When I was diagnosed I was 18.
April, 2011. The schizophrenia started in my life.
Despair, agony, voices… in 4 years.
How many years do you have with schizophrenia? When this started in your life?
It was right at the beginning of 2013 for me. Only two years later and I’m making a come back.
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I was diagnosed at age 12, in 1994. Been dealing with this for 21 years now.
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Diagnosed when I was 19 in 1980. So I’ve had it for 35 years. Time fly’s when you’re having fun.
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I was never diagnosed but the voices started in 1996.
Coming up on 20yr anniversary and we are going to celebrate!!!
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i think it was summer of 2007 symptoms started, then a break then full out symptoms 2010 fall
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I was a weird and hyper kid… but 14 is when my family really noticed me falling apart. 17 hospitalized and diagnosed. 13 years now.
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hey,
Been medicated since 1999. Didn’t go psychotic till I was 29. Depressive break with paranoid overtones at 23.
Wasted a lot of years because of symptoms but just didn’t know any better. You always blame other things…that is just the way it is.
No complaints. It’s not bad being medicated. I work hard at maintaining function over the side effects but that is our life. Seriously. I’m better now and happier than before for sure and I’ve lived some…been married, lived overseas…not a bad cop!
A friend in the struggle,
rogueone.
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Diagnosed with sz in March 2003 when I was almost 19, that makes it coming up for twelve years now. Had a remission in 2007 for five years, relapsed in 2012, re-diagnosed with sz in June 2013.
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Voices started in 1993. Got a bad “zombie episode” in 2010. Dx’d in 2011.
Zombie episode, my husband says I was a zombie. Did not speak or react on anything. He had to put the fork in my hand and tell me to eat.
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Diagnosed with non-specific psychotic disorder and anxiety issues last year. Been that way my whole life. Actually, didn’t start getting anxiety until around senior year of hs, the psychosis has been around for as long as I can remember though. I don’t even know what normal feels like.
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I’m at 10 years of non-stop voices, 5 years with the paranoia from part-time nuts in community/churches who preach-stalk, 1 year dealing with people I already knew well who would screw me over now…Meds help me sleep and keep mood high.
Got college degree, worked full-time 10 years before it all and lived independently for 18 years so far…
Symptoms are kind of oh-well. I’ve accepted this as something I probably get to deal with forever. What really scares me is working with gang stalking/borderline retarded people who cannot hold down a job for more than a year, live with their parents who have no money worries and I need to support myself financially alone with the job. I kept the SSDI check & just work for thrills now…There are so many hostile work environments and sexual harassment problems at employers in my city, women are leaving anyway. I’m lucky to have the SSDI payment for unemployment after I’ve been screwed a few times. Too many of the attorneys here are into a dirty lifestyle so no way to get any justice for much except bus ticket & suitcase out if you can sell everything that is left…car engine blew up after you had oil changed once at some places even if you had baby with you. Govt employer was paying $9 hour to work with coworker who was bragging about driving his wife crazy, trying to get coworkers to hang out with him and going after the customers. This place is on crack!
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1991 aged 17 years
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It began for me in 2002 June. I was 26.
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Started in 2010. I can’t say the psychosis itself has been a problem since then but my moods are another story.
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Started in 2008 so going on seven years now, but I was 38 then so I guess I was fortunate and had twenty years as a high functioning adult before I became ill.
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8 years and counting
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Was around 24 when DXed. Started having problems around age 22-23. First five years were really bad as I was having a hard time finding medication that worked for me.
Now 46, been living with it for over two decades, and things are pretty good. There’s hope so keep your chin up.
10-96
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I was diagnosed april 2010, so almost five years for me. I’ve been sick most of my relationship with my partner.
I was Diagnosed 24 years ago its been a battle but I’m winning…
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