How old are you?

A18793715 · Aug 02, 2015 at 02:56 PM

Feel free to answer if you're comfortable saying. I've noticed a lot of us seem to be young. Am I wrong?

I'm 23. I'll be 24 in Nov.

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Aug 02, 2015 at 03:09 PM

I'm 20.
It does seem like folks in this forum are young.
I noticed while I lurk other forums it seems like people ther are much older

A18793715 · Aug 02, 2015 at 03:10 PM

why are we all so young?

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Blue_Bird · Aug 02, 2015 at 03:13 PM

I'm 21, I would think we are mostly around the same age because the typical age of onset or peak symptoms is the late teens and early 20's

A18793715 · Aug 02, 2015 at 03:14 PM

My hallucinations started at 13. I remember my paranoia starting after my house burned down in 4th grade. At the time, I didn't know I was being paranoid though.

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Gr3tta · Aug 02, 2015 at 03:15 PM

I know you don't see much of me, but i will chime in that I'm 36.

A18793715 · Aug 02, 2015 at 03:16 PM

Thank you for popping by gr3tta.

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junkDNA · Aug 02, 2015 at 03:26 PM

im 28 years old

Crescent Moon · Aug 02, 2015 at 03:36 PM

Hate to mess it up for all you youngun's, but I'm old enough to be all y'all's mama.

A18793715 · Aug 02, 2015 at 03:37 PM

I was wondering if there was someone older than their 30's here. (No offense.) I wonder if older people simply aren't here because they don't know how to use technology as well or don't even know these sites exist.

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Aug 02, 2015 at 03:43 PM

We do! I'm 48. There are people older than me on here. Have a look at the social groups - seniors tend to hang out together

junkDNA · Aug 02, 2015 at 05:15 PM

i think sometimesP is 30 something

Sometimes psychotic · Aug 02, 2015 at 05:22 PM

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i think sometimesP is 30 something

Sometimes p turned 40 this year, gasp!

Aug 02, 2015 at 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by A18793715

why are we all so young?

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Ok , the initial view of schiz for many is that its more a psychological problem. So people tend to adapt a persona that is non judging and everyone thinks they are a counsellor. What can I say.. that eventually wears thin , when people get into their 30s and adopt a more pro psychiatric view of the world. They basically realise their illness is not going away anytime soon and adopt a more abrasive view of the world. its kind of like the youth are more likely to be liberal , whilst the older the once young get , the more conservative they become...

anyway enough in their to offend just about everyone ...

actually not trolling , but thats the way I see it.

Crescent Moon · Aug 02, 2015 at 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by A18793715

I was wondering if there was someone older than their 30's here. (No offense.) I wonder if older people simply aren't here because they don't know how to use technology as well or don't even know these sites exist.

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Well.. I work and have adult kids... so I had no choice but to figure it out

Angelique67 · Aug 02, 2015 at 05:42 PM

I'll be 57 this month.

Sometimes psychotic · Aug 02, 2015 at 05:50 PM

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why are we all so young?

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I'd like to think that people start building solid real world support systems soon after diagnosis. I only had my first break four years ago but through PC I've met people I consider real world friends even if it's primarily email based or Skype. The stronger my support there and with my in city friends, the better my therapy supports etc the less reliant I am on the forum. I think maybe people find the forum when they are struggling which is closer to initial diagnosis and initial diagnosis tends to be young.

Crescent Moon · Aug 02, 2015 at 05:51 PM

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Ok , the initial view of schiz for many is that its more a psychological problem. So people tend to adapt a persona that is non judging and everyone thinks they are a counsellor. What can I say.. that eventually wears thin , when people get into their 30s and adopt a more pro psychiatric view of the world. They basically realise their illness is not going away anytime soon and adopt a more abrasive view of the world. its kind of like the youth are more likely to be liberal , whilst the older the once young get , the more conservative they become...

anyway enough in their to offend just about everyone ...

actually not trolling , but thats the way I see it.

Well... thank goodness that it is much more complex than your single idea. I am here because of my daughter with bipolar. I went from forum to forum just looking for info. I landed here at some point years ago, and just read for a good while. Over time, I grew fond of many of the posters, and ultimately started posting myself.

I just happen to be the oldest one who has posted their age so far, but I don't consider myself a 'senior' yet.

And how old are YOU, Materly?

coyotetaught · Aug 02, 2015 at 05:52 PM

24 here.

Angelique67 · Aug 02, 2015 at 05:53 PM

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Well... thank goodness that it is much more complex than your single idea. I am here because of my daughter with bipolar. I went from forum to forum just looking for info. I landed here at some point years ago, and just read for a good while. Over time, I grew fond of many of the posters, and ultimately started posting myself.

I just happen to be the oldest one who has posted their age so far, but I don't consider myself a 'senior' yet.

Are you older than I am?

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A18793715 Grand Poohbah Member Since Aug 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 1,631 9 7 hugs given	Aug 02, 2015 at 02:56 PM #1 Feel free to answer if you're comfortable saying. I've noticed a lot of us seem to be young. Am I wrong? I'm 23. I'll be 24 in Nov. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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A18793715 Grand Poohbah Member Since Aug 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 1,631 9 7 hugs given	Aug 02, 2015 at 03:14 PM #5 My hallucinations started at 13. I remember my paranoia starting after my house burned down in 4th grade. At the time, I didn't know I was being paranoid though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Gr3tta Grand Magnate Member Since May 2010 Location: . Posts: 4,283 14 2,731 hugs given	Aug 02, 2015 at 03:15 PM #6 I know you don't see much of me, but i will chime in that I'm 36.
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Crescent Moon Grand Poohbah Member Since Apr 2012 Posts: 1,565 12 46 hugs given	Aug 02, 2015 at 03:36 PM #9 Hate to mess it up for all you youngun's, but I'm old enough to be all y'all's mama. __________________
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A18793715 Grand Poohbah Member Since Aug 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 1,631 9 7 hugs given	Aug 02, 2015 at 03:37 PM #10 I was wondering if there was someone older than their 30's here. (No offense.) I wonder if older people simply aren't here because they don't know how to use technology as well or don't even know these sites exist. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Anonymous48850 Guest Posts: n/a	Aug 02, 2015 at 03:43 PM #11 We do! I'm 48. There are people older than me on here. Have a look at the social groups - seniors tend to hang out together
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junkDNA Comfy Sedation Member Since Sep 2012 Location: the woods Posts: 19,303 (SuperPoster!) 11 8,151 hugs given	Aug 02, 2015 at 05:15 PM #12 i think sometimesP is 30 something __________________
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