Schizophrenic Mannerisms, tics, and quirks

[@WWS322]

I curl my toes a lot. I used to have cold sweaty feet and I curled my toes and uncurled them to warm up but it didn't work and I obsess over my feet. My feet eventually stopped sweating so I can say it gets better. My hands were cold for awhile then one day they just warmed up which is good because I play guitar. Another thing that can improve is your handwriting no matter the age with practice. This is unrelated to side effects though. I have to say as I age my ability to do simple math improves. And then my ability and enjoyment of reading is in decline. I do have compulsions for movements you could call ticks I guess. I have been lucky, I've been on antipsychotics for over thirty years with no outstanding T D. Rock on Amanda!

[@amateuraries]

My handwriting has not improved and neither has my math lol but my actually writing skill has gotten better

[@billyblackburn864]

[@visionaryventures12]

Thank you for returning to this topic. My mom, I suspect, had some form of schizo. None of the symptoms you mentioned. No twitches. Able to converse normally and smile naturally. Knew her from about age 50-85.5. She heard harassing voices day and night, from “the neighbors”. Extra concerned about safety and being private. Any idea about this?

[@amateuraries]

I’m no doctor but she could still have had paranoid schizophrenia. Not everyone gets ticks and it usually is only when you’re on antipsychotics or have catatonia schizophrenia

[@visionaryventures12]

@@amateuraries Thanks. I will keep an open mind, but now I know she didn’t have to have had those ticks. One helpful tool is that I have observed her up close for a very long time.

[@bobhunt3398]

My girlfriend had Courtney had some symptoms/mannerisms too. There's one I watched her do. She walk funny going forward. Then she would walk that same way backwards

[@amateuraries]

Interesting

[@bobhunt3398]

@amateuraries they have a name for it I just don't remember it