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Old Jul 21, 2013, 12:57 AM
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What type of schizoaffective do you have, depressive or bipolar?

T-has me as scizoaffective bipolar type
Pdoc-has me as bipolar 1 w. Psychosis

I honestly think they both are the same dx. But pdoc dx. "Looks better"

*What would you say is more prominent in your illness, mood issues or psychosis issues?

I would say mood but i do constantly have a tactile hallucination and some regular auditory hallucinations (trying to find high pitch noise that aren't there)

How long did it take you to realize and/or accept that you had an illness?*

Still really haven't, I like how my pdoc words it better. I can accept that I have bipolar and that I have psychosis just I can't accept I'm not on the bipolar spectrum. But a YouTube video blog has really helped me come closer to accepting it.

How long did it take your doctors to diagnose you correctly?*

Took them about 8 yrs but to be honest I've only ever been truthful with this therapist.

Do you trust the diagnosis or do you doubt it? Why or why not? I trust it because it explains all my symptoms but I hate and fight the dx because it's not on the bipolar spectrum.
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