I was diagnosed at age 21. I’m 22 as of today 
and mine may have started several years ago in military with an extremely toxic and restless work environment and being stuck in a big floating semi sinkable tin can (amphibious ship) but 20 or so is an avg time you can get a mental condition. Depends on person
I was fine at age 20 but yeah like I said hear of people developing at age 16 so I guess I lucked out but I deff noticed problems coming in 2016 just had absolute no insight until it all came crashing down.
Haha beat me to it
lol guess I did. hey dude 
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I had symptoms since childhood but hid it away…made it a decent amount past the common DX ages… before I gained PTSD anxiety d.I.d…and my dx…but now I think…I may have had d.I.d symptoms first…and gathered Sz in my teens…most of my early kid episodes I would disassociate from them…i recall watching myself from elevated view points with black flashes of unknown lengths of minutes connecting everything. .but its hard to remember much of nothing…I will end this ramble…and spare anyone who read this far…
Geez childhood symptoms of SZ…ive deffeintly always had a issue with mental health through childhood…behavioral issues etc…and teen years also but never thought my mind would regress always been a witty bubly sort of guy…but genes suck and SZ has kicked my ass.
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I got ill at 21 too - my mom and aunt late 30’s
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Between the youth - people my age - is not something negative to be schizo. I knew some people who were. But for adults 40’s and up is like a huge deal and the elderly think you are possessed
I started falling down the rabbit hole of psychosis at 21.
I was share housing and didn’t have much money even though I was working seven days a week. And then my parents moved interstate. I think all the stress brought out my symptoms. I stayed psychotic until I was about 25.
I stayed untreated until I was 33.
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I struggled as child and teenager but I wasn’t delusional or manic or depressed. My parents adopted me and I can’t comprehend why I was given to them. But now I owe my financial stability to their extreme saving and I wish I could say thanks but they are gone.
I was 19 years old when I started having symptoms. It’s been stated, late teens to early twenties are the ages for males in which schizophrenia generally begins to appear. Schizophrenia certainly changed my life.
It has changed my life for the worst…but I can’t help but wonder around the time I was in proteome of I was on meds could I have prevented the illness all together or was it just biologically in the cards…i hate that obbsesive thought.
I don’t know if the illness can be prevented. I’ve wondered the same thing. If I had been sober all my life would I have schizophrenia? I can’t know the answer for sure. Either way, don’t beat yourself up about it too much. Life definitely changed for the worst but don’t give up. I know it can be difficult to cope with but as the years go by, it doesn’t really get easier instead you grow more accustomed with it. There are still people who care about you I’m sure. I wish I could offer more optimistic insight but really, it’s a horrible illness.
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Yeah it surely is. Thanks for the kind words.
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