a blunt affect.
>--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
>--Involuntary movements of the tongue or mouth (facial dyskinesias). Grimacing at the corners of the mouth with the facial muscles, or odd movements with the tongue.
>--Parkinsonian type symptoms- rigidity, tremor, jerking arm movements, or involuntary movements of the limbs
>--An awkward gait (how you walk)
>--Eye movements- difficulty focusing on slow moving objects
>--Unusual gestures or postures
>--Movement is speeded up- i.e. constant pacing
>--Movement is slowed down- staying in bed (in extreme cases, catatonia)

Examples of Feelings/Emotions----

>--The inability to experience joy or pleasure from activities (called anhedonia)
>--Sometimes feeling nothing at all
>--Appearing desireless- seeking nothing, wanting nothing
>--Feeling indifferent to important events
>--Feeling detached from your own body (depersonalization)
>--Hypersensitivity to criticism, insults, or hurt feelings