Thanks for the clarification, Miguel'smom. I'm sorry I wasn't familiar with your shortened username version. I will say that even now understanding your question, I still can't answer. I do recall a lot of what you've written over the time I've been here, but am not qualified to guess about your diagnosis. What makes it really difficult for me is that some here talk about psychosis even when they aren't blatantly manic or depressed. I used to always assume that meant schizoaffective, but some have rather called it "bipolar disorder with psychotic features". Despite others' efforts to explain the latter to me, I remain confused. I always thought that "with psychotic features" only meant that a person with bipolar disorder has had psychosis DURING bipolar episodes. I thought schizoaffective - bipolar type meant they experience psychosis when NOT in a bipolar episode. Some say I'm wrong that the former requires being concurrently in an episode.

I don't think it really matters if one is schizoaffective - bipolar type or have only a bipolar diagnosis. It all comes down to being treated as properly as possible.

Healthful eating is so important for many reasons, obviously. Mood, physical health, often self-esteem, are just a few. I'm not sure if us seeing each other face-to-face would be beneficial. That's an interesting question to ponder. I've been blogging a lot about my weight loss journey. One commentor on my blog asked how much I have to lose. I've avoided answering that for various reasons.