I'm Schizotypal and I actually really like interacting with people, having friends, I may not be able to have them close to me, but I still want them there. I still want to talk to them, rant to them. Go out drinking with them. And I am not good at talking to people I don't know, so making new friends can be difficult, so I use my eccentricities to my advantage, dressing outlandishly so that interresting people start talking to me. That have worked pretty well so far :D

I'm Schizotypal. Nice to see a good video on it! There aren't many Schizotypal vids on KZfaq.

I have Schizotypal Personality Disorder & my main issues are with interacting with other people. I very rarely talk to anybody but close family members & even then I feel very suspicious & uncomfortable. I will sometimes force myself to be around other people - I go to a gym to box for an hour once a week for example, but I never really make friends & I feel as though people can see that there's something wrong with me or that they're suspicious of me. It's like I don't know how to behave naturally or ''normally'' & so I have to imagine what a normal person would say & do & try my best to act it out - which is very stressful. I know a lot of people will say "but what is normal" etc etc, but those people really aren't helping. Having a schizotypal illness is VERY different to being an unusual or unconventional person. I wish everyone the best of luck managing their illness. I am currently prescribed pregablin for my anxiety and would like to know about the medications others are prescribed & if they help at all x

I just today learned that my 38-year-old son was diagnosed some time ago with schizotypal personality disorder. How this diagnosis has come to me so late in our lives has an explanation too Shakespearean to present here. But I write to say thank you for your video. Your characterization of the disorder fits him and helps me understand him and provides some ideas for guidance. And some hope. It also gives me insight into my father. And once my wife finds out, she too will see the propriety of the diagnosis for her stepson, she will recognize my father as well, and then she will no doubt raise an accusatory finger at me and say, “Ah ha! It was you all along!” Perhaps not the time for a joke. That my son may be so afflicted… Then again, perhaps this is just the time for humor. In any case, thank you for your work here.

I was recently diagnosed as having Schizotypal Personality Disorder. I am also diagnosed as having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Inattentive Type), Panic Disorder w/o Agoraphobia and Generalized Anxiety Disorder from 7 years ago. I found your video to be very interesting, informative and to-the-point. Thank you so much for making this video and please keep up the good work!!!

Thank you for the video. I was diagnosed with Schizotypal Personality Disorder as well as Complex PTSD. I switched therapists. WOW - what a difference. My new therapist said she doesn't agree with the term "DISORDER" and likes to use the word "CONSTRUCT" instead. And started off by telling me she believes everyone is already WHOLE INSIDE. This made me feel "BETTER" from the get-go. Instead of looking at a broken MESS of DISORDER, hoping to pick up all these broken pieces and somehow "fit" them into a fragmented, glued together "image" that would somehow and hopefully "FORM A PERSON" someday, she started me right off from a CENTERED place of WHOLENESS with CONSTRUCTS all around me - some maladaptive, some not so much - but all helped ME - the ME inside - to SURVIVE. Schizotypal personality constructs, complex post traumatic stress constructs .... The "WORK" then becomes looking at and dealing with the CONSTRUCTS - keeping / embracing them, modifying them, getting rid of them ...... from a place of STRENGTH, CHOICE and WHOLENESS. I am SO GLAD I found a therapist who can TRULY HELP - and only a few weeks into therapy - I am now reading "THE UNTETHERED SOUL" - who am I? - who is the ME? - who are the "VOICES"? - a very SLOW READ. Your video made me feel OK - I'm different - but it's OK - being alone is OK - I don't have to FIX all this "DISORDER" - all these CONSTRUCTS - I just have to see that I am ME - and decide what is comfortable and productive for ME to BE WHO I AM. Thank you . Thank you. Your videos have been SOOOOOOO helpful !!!!!

I was diagnosed 10 years ago and I personally feel this is a very good and nonjudgemental overview. Im actually surprised, I feared the worst because many are looking down on it (even therapists) while they talk about it. I have seen one therapist making a video saying "Being honest, who would want a friend like that" and not gonna lie that hurt a little becuase he said it so matter-of-factly. So Im very grateful seeing a kind and informative video like this, thank you!

I think my former roommate had this, and it was a blast! For some reason I really felt like we spoke the same language. We would speak about life and art for hours. Always in a 'magical' and interpretive way. We would speak about love, astrology, saturn, energies, evil, fate, will. We were both artists and I guess that made me really open for symbolic ways of understanding things. I never really got his paranoya or anxiety though. He came off as very confident and was very popular among women. I on the other hand had strong fears of intimacy and was very passive in social situations.

