What age did you first visit the psych ward?

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21

I had my first admission in '16, at 26.

I should have probably had one at 14, 18 and again at 20, but I lived in a rural area with almost nonexistant access to mental health care.

22

I was 16 and went into a ward for children and adolescents. They had ā€œschoolā€ every day for just 2 hours and then groupsā€¦I remember the food was really good!

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23

First episode at 25, first visit to the psych ward at 35

24

Got hospitalized at 22.

25

I was 16. I attempted suicide and went from the ICU to the mental hospital

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26

I kept looking for drugs to get rid of the voices and 2 of them at least had bad side effects. I did mess around with legal sleep aids the 2nd time around to desperately try to sleep and went there 4 times. It ended with the doctor telling me Iā€™d never get rid of the voices and drying off of the sleep aids. Iā€™ve never been back since although this group home has some similarities.

27

I was 23. Humbling and humiliating.

28

I was 16. I had made an attempt on my life. I had very severe depression at the time.

29

Can I ask if it took a long time to find meds that help?

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30

ohhh, yeah, I understand.

but, does this mean youā€™re tired all the time.
it may not be from sz. just from many different things.

31

I was 46 years when first admitted. The diagnosis at the time was depression with psychotic features.

32

21 was in university too.

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33

Not for depression. But now with psychosis Iā€™ve tried a ton of drugs and none have helped me to not be followed by Navy SEALs . Itā€™s frustrating

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34

I was a few months shy of age 17. Diagnosed paranoid schizophrenia. Years later it was changed to schizo affective but polar type. I never had trouble thinking abstract thoughts. My first six months of my disease was hell and I never thought Iā€™d look back on it with any fondness. But it was the adolescent ward and kids are more fun than adults. I remember the people vaguely. I believe I was the sickest one on the unit. I had girlfriends. I have no romantic side anymore, it died but not a direct result of schizophrenia rather religion. Why do people with schizophrenia feel guilty about sex and masterbation? I heard of guys cutting off their penises.

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35

24, right after my suicide attempt. I didnā€™t acquire my sz symptoms until age 30, so it had nothing to do with that. Iā€™d rather not get into it but it was my first and only non-sz hospitalization.

36

i first visited the psych ward at age 30

37

I was taken to the psych ward at 17 too. But they put me in the adult ward which sucked. I was in there for like three to four months straight. Couldnt even walk outside until near the end of my stay. And the walls at the paych ward are insanely high so you cant see the outside world except for the sky.

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38

I used to not be able to sleep at all. I got over the fear of not sleeping by listening to jazz for days and noticing I occasionally nodded off. I must admit no longer working takes a lot of stress off of the need to sleep a certain amount of time.

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39

I was 20, following my second suicide attempt. I wish I had gone in when I was 15, when the serious depression and psychosis started, maybe the rest of my teenage years wouldnā€™t have been so bad.

40

17 or 18 itā€™s a bit of a blur, same time as my younger sister