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Self-check for psychosis risk

Self-check for psychosis risk

This is not a diagnosis, just a starting point. Answer a few questions to provide a quick self-check to see if you are experiencing early signs of psychosis.

Please indicate whether you have had the following thoughts, feelings and experiences in the past month by checking “yes” or “no” for each item. Do not include experiences that occur only while under the influence of alcohol, drugs or medications that were not prescribed to you. If you answer “YES” to an item, also indicate how distressing that experience has been for you.

1. Do familiar surroundings sometimes seem strange, confusing, threatening or unreal to you? *This question is required.

When this happens, I feel frightened, concerned, or it causes problems for me: *This question is required.

2. Have you heard unusual sounds like banging, clicking, hissing, clapping or ringing in your ears? *This question is required.

When this happens, I feel frightened, concerned, or it causes problems for me:

*This question is required.

3.

Do things that you see appear different from the way they usually do (brighter or duller, larger or smaller, or changed in some other way)?

*This question is required.

When this happens, I feel frightened, concerned, or it causes problems for me:

*This question is required.

4.

Have you had experiences with telepathy, psychic forces, or fortune telling?

*This question is required.

When this happens, I feel frightened, concerned, or it causes problems for me:

*This question is required.

5.

Have you felt that you are not in control of your own ideas or thoughts?

*This question is required.

When this happens, I feel frightened, concerned, or it causes problems for me:

*This question is required.

6.

Do you have difficulty getting your point across, because you ramble or go off the track a lot when you talk?

*This question is required.

When this happens, I feel frightened, concerned, or it causes problems for me:

*This question is required.

7.

Do you have strong feelings or beliefs about being unusually gifted or talented in some way?

*This question is required.

When this happens, I feel frightened, concerned, or it causes problems for me:

*This question is required.

8.

Do you feel that other people are watching you or talking about you?

*This question is required.

When this happens, I feel frightened, concerned, or it causes problems for me:

*This question is required.

9.

Do you sometimes get strange feelings on or just beneath your skin, like bugs crawling?

*This question is required.

When this happens, I feel frightened, concerned, or it causes problems for me:

*This question is required.

10.

Do you sometimes feel suddenly distracted by distant sounds that you are not normally aware of?

*This question is required.

When this happens, I feel frightened, concerned, or it causes problems for me:

*This question is required.

11.

Have you had the sense that some person or force is around you, although you couldn’t see anyone?

*This question is required.

When this happens, I feel frightened, concerned, or it causes problems for me:

*This question is required.

12.

Do you worry at times that something may be wrong with your mind?

*This question is required.

When this happens, I feel frightened, concerned, or it causes problems for me:

*This question is required.

13.

Have you ever felt that you don't exist, the world does not exist, or that you are dead?

*This question is required.

When this happens, I feel frightened, concerned, or it causes problems for me:

*This question is required.

14.

Have you been confused at times whether something you experienced was real or imaginary?

*This question is required.

When this happens, I feel frightened, concerned, or it causes problems for me:

*This question is required.

15.

Do you hold beliefs that other people would find unusual or bizarre?

*This question is required.

When this happens, I feel frightened, concerned, or it causes problems for me:

*This question is required.

16.

Do you feel that parts of your body have changed in some way, or that parts of your body are working differently?

*This question is required.

When this happens, I feel frightened, concerned, or it causes problems for me:

*This question is required.

17.

Are your thoughts sometimes so strong that you can almost hear them?

*This question is required.

When this happens, I feel frightened, concerned, or it causes problems for me:

*This question is required.

18.

Do you find yourself feeling mistrustful or suspicious of other people?

*This question is required.

When this happens, I feel frightened, concerned, or it causes problems for me:

*This question is required.

19.

Have you seen unusual things like flashes, flames, blinding light, or geometric figures?

*This question is required.

When this happens, I feel frightened, concerned, or it causes problems for me:

*This question is required.

20.

Have you seen things that other people can't see or don't seem to see?

*This question is required.

When this happens, I feel frightened, concerned, or it causes problems for me:

*This question is required.

21.

Do people sometimes find it hard to understand what you are saying?

*This question is required.

When this happens, I feel frightened, concerned, or it causes problems for me:

*This question is required.