I love your videos. I'm a 911 operator and I love my job but it can be stressful at times. I wanted to know could you do a video about people who have jobs like me "first responders" and how to deal with the stress and anxiety especially when you're not at liberty to talk about the things that go on with others.

As a Schizotypal, people don't understand me. They're like: Stop being like that! So, being those things, I always have to walk away from the relationship.

I´ve been misdiagnosed with antisocial personality disorder a few years ago and just got the newer, more fitting diagnosis of schizotypal personality disorder last month. It´s nice to hear that this happened to multiple people.

I used to have a shadow that followed me. Always thought i was just crazy. Last month my friend was over at my house and saw the shadow to. Spirits are real

Mondays are so much better when you know there's a new Kati Morton video coming. Fantastic vid as always! woo woo ✨

My best friend is diagnosed with this condition. I have known him for over 10 years and we were flatmates for a while. It was difficult living with him at times. He would think that demons were after him and he hit me over the head with a food tray. He wasn't medicated then, either.

i've always been a suspicious person, especially with my parents, friends, and relationships. couple years ago i had a serious relationship and i couldn't leave the other person alone. i always had to know what they're doing, always had trouble trusting them, what their motives are, etc. never really ever considered i might have something wrong with me till now. the vid was a bit helpfull, ty

You are so positive kati and i love it, I personally suffer from OCD and Anxiety but your videos have helped me have a better understanding of my diagnosis since my therapist type person didnt explain alot, your videos have also made me more aware of mental health issues i never new existed! Thankyou :)!

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I also recently have been diagnosed with Schizotypal PD. I appreciate your video and organizing the information as you did! Super helpful for me to understand myself a bit. Also, how you portrayed it empathetically is big for me-- you're right in the sense of others critiquing my thoughts. I cannot help but take it personal (although try very hard not to and am still learning) when others try to tell me that what I experience isn't real, to me, and isolate myself, push them away due to paranoia or feeling defeated/not understood. I was also told I have a ton of insight which is unusual. One thing that makes me sad is that there are not a lot of social groups. Although I definitely struggle in social settings, I really do want to connect with others. So badly. But it's very difficult and do not know how to maintain relationships unless they like the weirdness. So, I do prefer to be alone because of the exhausting of feeling that others just don't understand. Tbh, I feel like I've tried everything (to help my social symptoms) before seeing my current therapist

Whoa this is amazing, thank you so much. My therapist diagnosed me schizoaffective with social anxiety and I never agreed with it. I've just now studied this and I finally feel like I have a real diagnosis for the first time.

aw I luv u. it's so important for us to be warm and patient and very caring towards our clients; I'm so glad you addressed all of this

I have been diagnosed as skizotypal, I have always wondered if all psychics, tarot readers and mediums have this label...

I think it's great that you're doing a video about this. Even as a medstudent who has done her psych rotation it's still a very elusive disorder I feel. It's hard to explain what it actually is and how it looks like and creating more awareness and spreading more knowledge and counter the spread of misinformation is so important.

Thank you for this excellent video, Katie! Researchers are starting to do solid research showing support for using EMDR for trauma which may contribute to the suffering and even possibly to some of the cause of anything we would diagnose as personality disorders, including schizotypal! This could dramatically help lessen the stigma, the suffering, and even the need for medication, which could be really wonderful for sufferers with once-adaptive defense mechanisms possibly now causing more problems than they are currently ameliorating. An experienced EMDR therapist would first be very careful to prepare clients for reprocessing trauma so that the sufferer is not re-traumatized and/or triggered into a highly distressed state. Thank you again for your empathic and compassionate warmth in your videos… It makes them so supportive to Suffers and therapists alike!

You covered this in good detail. I like how you added your own explanation instead of just robotically reciting the dsm criteria (as most videos ive seen so far on this topic. Good job.

You know, it's funny. I'm not sure if it's some kind of delusion brought on by being schizotypal or what, but I notice that whenever I think that someone is going to screw me over, they usually do. In fact, it's about 90% accurate. I understand that this may sound strange, but I just KNOW. You know what I mean? It's like I can FEEL the vibe that people give off. I guess, as an example, it's like how the feeling of being in a bad neighborhood is different from the feeling of being in a good neighborhood. You just KNOW that something is up, but you don't know WHEN or HOW you are going to get screwed. The strange thing is that a lot of so called "nice" people give off a bad vibe more than people on the bottom rungs of society. It's almost as if people screw each other over to survive. The problem, is that if people are confronted for their selfish behavior, they will simply deny it. And, their friends (if there ever WAS such a thing) may even cover for them. By the way, I noticed throughout the video, you kept saying "we". Why is this? My understanding is that you wanted to provide a more inclusive and comfortable environment for your viewers which is COMPLETELY understandable. But, perhaps, I am wrong. However, have you considered the possibility that it's okay to be (reasonably [as in, you don't make burgers out of ground up people or something like that]) different? Were we created to be mindless drones, slaving away until we die? Or, are we put here for a far greater purpose? A purpose that goes above and beyond anything tangible? The reason I ask is because most people don't really know what they TRULY want out of life. They convince themselves that only a single path is the correct one, but only because others have walked that same path or they have been told that it is, indeed, the correct path. And, up until the curtain draws to a close, they deny how miserable and unhappy they are. I wish people would wake up to the reality that they create for themselves.

