Does this sound like schizophrenia?

I don't have the greatest understanding of schizophrenia, the symptoms can be so varied, but many websites i have read put it quite basically... so... in your experience does this sound like symptoms of schizophrenia? or if not, what could be going on here?

. Irrational and constant fear, worry and panic about unlikely situations that are constantly being thought over a million times a second

. Irrational paranoia that everybody is conspiring against the person.. based on next to nothing... this is constantly thought over and obsessed over to the point that even if they are shown proof that what they are thinking is not true, they still believe they are being lied to and conspired against

. Recent decline in attention span and patience with little things but in other ways obsessing over some activities (in this case painting... about 10 hours a day with barely any break, stressing out when it's time to sleep because they feel they are 'wasting time that way'

. Increased aggression and mood swings for the smallest or even no reason at all

. Inability to sleep much because of constantly thinking about this stuff that is never going to happen, or about real situations but thinking way too deep into them and finding things that aren't there.

. Believing somebody has spoken to them, when that person has not said anything at all, or believing certain events have taken place that have never happened but they are adamant that they remember this event.

. Quite tired and lethargic (in separate ways from the lack of sleep)... and always been quite a quiet shy person but becoming more anti-socal and isolated

. And having moments of panic and anxiety, stress, upset and withdrawing in everyday normal situations

They also have a history of self harm

There are other little things too i can't quite bring to mind but any advice on this situation is very much appreciated thank you.

Hi Jun,

Nobody here can diagnose you. It does sound like you're having a lot of trouble with your mental health. The symptoms you're describing can be from several different disorders. Many disorders share a set of symptoms and this makes it very complicated to diagnose. I encourage you to visit with a doctor to get properly diagnosed if you would like treatment. Best wishes!