Schizotypal Personality Disorder and You

We here at AtDT are always concerned about the well being of our fans, especially the mentally vulnerable ones who obviously have some kind of mental disorder. This week, we’re going to discuss:

Schizotypal Personality Disorder: A pattern of peculiarities best describes those with schizotypal personality disorder. People may have odd or eccentric manners of speaking or dressing. Strange, outlandish or paranoid beliefs and thoughts are common. People with schizotypal personality disorder have difficulties forming relationships and experience extreme anxiety in social situations. They may react inappropriately or not react at all during a conversation or they may talk to themselves. They also display signs of “magical thinking” by saying they can see into the future or read other people’s minds.

Some of our biggest fans exemplify this disorder.

Example of strange, outlandish, and paranoid beliefs:

Examples of extreme anxiety in social situations (manifested by upvoting oneself with various socks):

Examples of talking to oneself:

Example of “magical thinking”:

If you think you may have Schizotypal Personality Disorder, take the following quiz to see if you need help:

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