I enjoyed your remarks on this subject. And I appreciate you dragging out the DSM-5 and using it for a reference while making this video. I've been diagnosed as having "social anxiety" a long time ago, but it hasn't been until recently that I really figured out exactly what I'm dealing with. I'm glad I don't qualify for schizotypal personality disorder, as it sounds very similar to what I've dealt with, except the SPDs have it a little worse than I do. I still have social anxiety, but the worst side effect of that diagnosis for me is the depression. It used to be debilitating on occasion, but I haven't had a full-blown instance of depression since I started the meds (I've been taking the same meds now for almost 20 years). All the meds do is relieve the worst part of the depression - and that's enough to change my life dramatically. The rest of the social anxiety symptoms and some depression indicators are still there, but I am at a place where I can enjoy my status as a retired person very much. I'm quite pleased to live long enough to be retired and to be able to enjoy it as much as I do. I am moved to post a comment due to some of the remarks regarding "being normal". Well, I am very pleased to say that I am NOT "normal". Normal people apply labels like "conservative" and "liberal" on themselves, and they vote accordingly. As a result, we have not had a reasonably functioning government of the people, for the people and by the people for ages. This needs to stop. I don't have a solution to this problem, but I have a hope that one of us who are considered "not normal" step forward with a solution. For one thing that I have noticed among us "not normal" people is that we seem to have a streak of genius present with the mental disorder. In retrospect, I have seen the streak of genius in myself on rare occasions, and I have also seen it in other members of my immediate family - yes, the mental condition I have is genetic. In summary, being normal sucks. Being normal is not something we should aspire for. It is better to strive for being reasonably happy than to strive for normalcy. If there were more of us who were not normal, I'm certain this world would be a much happier place. At least we would have sense enough to vote for politicians who were serious about practicing democracy the way it was intended back in the days when the founding fathers walked the streets on the East Coast of the United States. OK, back to having social anxiety. I am not going to say that having social anxiety is a gift. It is not. I've had a helluva time in the workplace because of it. Relationships with women would start out OK, but then the relationship would self-destruct. In retrospect, with me, I could not maintain a decent relationship of any sort to save my life. One reason why I am happy now is because I do not have close relationships any more. For retirement purposes, I moved to a town where I did not know anyone, and nobody knows me. Except for a few that I must deal with on regular basis - ie., the landlord, the doctor at the medical center, and the ladies who work the check-outs in supermarkets, I have no relationship. It was not too long ago when I was still trying to do relationships. But I kept screwing these up. Me. It was not the other person, it was me. As part of my "social anxiety", I had no clue what I was doing to screw these up. Finally, after I retired, for crying out loud, I was able to figure out that I was somehow causing "unintended consequences" with my actions. When I figured that out, I quit trying to create relationships altogether and thus the "unintended consequences" stopped. Yes, this makes me a bit of a loner, but for the peace in my world it is well worth it. As far as the necessary relationships go - none of them are close relationships in this town - I get by with a smile and get right to the purpose of the visit. Sometimes, I try making jokes. When this happens, I end up just being silly most of the time because I don't do well with making jokes. My sense of humor is not easily understood. Hell, I don't understand it. The biggest problem with my having social anxiety - it's not just about the depression that goes with it - is not understanding what's happening from an objective point of view. If I knew back in the day what I know now, I could have chosen a more suitable line of work. Oh, well. I eat well, I sleep well, and I don't have to go out and "relate" with people anymore. Life is good, if not great. Final note: I think I also have ADHD. I have trouble with understanding what people are saying when they talk fast. So seeing the words at the bottom of the screen as you were talking helped very much. This is not a criticism, its a statement that implies that you may have arranged for the words to appear to accommodate those of us with ADHD. If so, then it worked for me. Thank you.

