Hey everyone. I'm here because recently I've been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. I'm a 22 year old female with a history of mental illness in the family. I was always mindful of it, but I never really thought it'd happen to me..

I went through a few month period where I just wasn't myself... wary of people, withdrawn, paranoid, hearing weird noises, convinced demons were attacking me at night, I couldn't focus, my motivation plummeted, I was apathetic, nothing was enjoyable anymore.... all things that are so out of the ordinary for me. I finally was able to see a doctor at the local health department who gave me 400 mg of Seroquel. Not a big fan of the drug, but it seemed to help for a few weeks. I felt better, I felt more like myself, but I seemed to cycle and went hypomanic (I've been on lamictal for about 8 months and this hasn't happened since I started taking it.) After I leveled out a bit I had a few more positive psychotic symptoms. Even the smallest bit of stress seems to bring it on. I'm currently taking a semester of school to try and get a bit more stable and figure out what I can and cannot handle.

I'm so frustrated with this diagnosis because nobody I know understands. So I guess I'm here just looking for support and people who understand since I'm so new at dealing with this. Any experience you have to offer would be greatly appreciated