[in between]

i was dx w/BP1 in 2000 later to arapid cycler, later to seasonal BP after i came back home from Az. now they say im bp1 with Schizophrenic tendencies. mental illness runs in my family on both sides, i got a double dose of crazy in me,i aint a bit rite, not really sure what my parents were thinkin, plus i was born in 1973, my parents were into partyin n such im sure all of these things affected my lil'brain while it was forming....not blaming 1 single thing...but this is the first time i've heard of schizoaffective disorder. it sounds a lot like me...would like to find more out about it....

[Tsunamisurfer]

Welcome, In Between.
http://www.mcmanweb.com/schizoaffective.html should give you an informed perspective.

[likewater]

Hi in between. I was born in 1973 too. My parents were hippies, but not big into drugs. My mom has paranoid schizophrenia and my dad seemed pretty stable just codependent , he died of cancer. Anyway, i have depression and complex ptsd from childhood trauma. Mom was abusive, more so after dad died. I'm telling you this just because i think we have a bit in common. I' ve always been a bit off. I know dx's are important, i'm sorry i dont know much about schizoaffective disorder. Can you ask the T or Pdoc that diagnosed you what the dx means? And hopefully the link from tsunamisurfer was helpful. Wishing you the best.