Form: Multidimensional Schizotypy Scale, MSS

Throughout my life I have noticed that I rarely feel strong positive or negative emotions.

I have sometimes felt that strangers were reading my mind.

My thoughts and behaviors are almost always disorganized.

Having a meal with other people is almost always better than eating alone.

I believe that I could read other peoples' minds if I really tried.

When people ask me a question, I often don't understand what they are asking.

In general, it is important for me to have close relationships with other people.

I often think that I hear people talking only to discover that there was no one there.

Most of the time I find it is very difficult to get my thoughts in order.

Just being with other people can make me feel good.

I occasionally worry that people I see on the street are spying on me.

Most of the time my thoughts seem clear and organized.

I have always preferred to be disconnected from the world.

I have felt that there were messages for me in the way things were arranged, like furniture in a room.

I often have difficulty following what someone is saying to me.

I rarely feel strong emotions even in situations in which other people usually do.

I have worried that people on other planets may be influencing what happens on Earth.

I have a hard time staying on topic while speaking.

If given the choice, I would much rather be with another person than alone.

I believe that dreams have magical properties.

I often feel so mixed up that I have difficulty functioning.

When I move to a new place, I feel a strong desire to make friends.

I have felt that something outside my body was a part of my body.

When I try to do one thing, I often become confused and start doing something else.

Throughout my life, very few things have been exciting or interesting to me.

I sometimes wonder if there is a small group of people who can control everyone else's behavior.

My thoughts are so hazy and unclear that I wish that I could just reach up and put them into place.

I often look forward to upcoming events.

I believe that ghosts or spirits can influence my life.

I often find that when I talk to people I don't make any sense to them.

Having close friends is not as important as people say.

I have had the momentary feeling that someone's place has been taken by a look-alike.

My thoughts and behaviors feel random and unfocused.

Although there are things I enjoy doing by myself, I usually have more fun when I do things with other people.

I occasionally have the feeling that my thoughts are not my own.

Things slip my mind so often that it's hard to get things done.

Generally I do not have many thoughts or emotions.

There are times when it feels like someone is touching me when no one is actually there.

No matter how hard I try, I can't organize my thoughts.

I have little or no interest in sex or romantic relationships.

I often find hidden meanings or threats in things that people say or do.

I often feel so disconnected from the world that I am not able to do things.

Throughout my life, I have had little interest in dating or being in a romantic relationship.

I have had experiences with seeing the future, ESP or a sixth sense.

I find that I am very often confused about what is going on around me.

I enjoy meeting new people and making new friends.

Sometimes when I look at ordinary objects they seem strange or unreal.

I often struggle to stay organized enough to complete simple tasks throughout the day.

Most of the time I feel a desire to be connected with other people.

I often worry that other people are out to get me.

People find my conversations to be confusing or hard to follow.

It has never been important to me to be involved with other people.

Occasionally I have felt as though my body did not exist.

My lack of organization often makes it hard to do the things that I am supposed to do.

There are just not many things that I have ever really enjoyed doing.

Some people can make me aware of them just by thinking about me.

My thoughts are almost always hard to follow.

I greatly enjoy traveling to new places.

I have had the momentary feeling that I might not be human.

Even when I have time, it is almost impossible to organize my thoughts.

I generally am not interested in being emotionally close with others.

I believe that there are secret signs in the world if you just know how to look for them.

I often have difficulty organizing what I am supposed to be doing.

I tend to have few interests.

There are times when I think I see another person, but there is actually no one there.

My thoughts almost always seem fuzzy and hazy.

My emotions have almost always seemed flat regardless of what is going on around me.

I often worry that someone or something is controlling my behavior.

I have trouble following conversations with others.

I have never really been interested in having close relationships.

Sometimes I feel that a television show or movie has a special message just for me.

My thoughts often feel so jumbled that I have difficulty doing anything.

Throughout my life there have been very few things that interest me.

I often wonder if everyone in the world is part of a secret experiment.

It is usually easy for me to follow conversations.

Spending time with close friends and family is important to me.

At times I have wondered if my body was really my own.