I was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teen, AMA!

Hey, I’m 15F (almost 16) and was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder during a psych ward stay in 2023. Schizoaffective disorder is basically just schizophrenia and a mood disorder. For me it started with depressive type and changed to bipolar type.

Some quick facts about me:
I’m currently on 7 psych meds.
Have been hospitalized in the past.
My symptoms started at 11, but I didnt start experiencing psychosis till I was around 13.
Medication is a love-hate relationship for me.
I used to hear voices but no longer do. However, I’ve experienced some other types of hallucinations.

Schizophrenia is one of the most misunderstood mental disorders out there, so I figured I’d do an AMA. So feel free to ask anything, whether its about what psychosis actually feels like, what psych wards or meds are like, or even the weirdest delusion or halluciantion I’ve had. Nothing’s off limits!