Hi everyone - i was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia when i was 25 - which was 17 years ago. The first major episode was when i was age 17 & i was hospitalised for 4 months on a locked ward. Initially the diagnosis was severe drug induced psychosis. Then at the age of 21 i was diagnosed with psychotic depression, after a severe suicide attempt.
i also had some strange experiences in childhood.
i’ve had a lot of questions, doubt, & confusion about the schizophrenia diagnosis - But i have comes to a lot more acceptance around it all.
The last psychiatrist i worked with was adamant it has all been a case of severe schizophrenia.
i tend to take an integral/holistic view - mind/body/soul - bio/psycho/social/spiritual.
i have maintained a low dose of anti-psychotic medication for the past 10 years, which does help keep me stable & out of severe psychosis.
Things have been very difficult in one way & another.
Hello, welcome here! I hope you can find all the answers you search for in here, and also get as much communication as you like, because we all need it.
hey! I am very new to this forum as well, just made an account yesterday. however I am far younger than you, but I’m sure we can all help each other out on here.
It started out as depression for me. Had a manic episode that lasted for about 4 or 5 days and it became depression with psychotic features. Finally became schizophrenia. Welcome!
Welcome!
I’ve been here since 1995 when sz.com was started by Brian Cheeko. Then I go away and pop back in at random times. When I returned the new software worked well on phones so now just too easy to pop in instead of firing up the heavy metal gaming machine that is getting dusty.
