Approximately **2% of the general population** can successfully tickle themselves, a figure that statistically encompasses the roughly **0.3% to 1%** of people diagnosed with schizophrenia, creating a significant overlap where the self-tickling group is nearly double the size of the clinical population. This numerical discrepancy highlights that while the ability to self-tickle is a strong marker for the impaired sensory attenuation found in schizophrenia, it is not exclusive to the disorder; instead, the numbers cross-correlate through the concept of **schizotypy**, a continuum of psychosis-like traits present in healthy individuals. Consequently, the ~2% who can self-tickle likely consist of the entire schizophrenia population (who almost universally lack sensory prediction efficiency) plus a larger segment of healthy people with high schizotypal traits, meaning the ability indicates a shared neurological mechanism rather than a definitive diagnosis.
>>537636416can you be a schizo and not have psychotic symptoms?Can you be a psychopath but have empathy for small animals and children?Asking for a friend
>>537636416That's actually a bit interesting. Nice job OP!
