# I’m back - it’s been a while!
**URL:** https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530
**Category:** Lounge
**Created:** [September 1, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530 "2026-09-01T12:21:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Schwann](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Schwann)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530/1 "2026-09-01T12:21:05Z")
Not sure if anyone will remember me but thought I’d pop in, my old account has vanished. Hope everyone has been well?
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### Author:  [@SzSupportAdmin](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/SzSupportAdmin)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530/2 "2026-09-01T12:25:38Z")
Hi, yes. I remembered your name from the old forum when I approved you here.
Your old account has vanished because this is not the old forum. It’s at a new url and was started as it was announced that the old forum was shutting down last December.
As you can see [www.schizophrenia.com](http://www.schizophrenia.com) and [forum.schizophrenia.com](http://forum.schizophrenia.com) are no longer up.
We exist here now at this new forum and the new website at [https://schizophreniapeersupport.org/](https://schizophreniapeersupport.org/)
We have been up since early December last year.
I am previosly Bowens at the old forum.
I hope you enjoy your time here, and welcome.
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### Author:  [@Schwann](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Schwann)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530/3 "2026-09-01T12:29:15Z")
I remember you, thanks for the welcome back! lol I didn’t even realise it was a different url, my memory was shot when I was posting! Sad that the old forum went but glad something is still up and running.
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### Author:  [@yinyang](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/yinyang)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530/4 "2026-09-01T12:29:29Z")
@SzSupportAdmin Sorry to sidetrack the thread but my question has some relevancy to @Schwann. How was the website able to extract my “avatar/profile picture” without me uploading the image when I re-created my account on the website? Is there a database of old users with avatars that remain archived or dormant until reactivation?
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### Author:  [@SzSupportAdmin](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/SzSupportAdmin)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 12:32pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530/5 "2026-09-01T12:32:09Z")
I dont see how thats possible @yinyang . No there is no database of old users related to this site. You must have uploaded your old image and be misremembering or something. Unless Im missing something. This is a completely seperate forum.
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### Author:  [@yinyang](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/yinyang)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530/6 "2026-09-01T12:34:34Z")
@SzSupportAdmin Well, I was in Taiwan when I created the account on the forum. I was like, “oh”. My profile picture & password are still the same. But this was exactly 1-month ago.
Weird.
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### Author:  [@SzSupportAdmin](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/SzSupportAdmin)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530/7 "2026-09-01T12:39:10Z")
Again. Dont know what Im missing here, but everyone , besides you apparently, has had to start fresh on this website with new accounts and avatars.
The only explanation for your account existing with your avatar and password here before your arrival that I can see is if someone created the account for you and joined.
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### Author:  [@Wave](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Wave)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530/8 "2026-09-01T12:39:45Z")
I remember you @Schwann
Welcome!
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### Author:  [@MatQuasar](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/MatQuasar)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530/9 "2026-09-01T12:41:00Z")
Sounds a little bit like ‘sleepwalk’ (translated）.
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### Author:  [@Schizbro](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Schizbro)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530/10 "2026-09-01T12:47:53Z")
I also remember @Schwann
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### Author:  [@Milk](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Milk)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530/11 "2026-09-01T13:19:40Z")
I even remember your selfie ..blond and bangs.. 😊
Welcome @Schwann ..
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### Author:  [@Vaiana](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Vaiana)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530/12 "2026-09-01T13:22:35Z")
Welcome 😊 @Schwann
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### Author:  [@2Waynez](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/2Waynez)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530/13 "2026-09-01T14:01:03Z")
I remember you welcome back
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### Author:  [@Lilyofthevalley](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Lilyofthevalley)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530/14 "2026-09-01T14:52:51Z")
Welcome back @Schwann !
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### Author:  [@Raptor\_Z](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Raptor_Z)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530/15 "2026-09-01T14:55:52Z")
Welcome back to the future
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### Author:  [@77nick77](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/77nick77)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530/16 "2026-09-01T17:06:27Z")
I remember you. You worked on a movie set or something? Or am I totally wrong?
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### Author:  [@Vinegar](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Vinegar)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530/17 "2026-09-01T18:55:40Z")
Welcome to the forum @Schwann
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### Author:  [@Schwann](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Schwann)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530/18 "2026-09-01T20:13:45Z")
Yes that’s me how have you been?
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### Author:  [@jukebox](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/jukebox)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530/19 "2026-09-01T20:29:08Z")
welcome to the forum !! glad you’re here.
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### Author:  [@77nick77](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/77nick77)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-m-back-it-s-been-a-while/8530/20 "2026-09-01T20:41:26Z")
Been sick lately but feeling better. I remember your pictures. How have you been?
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