i was dx w/BP1 in 2000 later to arapid cycler, later to seasonal BP after i came back home from Az. now they say im bp1 with Schizophrenic tendencies. mental illness runs in my family on both sides, i got a double dose of crazy in me,i aint a bit rite, not really sure what my parents were thinkin, plus i was born in 1973, my parents were into partyin n such im sure all of these things affected my lil'brain while it was forming....not blaming 1 single thing...but this is the first time i've heard of schizoaffective disorder. it sounds a lot like me...would like to find more out about it....