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May 01, 2009, 04:35 AM
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Member Since: Mar 2009
Location: So Cal
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Hi Firebird,
First, I want to say, if you haven't checked in with your T yet regarding this, I think that would be a good idea... just to help you through your rough spots. 
IMO what you mention as far as your symptoms go, these things sound very much like dissociative experiences.
You mentioned perceiving words as like they were written in another language, and seeming drunk without alcohol. What I have heard is that alters can have interesting characteristics about them. Some will have different dialects, or accents. These symptoms could be from an alter you haven't discovered, or it could be some sort of depersonalization/derealization thing kind of mixed too.
As for the feeling like you are drowning...? That sounds really scary and uncomfortable. Do you think this could be anxiety related? It sounds like an anxiety type symptom.
As far as Catatonia related to you Schizoaffective Disorder... what you are explaining does not really sound like it, IMO. Catatonia can involve a lack of response to external stimuli, muscle rigidity, excessive motor activity, mutism, inappropriate postures and grimacing, repetition of words/phrases said by others, and repetitive imitation of movements of another person. This doesn't really sound like something you have described.
At any rate, I think the best thing to do is to discuss all your symptoms with your T and have them work with you on it. A lot of theses symptoms do sound like they could be dissociative though.
Hope this helps...
Take care. 
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