Has anyone ever been told you might have schizoaffective disorder? My new pdoc diagnosed me with it, and I'm not convinced it's true.

You're diagnosed with it if your paranoid episodes occur outside mania and depression. I told her "yes", but looking back, I know that I'm also paranoid during depression. It really doesn't matter...I'm typically paranoid all of the time.

I don't want to have to put down my diagnosis on forms as schizoaffective disorder. That seems so negative and scary and damning. I'd much rather say that I'm bipolar.

Do you think I can change her mind if I tell her all of this?