My breaks & hospitalizations date back 40 years, when they still had the old state hospitals that just warehoused people. They'd give you massive doses of APs to the point where you'd get what they called the "Halodol shuffles." Commitments would often last 30 days or more...it was like serving a prison sentence. I'll take five day hospitalizations over the old days any time!

As I've aged (I turn 60 in June), & perhaps as a result of improvements of meds & my own compliance, my psychotic episodes have dissipated. I've not had a full-scale break in almost 10 years. Depression is still a major issue, though.