I totally loved this video! Used it to study for my Psychopathology exam. Loved the side note for clinicians. THANK FOR YOUR BEUTIFUL HARDWORK KATI! #youFLAWLESS

As you were describing this, I kept thinking how familiar this was from my time in a fundamentalist religion. Then you got to the part where you said "it's not part of your religious belief" which left me wondering, why do religions get a pass on these behaviors? I found these behaviors (specifically magical thinking, and thinking everything is part of your destiny) to be just as nonsensical inside the context of religion as they are outside of it. (Signed, a former fundamentalist Christian)

Was just diagnosed about a week and a half ago, so just learning about this. Glad you'd done a video on it!

You are a piece of art. Thank you

i got diagnosed about a year ago and never understood what it was, but this kinda gave me an inside of it. thank you so much

You have helped me through my breakthrough with this disorder. Thank you very much!

I have Schizotypal personality disorder and I love it. I see the Universe in ways that people can only dream of. We have taken the “Blue Pill”. Positive Energy! You Got It!

Does anyone else sometimes hear voices calling out your name, when it's really just noise?

As a first year grad student studying Counseling Psych., I found this so helpful. Thank you!

Thank you Kati! As a beginning therapist I so appreciate your videos!

Thanks for the video - first one I've seen on Schizotypal. Personally I think it's a bit of a misconception that schizotypal people are complete loners. The solitude is often felt in the presence of others. For example, a psychiatrist who was researching the disorder theorised that this was what Virginia Woolf had. She could be very sociable and appear to have relationships, but be alone inside. In some senses I feel it's a bit of a Foucaulian disorder - as much a product of cultural structures and power dynamics as chemical imbalances. Maybe :)

I’m Schizotypal btw the reason we get accused of dressing weird is because we don’t know what a good outfit looks like.

As a therapist myself (Registered Clinical Social Worker), I found this video to be very informative for anyone that's willing to know more about this mental health disorder. I've came across many different forms of psychotic disorders, but this one never been one of them and yes as you mentioned Kati, this could very well be hard to diagnosis and to understand. Great Video.

Thanks Kati my Dad has this diagnosis after being misdiagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia when he was in his 20s. When I tell people about this they often say they’ve never heard of this ever before. Thanks for raising awareness!

Thanks for addressing this, Kati. Although I have an ASD diagnosis, some traits I have are common to Schizotypal Personality Disorder, so I've read a lot about it. I think that it's important to note whenever talking about developmental or personality disorders and medications (and lots of other things too), that there is *no medication for these disorders*. Medication can help with symptoms, but that's going to vary. Also, I'm really interested in learning more about RO-DBT (Radically Open), which is a newish therapy for overcontrol disorders like ASD and Schizotypal because they (along with anorexia and OCD) are "overcontrol disorders" as opposed to undercontrol disorders like BPD (which regular DBT was designed for).

I have StPD and have had it my whole life. Symptoms were present since 1975 , however in 1987 I got my diagnosis and have been living with it since. I have learned a lot about my condition and how to deal with it, but to be honest, sometimes it comes back and kicks me in the butt. Because of the condition I tend to procrastinate. (yes I use big words, that how this works) I do have friends, though not many close friends. I'm very cynical by nature. Sometimes I get paranoid it's true. But EVERY single times I struggle so hard to beat the condition. I don't always win with that but I do hold my ground well. It stinks trying to be a businessman and having this condition knowing that you can't really share it because people's perception of you would be that of a freak. These is so much about it I could tell you, so much I personally have done . But to look at my life you could see where the condition roughed me up a lot and where and how I have learned to rise above it and not let it be that which defines me. Sure I don't do well with a lot of things, I re-evaluate a lot of things, Trust is something earned with me because I don't like "fake" people . I could share with you so much about the condition and I would do it for free if it could help somebody else to better understand it. I agree that the condition should not be handed out lightly. There is still a lot with it that stigmatizes it , mostly the prefix "schizo" first thing people think when they see that is schizophrenic and that is NOT the person wit StPD. I've done a lot of great and wonderful things . Things that DSM said I'd never do and I did them to spite that book because it said I can't or won't. Most people would think I am perfectly normal to meet me. Nobody would suspect I have anything going on unless I reveal it to them or they pick up on some of the subtleties of it. I've done a lot of research on this condition from the perspective of somebody who has it because I do. StPD is NOT the same as Asperger's syndrome. It shares many commonalities of it. Each condition is on a different spectrum with lots of overlapping. I know things about the condition because I've been up the road and back again a few times with it. IF, I can help anyone gain a better understanding of this condition from a firsthand point of view , let me know. I'm no Doctor or anything, I'm a real person who has StPD.

