Schizophrenia since childhood: What was your experience?

I was diagnosed at 7 or 8, I don't exactly remember everything but I do remember randomly yelling I'm not stupid/dumb/ugly/horrible/to kill myself etc. When I was diagnosed they had my parents wear these headphones & it simulated auditory schizophrenia & my mom told me that those words I'd say I'm not & the suicide attempts the illness was telling me to do & she said "that's when I realized you're battling something huge for a child" (paraphrased) I was able to get it under control with medication. And I know some may say the things I was hearing in my head were just low self esteem, low self confidence, anxiety etc. But honestly I feel like those thoughts aren't just thoughts but an en balance in the brain that triggers those thoughts to come out. That's basically what mental illnesses are embalanced brain neurons. But also don't quote me on it, cuz I'm not a psychiatrist lol 😅

As I got older I had a big episode around 25 of hearing and seeing things, a voice describing my every move and beliting me, hearing voices from my family talking about me , thinking the people at the hospital were people from my past etc. anyway I was diagnosed with depression and psychotic features and pervasive refusal syndrome- yea quite a bibliography, however a year later I was re diagnosed with just paranoid schizophrenia..it was a shock cause I thought i was nuts ! Now I'm 27 but I've accepted it and ready to move on and do things with my life

I’ve had both types of symptoms but mostly auditory. I’d see shadow people walking around, and hear my mind talking to me as if it’s someone physically talking in my ear. It’s my brain not quite processing visuals and audio info quite right and may have caused my visual snow syndrome as well as other factors

I was 8 tyrs old when i heard the voice of this girl and she was telling me to be bad but now i have shut her up and she doesn’t come out anymore i put her away somewhere in the back of my head so i locked her up lol

I was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a young adult. My 20s were very challenging. Now in my late 30s, I've been stable and almost completely symptom free for a decade. I found the medications that work for me and always keep on top of my sessions with my support network. Since becoming symptom free 10 years ago I launched a career and grew exponentially.