middle aged onset schizophrenia

[Bunniekins]

hi everyone i was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder in my late 40s due to family trauma.  i was wondering how many people are late onset diagnosis.  also apparently more woman are being diagnosed in later years maybe menopause?

[Kim47]

Think it makes sense to unpack diagnoses and ask the question what happened to you rather than what’s wrong with you.

would you even call it schizophrenia or just a normal response to trauma? I like your question about life transitions such as menopause.

[Bunniekins]

@Kim47   my mental health nurse said with my background it is no surprise to her that i had a total psychotic episode which lasted 18 months before any "professional" realised what was happening.  

[Kim47]

My cv is a short psychosis only jk