Mine started long ago, when I was a child. I was diagnosed with autism at the age of 5, but I had it all my life, since birth. I also have had generalized anxiety disorder since very young but I don't remember when it was officially diagnosed. I don't remember what it is like to NOT be anxious. Low self esteem forever, all the schools I have been to have said that. Same with depression but I didn't become suicidal until age 11. I don't remember the exact age but it was somewhere between 11-13. At the same time I had a traumatic event happen. Someone tried to rape me. I started hearing voices at this time. I also had visual hallucinations and severe depression. I had the ups and downs throughout my life. At age 11-13 the doctors were thinking between bipolar, schizoaffective or early onset schizophrenia. After around 16, I just had the anxiety and it lasted until 23 with very little mental health problems except the severe anxiety. Now since 23 its been getting worse and worse and this year was the worst. Now I have schizoaffective bipolar type. Even with anti psychotics and mood stabilizers it gets bad. Over my lifetime I have been hospitalized 10 times. I am 30 now.