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The first time I was diagnosised with schizophrenia was in University in 1996. When I got the diagnosis I thought the dr was crazy. I thought I was impossible for me to have a mental illness, I was a young healthy smart guy the doc must be wrong so I flipped on the doc and continued on with my life as if nothing happened. I had to leave school in 1999 because I couldn't afford to continue my education and in 2003 I had a serious breakdown and the mental health crisis unit recommended that I see a dr so I could get a diagnosis again, I was admitted in the the hospital for observation but I left the next day. Once again I was diagnosised with schizophrenia but I wasn't having any of that. Then in 2009 During another pshycotic episode my father had the police take me to the hospital and I was forced to stay there for 3 months for observation. I was a danger to myself and the community, I finally accepted the fact that I was ill. It took me 13 years to finally accept that I was ill. My problem was pride and ignorance that's what prevented me from accepting my schizoaffective disorder diagnosis. Also, having a mental illness in arab culture is worse than a death wish, my whole family, most of my friends and community shunned me. I was devasted and all alone but all that made me into a very strong and resilient person.
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