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Originally Posted by tiger8
Yes I had exactly that a long time ago. Anxiety, energy drain. Specifically for a few years I had incredible energy drain if around people. That started up when I was 18. I could not go to school or to a workplace. I stayed in isolation for 10+ years overall. (I did remote work.) I no longer have that sort of energy drain somehow, it went away after enough rest I suppose. The desire for isolation did not go away on its own though, it only changed 4 years ago when I ran into some guy who I tried to have a relationship with. That relationship lasted for a month but I never fell in love or anything, just the initial contact made me feel like I was connected.. for a short time or something. I never had that experience before I think? Not even before I was 18 and my normal default self. Then I just changed into this crazy and moody person afterwards lol and no longer wanting isolation. I'm 32 now btw if I didn't mention that.
Idk if that makes sense  But this is why I wondered about some link if one is known between the two disorders.
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There is a link between schizophrenia and bipolar (schizoaffective disorder), and schizophrenia and SPD are in the same family. But, I don't think there is a link between SPD and bipolar, at least from what I've gathered online and in forums. It seems pretty uncommon to be diagnosed with both, however, I have seen several people say they exhibit schizoid traits during depressive episodes. If you want to get some insight from pwSPD there is a fairly active forum at psychforums.com.