Thank you for this video! I started exploring videos like yours to better understand my mother. She's in her 60s and very anti-psychology and thinks she doesn't need help even though she's had auditory hallucinations, paranoia, isolating tendencies, and odd New Age beliefs for as long as I can remember. She'll never get diagnosed and though it's not ideal for me to try and understand her through KZfaq videos, it's been a big help.

Holy cow! Thanks for this. My hubby was diagnosed with this by the va, but their explanation of it was completely different. This video makes alot of sense. Thank you.

When kids hear voices in Tibet they recruit them and train them to become shamans.Its interesting because Robert Sapolsky had a lecture on the relationship of schizotypal personality disorder and OCD which Winston Churchill and Martin Luther had can correlate to religion.

What is normal though?

Thank you for making this video! My dad had schizotypal personality disorder and it helped me understand it a little more!

I love these videos Kati, I am going to studying for my LSW and LCSW and am totally going to use your DSM videos to help me study! they are soo through!

This diagnosis fits me perfectly.

I think I'm developing a personality disorder because of people ACTUALLY out to screw me over.

Thank you. This is much more helpful than the other videos I watched.

I have shizotypal. I have good friends around me, which surprises me when i read about the symptons. I do have difficulty forming close intimate relationships. Magical thinking is hard for me. You dont know that some of your thoughts are actually not normal. Its hard to get over that hurdle, because you dont know its a problem. thanks for the video

I have a little bit of this disorder . Think everyone acts superior and lacks empathy . Even know I know people are too focused on themselves. It's not all about me . It's just how I was treated when i was younger . I have bad social anxiety . I have a lot of empathy for people. But can't socialise with people .

Hello kati, can you do another video on Aspergers disorder? The one you did before was alright but it was aimed towards children. Could you do another one based on teens and adults? Thanks xo

I really enjoy your presentations on youtube.About 20 years ago I got some great help from a Clinical Pyschologist Phd who used verbal therapy and bioenergetics.The bioenergetics helps free the feelings and associated repressed thoughts, due to releasing what Wilhelm Reich called muscular armoring. These are muscular tensions that are generated by the defenses going on in the psyche. Schizoid or Schizotypal definitely sounds like the zone I was in and when my therapy ended the therapist confirmed as much using one of those terms.Grounding exercises through my legs and feet were a big part of my bioenergetics, helped me get in touch with reality better, and my physical body.I grew up with a feeling like my mother really didn't like my ways that much, didn't approve of me, also the feeling that the world was not a safe place.She was "damaged goods" from her childhood and did her best.

Thank you Katy, this video this video help me to undestand how can they feel. Thank you

I’m schizotypical and I enjoy people as well. I also use my eccentricities and compulsion to act odd and randomly to my advantage. I am an actor and stage performer, and can often times work and amp up the energy of a room or a party better than anyone else there. This has taking decades at work, but it all revolves around not changing the parts of yourself you can’t change but rather finding ways to adapt them into a more productive and positive life.

So, the only difference between having anxiety and schitypal pd, is the fact that schizotypals are "weird" or "eccentric"? There's nothing wrong with being different. This diagnosis seems to be flawed, because it's mainly based on current societal norms, so it's unfair for a person to be diagnosed with a full-blown personality disorder just because they don't fit in to those norms. I think that if a person was diagnosed as schizotyal, it may just be a person who has been a free-think their whole lives, and developed severe anxiety as a result of being ostracized and invalidated. Nothing dysfunctional about them, we just live in a dysfunctional society. I'd like to hear your input of this theory.

People tend to get suspicious of eccentricities, I think we just react to the way we are treated to be honest.

It literally sounds like these people are just so intelligent that they are just on a whole other level than "normal people"

Schizotypals seem like boundless geniuses who are unfortunately tethered by reality.

What I have a problem with / have a hard time grasping is where you draw the line between a “disorder” and difference in personality type. Since I’m an introvert living in their own bubble with next to no friends and I’m quite cautious around people I don’t know, I often find that many of these disorders’ symptoms describe things I experience in my life better than I ever could. I just find it curious how, say, avoidant/social anxiety/generalized anxiety or schizotypal personality disorders basically describe introspective people who don’t socialize well and probably think too much (I know that’s extreme generalization that doesn’t include a LOT of stuff but bare with me). You never have a personality disorder that would have symptoms like: highly extroverted nature, makes friends easily, extremely communicative, exhibitionist, you know - the kind of people modern society tends to value the most, and what is by many considered to be the ideal and “normal.” Since the DSM was written by people (albeit highly educated and skilled), there are certain things that are extremely subjective (like “eccentricity” is a dumb criterion if you ask me).

