My experience with Schizophrenia;

I've always considered my Illness as a type of temporary Alzheimer’s (SomeTimer's) that can last for hours,
daze and a few times, even years. Anxiety triggers my symptoms so I avoid anxiety inducing situations as much as possible. When I’m having an episode I
become confused, can’t think or focus, I lose track of hours, I hide things from myself and become completely frozen in fear.

I remember things that didn't happen and forget things that did happen......It’s very confusing;
My mind races with no purpose and all my insecurities get magnified. Functioning is next to impossible because of all the chaos in my head while the voices begin to scream and disrupt everything I do. It's scary and disorienting and it terrifies me most times.

An overwhelming need to rest in God’s shadow emerges ....drawing me closer to His peace as if He’s protecting me through the nightmare. We’ve been doing this my whole life, when He used to protect me as a child enduring things I was too young to understand. He has always protected me, since the day I took my first breath and opened my newly formed eyes...He’s been there since the beginning.

This has been my experience with Schizophrenia.