Since 2008. July 31st to be exact. That was first hospitalization. So a few days before. So almost 15 years.
First psychosis leading to being medicated was in '88. So its been a while.
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Things were getting weird around 92/93 and DXed in 93/94.
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I have been living with schizophrenia for 28 years! i was 20 years of age when i first got ill!
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21 years seeing the mh services. Around 15 with sz dx
First episode 2010. Second episode 2020.
5 years, was diagnosed in 2019 but had symptoms before that.
Diagnosed at age 19 in 1980. So 43 years.
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I was diagnosed in 2017, so diagnosed SzA for 6 years now. But my symptoms (mood and hallucinations) started when I was 12. So, I’ve technically been dealing with it for 13 years.
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All my life. I remember dealing with this when I was six years old. It just got worse as I got older.
My first psychotic episode started in late 2019 worst christmas ever.
My psychiatrist told me sz is a neurodevelopmental disorder so there are signs in childhood…idk how common full on symptoms are in childhood but there are definitely signs. Full symptoms are prob just more rare.
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I was diagnosed with it in 2003, so I’ve been receiving treatment for 20 years now.
Since the 90s. So at least30 years.
I was first diagnosed with schizophrenia at 20 years old, I’m now 58 so it’s been 38 years.
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Over 26 years.
But longer really because I was mentally I’ll as a child but that was other issues then anc always had insomnia.
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Had my first psychotic break at 16 years old. Lasted so long. Was diagnosed not long after that. So around 13 years ago i guess since im now 29.
Five years, my first episode was in 2018, I’ve recovered a lot since then, so I may have just had psychosis instead of full blown schizophrenia
14 years. Since 2009.
I was born lost in my imagination so I’ve always been mad. I’m learning how to feel, to accept reality because fantasy is more painful.
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