I thought this would be a good little discussion as this question has been a major point of confusion for me.

When your schizoaffective disorder first started developing, what came first for you? Was it mood symptoms or psychotic symptoms or both?

For me personally I'm not sure and that's why I asked because I'm curious about what other people's experiences have been with this. My first episode resulted in a catatonic stupor that lasted the better part of two months ten years ago this summer. What I don't know is where that catatonia came from. Was it a psychotic thing? Or was it because I was possibly severely depressed at the time?

I started thinking about this more seriously when I started finding out that there's such a thing as catatonic depression and of course there's such a thing as psychotic depression in general. So I'm just wondering how it was for others here?

I think for me it may have been psychosis and mood symptoms at the same time.

Thanks in advance for any responses.