I have learnt so much from your videos. Thank you very much and by the way you have a very comfortable voice 😇

I was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia and it took a bit to get the diagnosis and a lot of fighting. I went through the mental health unit and I mentioned getting reassessed by a psychiatrist as I was continuing to struggle more and more. My counsellor said no so I got my GP to refer me to a man who runs his own counselling psychiatric practise. I was very adamant about getting a proper diagnosis and one thing that really helped me, and I hope will help others too, is I wrote before hand a lot of my troubles I have experienced and still do. It was very helpful to my psychiatrist and it was an easier way to express myself without chickening out or simply forgetting what I wanted to say anyways. I still write things out for him to help preface our appointments twice a week, and it does help me remember things that bother me and I would like to work out. Hope this helps others on their journeys to diagnosis.

I feel the poet Emily Dickinson might have been schizotypal. I'm very much looking forward to seeing the new movie just made about her life called "A Quiet Passion". Although from the trailer, I highly doubt she could have been so verbally defensive and offensive.

This just sounds like someone who is really spiritual and poetic lol

Have just been diagnosed as Schizotypal. It feels good to kind of know why I am the way I am. But same time hate labels. My main problem has been my work. Work in country town and people here like things to fit in a nice little comfortable box. Which led to the diagnosis. Due to severe bullying and harassment I went from feeling like an oddball (which I am okay with) to having suicidal thoughts as it seems I just don't fit in this world. The work side of things continues to support that feeling (now I sound definitely schizotypal). This video really is great. Makes me realise that maybe things are okay.

thank you for tacking the time and doing this Happy New year

I have SPD. I have a hard time staying connected to the friends that I actually have. I feel like I'm pressuring them to spend time with me, but I often times have nothing else to do since I don't study nor work and most of my friends has either a job or study (or both). I'm in a social group for young adults where we meet once a week, and it has honestly helped me a lot to talk to likeminded people. Often we even go to an amusement park near by or to a café after the group meeting. I will say though, that it works the best for most of us if there's less than 10 in the group. I don't have social anxiety though, so for me it's not a problem if we're many, even though it's less stressful. Oh, and I live in Denmark. We have free treatment for this disorder, but I pay for my own medicine. I talk with a therapist 2-3 times a month, and of course have the group thing once a week.

Could you please do a video on personality disorder trait specified - it's an official DSM-5 diagnosis. I was diagnosed with this personality disorder last year, and have yet to find anyone talking about it.

Whoop whoop - So interesting learning about the many Mental Health realities, diagnoses and therapies to aid recovery. Awesome Video Kati :-)

Great video I’m showing my family so they can understand me better

This pretty much describes everyone in a spiritual or metaphysical community. Is that the same thing?

So, All of magical thinking has been thought at some point. Greek, nordic, egyptian, eastern asian pantheism believed in these concepts of "magical thinking" which in itself is the base and fundament of in modern terms societal belief systems. In the concept of linguistics terms can be readapted amongst different languages as such morphological and phonetically I've never met a human being demonstrating an ideal form of speech or modulation of language. Because, that in itself would be "wierd" normatively speaking. An example of the structural form it would take could be sort of philosophical leaning towards an aspect of communication not thoroughly understood today "metacognition" so, the priming base of the lexicon often used is in and of relating to incite another to "think deeply" otherwise, which often not many are willing to do. An example would be the disproportion between an environmental cue which leads someone to think how do animals find themselves around their environment while humans need a gps... vs. An open discussion of metaphysics same paradigm different context. So, if the interest in itself is telepathy now there is the concept on quantum physics about a fourth state of matter relating to its relative time. Otherwise, what is normative for thought proccess to be segmented in one aspect of life it is not optimal for it to be in another. For example, when I think of groceries i can say fruits, vegetables, meat produce. Whereas, in another cultural background it could be inordinary to our reference form. In contrast, when It is neccesary to discriminate between important information. In terms, the capacity of attention to take different formats of itself ei. Sustained, focused, selective. So, its kinda like saying a yogi who lived all his life as a yogi suddenly has a change of faith and becomes a normal person, and a normal person who was always atheist has a change of faith and becomes a yogi. In that proccess a promising social engineer seeking to change the world dies. The atheist now yogi realizes that life is continuous though it fit into a pardigm of a pre-existing non evidential opinion about it. Then, he is considered faithful not schizotypal, but anyone can call it a form of insanity or a "phase."

I have this and PTSD. I just always feel watched, never alone. I like to entertain ideas I'm being watched by 4 dimensional beings or a guardian angel type thing. I understand reality but the fact we don't know so much let's my mind wander and believe different things. My view on the world changes frequently. I prefer to be alone and my only close friendship is another person struggling with the same disorder. Being able to look at my ideas and thoughts and know they are paranoid really helps. I can't help the physical anxiety but I can shut off the irrationality for the most part.

