Embodiment, The Self, & Schizophrenia

At its core, Schizophrenia involves a distortion of the sense of Self from what is considered “Normal” or most common. Schizophrenic people experience a break between our sense Us and Not Us, of the Preconscious and the Conscious. We do not carry a cohesive narrative of the Self the same way that others do, experiencing intrusions in the form of Delusions. The lack of differentiation between the Inner & Outer Self might also be responsible for symptoms like Thought Projection, the belief that others can read your thoughts. We do not experience the Embodied Self the same way non-Psychotics do, not connecting to our own bodies or others’ the same ways seen in Non-Psychotics. This leads to Symptoms such as Depersonalization, many of our Social Differences, and some Cognitive issues. (Szczotka & Majchrowicz, 2018; Tschacher, 2017)

But what does all that mean in real terms?