How old were you when you got this illness

27 now I’m 37

Almost 25.

About 21, well closer to 20 but I class it as 21 because that’s when I first got meds

Had OCD as a kid but SZ at 22.

  1. 36 now

Prodromal at around 14 and got diagnosed around 15. Had it for about 17 years.

2015, 23 years old.

The best & worst thing to ever happen to me lols.

I love it & hate it.

10 years of this.

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I was also 17. I’m 43 now.

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Like 2 days after my 22nd birthday.

I’m 32 now.

Sheesh.

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Just out of curiosity, did you meet your husband before or after the illness?

After.

I was 23 when I met him.

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19 when it started. 45 now.so like 25 or so years.

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@roxanna Very similar to my case

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I was in my early 40’s when diagnosed.

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23 years and 3 months. Now I’m 30.

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Things got bad around 16

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I was probably prodromal at a very early age, but the actual disease broke through around 17 years of age. So long, long time ago in a previous life. It turns out most of my life has thus been under the spell of this illness, not too happy about it, really. :weary_face: :right_anger_bubble:

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