Summary: Symptoms Of Schizophrenia

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gns early on are imagining something’s there when it isn’t, paranoia of being watched, odd way of speaking or writing, strange body language, not sensing importance of serious situations, decayed performance in work or school, becoming withdrawn, angry, or fearful toward loved ones, and/or problems sleeping and concentrating. Schizophrenia symptoms can occur in someone from ages 16 and 30, however in some rare cases children have been diagnosed. It is actually pretty difficult to diagnose because the majority of the symptoms can be common problems in teenagers like difficulting in sleeping or concentrating in school/work. However once it is established that no drug or alcohol abuse is contributing, it is through the symptoms that schizophrenia

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