when someone has schizophrenia, do they know?

some of the symptoms fit me. its a long shot, but l do think l am having some mental problems and ive been trying to figure them out.

everything ive said recently comes out wrong, its all awkward and causes weird reactions from people sometimes. l dont think im saying something strange or doing something weird, but l guess l kinda burst out with something sometimes when it seems completely normal to me.

im becoming paranoid about seeing people from the corner of my eyes, and small noises are starting to make me imagine things.

l talk to myself (which l thought was normal--is it?). Like sometimes l hear myself saying no youre so stupid dont do that or commenting on my actions. so that half of me is saying one thing, and the other half is doing another. l also talk aloud to myself when im alone.

My grade in my best subject(math) are falling suddenly, and im having some trouble remembering things.

im pretty sure l have derealization. nothing feels real sometimes, everything looks weird and fake, and lhave trouble realizing that yes im hear on earth and this isnt just a dream

and sometimes, its really weird...here ill give an example:
last night l came home from a sports meet and had to get ready for a dance, and l was in the shower, and l knew l had just gotten home from the meet, yet l found it so easy to just forget that, and make myself beleive l had just finished studying and was taking a shower, and would go do my hw after. l think l could have just felt as if the day had been a dream and not exactly forgotten it, but moved on without it.

help me please? do l have schizophrenia? l have a phyciatrist appt in about 1 week. do not tell me its just hormones because im a teenager, its not!

It IS horomones whether you believe it or not. You dont have schizophrenia. You wouldnt even think you had something wrong with you or notice the ''voices in your head'' as anything wrong or weird. u woudl think your normal.

No, l do not think u have it. if anything this sounds more like some kind of attention disorder.

My cousin has it and the delusions and paranoid feelings might scare other people. and l do not think ur doing that.

im not a doctor so l wouldnt know, l know ppl with this, l work with one & seems pretty normal but he is on meds. My bf had a friend with it, & he was so obsessed with aliens, he wrote a book about secret government agents who were watching him, he made up secret codes, his eyes looked weird, l just thought he was so weird. l had a friend who was the worst. He thought the tv was watching him & telling him what to do, thought the ppl in the tv were watching him. he had cuts all over his head from scratching it so hard, he was a good guy with a mental problem. l felt so bad when he told me he was the one who felt bad for not being normal. l know l talk to myself, & ppl think that is the weirdest thing, l dont think its weird, l know l am talking to myself. l would print this out & bring it to a doctor.

''everything I've said.comes out wrong.''
This is only related to a disorder if u cannot perceive it coming out wrong (that would be aphasia).

''im becoming paranoid about seeing people from the corner of my eyes, & small noises r starting to make me imagine things''
This is probably an anxiety reaction or caused by large amounts of stress, not real paranoia

' l talk to myself.i hear myself saying no youre so stupid''
Everyone talks to themselves. Many talk & respond. However, if u do not know you're talking until u hear it (not u simply do not realize you're starting to talk but know what you're saying, but actually cannot control ur words) this could be schizophrenic.

''im pretty sure l have derealization''
That is kind of against the point of being removed from reality. You're not living a huge fantasy. It is perfectly normal to imagine things & have ur mind wander. This might happen more if you're not getting enough sleep.

''My grade in my best subject(math) r falling suddenly, & im having some trouble remembering things.''
These r signs of a lot of things. If you're not sleeping well due to anxiety or if you're having panic attacks at night, this could result.

But frankly u should not trust what anyone here says if u already have a psychiatrist appointment. What u should do is make a list of everything u think is abnormal & make sure u mention them all, as it might be difficult otherwise to get it all in & the psychiatrist might not get the important information.

do not know sorry. medication might help!

First of all, what is Schizophrenia ?

Schizophrenia is a chronic & serious disease of the brain. It is a psychotic disorder, which involves a loss of contact with reality, making it very hard for a person to distinguish between what is real & what is not.

Schizophrenia greatly alters how a person thinks & perceives the world, & consequently how they feel & behave.''
The only person u can truly diagnose u would be a health care provider. Not any of us on this web can know if u have it or not regardless of some of the things u have done.
You r brave to talk about it & l am glad u did , in turn l got to read up on it. One week to see the doctor, wait it out.. l look forward to ur results.