Hi Jared... I've just been reading your blog, and I think it's excellent... the only thing is I'd never say to someone "I'm schizoaffective", any more than I'd say "I'm cancer," or "epilepsy" or "diabetes." I'd say "I suffer from schizoaffective disorder."

Maybe I've missed something... one thing I'm beginning to understand is that shame has no part in our coming to terms with ourselves. Perhaps identifying yourself directly with the illness is a way of claiming it and not letting it claim you?

What do you think?