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Although it is hard to tell for certain whether or not someone has schizophrenia, there are some warning signs that you can see. These include:

  • Social isolation
  • Not showing emotion
  • Not taking care of yourself
  • No longer enjoying activities that were previously enjoyed
  • Having problems at school or work
  • Talking about hearing or seeing things that other people do not see or hear
  • Having strange beliefs that other people do not have
  • Changing mood quickly
The best and only sure way to tell that someone has schizophrenia is to have them see a psychiatrist for a diagnosis. It is hard to tell if someone has schizophrenia or not because many of the symptoms of schizophrenia are either very general (doing poorly at school or work) or may not be shared with other people (hallucinations, delusions).
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