How long have you had schizophrenia?

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Just curious How long people had it…

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Most people have it whole life

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Since 2011. But from 2011 to 2016 it was psychosis nos, not sz. I stopped meds for 2yrs, relapsed and diagnosis was then changed to sz end of 2016.

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How long have I had symptoms? Or how long since I’ve been diagnosed?

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I had my first experience with the simulation when I was 7, but I’ve always known that I’m wrong and shouldn’t exist. Wasn’t diagnosed until 2018.

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I was diagnosed in 2020 but I believe something has been wrong since 2010 when my son was born. For years I was extremely depressed and paranoid about that the social services would take him away from me and put him into fostercare. I started to believe that People around me, (friends, family and neighbours) were fabricating Lies about me that would make the social services Come after me.
I was 25 when my son was born. And 35 While diagnosed with schizophrenia.
When I was 33 I once again started to believe that I was being watched by social services. Later that year I imagined that I was suffering from cancer and that I was terminaly ill. And when I met my ex boyfriend I completely lost touch with reality.

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Since 2001 diagnosed in 2003 with bipolar, sz all along

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I was diagnosed with Schizophrenia at 20 years old but my psychiatrist at the time put down Anxiety NOS for insurance purposes.
He prescribed me heavy duty APs and later told my Mom that I suffered with Schizophrenia.
Years later with a different pdoc my diagnosis was changed to Bipolar disorder, so my best guess is that I suffer with both Schizophrenia and Bipolar symptoms which makes me Schizoaffective.

I’ve suffered with symptoms all my life though.

Just officially diagnosed at 20 years old.

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somebody must have said that to you,

maybe your mother. it’s discrimination to come down on a schizophrenic parent.

but idk, were you doing drugs, and not caring for him?

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I was diagnosed in 2004 but started becoming psychotic in 2003. So about 17/18 years.

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10 years and counting.

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41 years. I got diagnosed in 1980 at age 19. Time flies when you’re having fun.

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Not at all. I was (and still am) a loving and caring Mother. Every Day I put the needs of my son before Them of my self. I was always told that I was doing fine, from the kindergarten, my doctor and friends. But I didn’t believe it.

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Had sz since I was 19. So I have had it for 23 years.

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20-21 years. Bipolar ocd ptsd as well. Depressed asa teenager. I guess there’s nothing to look forward to.

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yeah, I had those feelings too. seems we get singled out.

nothing like that ever happened with me and my kids,
any social services or sh-it. they were loved, and adored, and did fun things, and ate well. You’re okay, hon.

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Almost six years. But almost two years had lapsed between the time I first noticed or felt symptoms to the time I was formally diagnosed

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My first acute episode where I had to be hospitalised was in 2004 when I was 17

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It has officially had me since 1994. I don’t have it because if I did, I would just throw it out.

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