The early years...

Hello Tweeter,

I relate to your experiences.

My schizophrenia started when I was 22, and had just graduated college.

You'll find that the Connection is a great site to write blog entries.

I believe it's the best Web community out here.

Look forward to your posts.

Regards,

Chris 

Hi Tweeter!

Thank you for sharing your story. I am not sure many people realize that schizophrenia can come on in the early 20's after a seemingly normal lifestyle. I had a friend whose daughter experienced that. But she found a really good doctor and now a couple years later, she is level and living well.

Dr Paul Ballas had an interesting article here about hallucinations and I didn't know it till I read it that the voices are considered auditory hallucinations. You can read the article in full here.  One interesting point he makes is that the voices are not exclusive to schizophrenia.

"These are found in 60 - 90% of people with schizophrenia, but are also present in many other disorders. For example, 20% of patients in the manic phase of bipolar disorder and almost 10% of patients with major depressive disorder experience auditory hallucinations."

Make sure you stay in touch and let us know how you are doing!! This community is a great resource for support.

Vicki M