Hi, im new here. My name is Brandon.B, i have paranoid SZ. I first had symptoms when i was 7 years old, this was my first visit from Mr.Gao. Mr.Gao is a tall slender Asian man with a wide mouth, this as a child absolutely scared the life out of me especially the first time, he approached me laughing saying he was brandon, which again to a seven year old scared the life out of me. I was formally diagnosed at 8 years old, all the while Mr.Gao was still visiting me multiple times per week, at this point he had become more of a jester to my life and more of an annoyance than anything. Id definitely learned to cope with the hallucinations easier but as i grew older they grew more common. Im now 19 years old as of november and see Mr.gao nearly daily, he always says jokes that are incoherent and more sound like rambling. Thanks for reading, will keep updated if anyone wants to hear as i have many stories and more happen each day, thank you again.