“a long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.”
The illness of Schizophrenia, signs and symptoms.
Believing that what other people are saying is not true (delusions)
Hearing, seeing, tasting, feeling, or smelling things that others do not experience (hallucinations)
Disorganized speech and behavior
Losing interest in everyday activities, like bathing, grooming, or getting dressed
Feeling out of touch with other people, family, or friends
Lack of feeling or emotion (apathy)
Having little emotion or inappropriate feelings in certain situations