Delays

 I live in Saint Louis (though location shouldn't matter) and have been struggling with something that seems like a type of schizophrenia on the surface.

   Recently I became aware that when I was about to leave my apartment to go somewhere (gym, groceries, casino) I would become distracted by meaningless things that could have easily waited. Usually it would result in me delaying leaving my apartment for at least a few minutes.

   About the same time i became aware of a strange - not quite a buzzing but not exactly audible - sensation I was feeling around my head and face during the minutes I was delayed leaving.  When I started consciously trying to focus on whatever it was I could hear words, bits of phrases, sometimes names, but it all went by so quickly I couldn't make out any more than that.

   Here's where I get suspicious that the schizophrenia isn't what is appears to be...  The times I consciously focus and try to listen to whatever it is before I leave:  the schizophrenia is gone.  The times I get delayed for a few minutes and either forget it's there or am distracted enough I don't realize it's there and leave:  I have a nearly textbook schizophrenia as defined on Wikipedia. And I'm talking about a check mark beside every symptom or indicator listed.

   The textbook schizophrenia only lasts about an hour (if I stay away from my apartment) then what I'm hearing fades.  Slowly at first then rapidly drops off to nothing.  I've tried a few methods of capturing a recording of whatever it is in my apartment that seems to precede it but so far that hasn't been much help.

My biggest concern is that anyone can be affected this way.

And if a person isn't aware of it they could easily be harmed.