Well, yes I would say yes to the question. Especially when I was younger. I learned a lot from this website that I found about 10 years ago. I have read both volumes of Mr. Mahoney's books and gleaned a lot of personal insight from them. A short paper that you may find interesting is E. J. Kempf's paper 3rd from the bottom left side column.
A couple of quotes from the book:
Our sexual identify guarantee our psychic unity
And passion is the sister of joy

Schizophrenia - The Bearded Lady Disease