Thank you so much for this video. I was suggested schizotypal disorder and this video is really clear. It would explain a lot of aspects of my struggles in my life. It is hard to see for me since a lot of the odd things about me are very explainable from my families oddities. I don't have a pervasive social anxiety when the social aspect is really about being social but I guess my diagreeableness and unwillingness make me avoid a lot of the social hierarchy social situations. I hate those. Also my weak points in my personality and behavior are mostly better than my parents act in those areas, so that would not be a weird origin.

I think this diagnosis is farfetched. Just because I decided to interpret the world based on my own experiences, thoughts and analysis and not of a certain religious doctrine doesn't mean I have a disorder. Why a Christian thinking that everything he is doing is watched by all present Father God, but a person without any particular religion thinking that a deck of cards can give them hint into the future a looney? And maybe people perceive them as odd, because they have completely different set of experiences, so no wonder they may seem "a bit off", compared to societal norms. Maybe they didn't ride bikes with friends when young, maybe they where reading works of philosophers from ancient Greece?

Some would say cultural "norms" are sick. Others might point to the fact that there is statistically significant scientific evidence that para-psychological effects are real. If you depend on the DSM-V to describe what's real and what isn't, you're going to run into contradictory and paradoxical phenomena.

I've been wronly diagnosed with STPD, I believe. About two years back I went to a preschool to artschool but I felt severely depressed. My doctor send me to a program at a psychiatric hospital that in the end (after several tests) gave me this diagnosis. Today I see that the therapists and doctors were perhaps jumping to conclusions, and that I don't have any of the symptoms defining STPD. At least I don't have them anymore. And it is supposed to be a lasting diagnosis. I have many friends and a girlfriend for three years now, and I enjoy the closeness and comfort of friends and family. I started artschool last year, and this among other helped me a lot in terms of getting through the rough times I have experienced earlier. I don't have hallucinations, I do not I think in a magical way, and my thoughts do not bother me anymore as they used to do. I try my very best every time to speak clearly and to the point, and I can tell from others that I succed in doing so. Meditation and positive thinking has helped me through, and my own concious decision to get better! The human mind is a powerful thing, both in a good and bad way, but all in all I think it is there to help us!

it explains everything...my almost hatred torwards other people...my desire to remain alone the fact that I abstain from human interaction. That my co-workers are my only true friends. And how I prefer to remain alone despite my desire to be around people. I want to be around other people but I want to have some form of interaction. I can't fully explain it but I want to be accepted. You explained my suffering exactly

I've been diagnosed with both SPD and schizophrenia and years of psychotherapy has done nothing to me. The only thing that had any kind of impact was anti-psychotics.

Luna Lovegood, anyone?

I think this is me, I need a doctor. Thanks for sharing!

I've been waiting for this!! :)

I’m schizotypal and I know my hallucinations aren’t real; yes they feel real and seem real but just reality checking makes it easier. the paranoia is a whole other issue though - it feels rational and logical and I usually have to ask someone to talk things through with me

Sounds terrifying and something I'd never heard of, thank you for video. Mental health seems to be a minefield of cross over symptoms, I have Complex PTSD (amongst others 🙄😉) but it's taken most of my life (and I'm older than Kati 😂) to get the correct diagnosis but I understand why. When you do tho? Everything falls into place. You know all those 'little' things you think are just you happen to others. For me that's a lot of the battle, understanding my behaviour. My Drs were a little resistant to deliver my diagnosis a few years ago but I was pleased 'it' had a name. (Tho this does sound like the name is derived from a Harry Potter creature 😉) XD

lol. a lot of time with you therapist. I spent two weeks in clinic as an outpatient, from all that time doctor spoke to me three times, each one - about five minutes. And as a result - this diagnosis

Wow.....You really know your stuff Katie! Thank you...🌹

i don't prefer being alone. i do like being in groups of two. Usually, with my wife.

Could be a psychic...

I don’t want to “get better”, people suck for the most part. From time to time, I feel upset I’ve been disowned. But mostly, it ain’t what it ain’t. I enjoy peace. I have a loving husband, almost 25 years. We have our fur babies, they don’t leave. I met a barefoot man in Walmart, I asked him what that was all about. He said, “My connection to earth.” I was going to buy him shoes, but that made perfect sense. My husband & I were happy to have asked. I don’t usually speak to anyone, but I was glad I did. We are all connected, but mostly can’t be bothered. Face masks & sunglasses make it easier to be around others, when you need supplies. Be well, all good things to you and yours.

