I can accept if the Bipolar diagnosis were warranted, but when psychosis in the course of the illness has lasted longer than mood symptoms and they occur seemingly seperately, then the Bipolar diagnosis is questionable. Schizoaffective Disorder should be looked into, not brushed aside as a remote fantasy of some sort. Apparently, my doc doesn't seem to understand that. He says that I have "severe" Bipolar I Disorder with the possibility of Schizoaffective. But when all the signs are seemingly pointing to Schizoaffective, then that shouldn't just be a possibility. My course has been like Paranoid Schizophrenia one minute, Bipolar the next. And yet, I'm just Bipolar.

Don't get me wrong, I like my doctor, but his opinions on diagnosis are questionable. Hopefully, we can do more research, but for now, I need to rant.