I have magical thinking, I cannot stand being around other people, I don't trust them, they make me nervous, I'm afraid they are going to hurt me and I'm weird. I love being alone because I can be weird me and not feel judged. But there are so many more disorders to check out.

Can you do one for schizoid personality disorder?

i have autism so i cant be put into this category but i think one of the reason assholes wanted to put me into speech therapy is because i would talk in metaphors in high school it was great because i had friends who would love it and completely understood me and we werent allowed to have our own langues but what i would do is use the metaphors to make sure that only the people who i wanted to know something did it was really fun when i would say it had to do with an AIM chat from the other night when that wasnt always the case it was just a puzzle for my friend to solve or i would give advice in that way and they would get it when somebody would question me i would just say that was for the person who was supposed to know what it was they needed to know i stopped getting questions asked when i would answer like that and the person always knew what i meant or they would ask me on the AIM for clarification knowing it was meant for them but couldnt quite understand it i also think thats why i can figure things out i am not supposed to know i have done that to several youtubers and when they finally just come out and say it i am like i figured that out in podcast or vid whatever because you said whatever it was they said they would get freaked out so badly that it was just the most entertaining thing to do ever still do things like that freaking people out is fun

I just got diagnosed with schizotypic personality disorder... but to be honest I don't really see myself when she describes it. It's true that sometimes I vaguely see things with the back of my eyes like things moving or sometimes I even mistake them for my cats but that's not something happening often. I also consider myself the most rational and attached-to-reality person you can find. Idk.

I wasn’t like this until after my rave/hippie years psychedelic use.. now my dysthymia is worse and I’m way more mixed up in the head, also spending too much time on the internet my life traumas.. just made me weirder and harder to relate too

some (2 and 3) just seem to sound like a highly spiritually awake person (6th sense, clairvoyance), like a number of alters in our system. our original (DID system here by the way, although not officially diagnosed yet, our doctor and psychologist are aware and have spoken to us on several occasions before) talks in metaphors, poems and such. i personally believe that some characteristics stated (the ones i mentioned above) are on a controversial level, considering that most situations related to healthcare and such usually do not have a spiritual view. say seeing auras? not everyone in a family can see auras, but it depends on how spiritually awake and sensitive the individual is. similar to how most conditions have differencial diagnoses, for our case being suspected of a psychotic condition, but after being interviewed we are assured that we do not have it and are not at risk of it, i highly believe that in healthcare systems, people should also take into account on not just the physical and scientific aspects but also spiritual aspects as well. (i like how you mention that it is not something to be causally given as a diagnoses, so maybe something that can be improved on is having a board of doctors and psychologists to interview the person and discuss so as to have a wider perspective as to whether one has a certain condition or not.) - Ravis

for me i just sent my brain into a fucked up mess when i was 19-23 i was pretty much trying to push myself into this breaking point but didnt know i was so now i have caused myself when i am sick to have a version of split personality disorder i am pretty sure because i was sick all of feb and i can barely remember anything that happened but my sister didnt even know i was sick (i just wasnt sleeping and had a stuffed up nose) my little bit noticed outside i was having a mild anxiety attack so he licked my ankle but i dont have day time anxiety attacks so that was also something that was odd but i cant remember any comments or any vids i watched for the most part and i have a photographic memory i know i had BPD at one point in my life from your vids it was me pushing myself to a breaking point and i was aware of what i was doing at a point and thats when i knew i had to stop and be a realist so since that point i have just been an atheist and a realist and atheist being before the sam harris idiotic cult i mean a real atheist dictionary definition not agnostic is it possible for split personality disorder to only come out when somebody is sick or to just have missing days like this because of sleep deprivation and having a stuffy nose (its just all of the other times in my life when i had those things i remember everything) all the times i went to high school like that every summer when i would just stay up until 5am because i could and then would only get 2 hours of sleep everyday for a week i know i am not a teen anymore but i never forgotten those days and i cant remember the month of feb except for a few tiny details here and there no matter how much i try i am also going to disclose somebody in my family has split personality as well but its like they arent even there with their split personality for me it was like i was there but i wasnt and i cant remember shit

I also struggle with anxiety when I change environment or routines. Nut sure it has to do with STPD or is another disorder. Had it as a kid which is normal but I never grew out of it. My personality is like a cat. They become friends with their home and don't like new smells or strangers. Also they like to hide somewhere where they can observe without being observed.

How can I mention this to my therapist? These symptoms fit me and it feels like a huge relief to hear someone say it. Not trying to self diagnose; I’m just someone who would like closure