[eliralena]

I was diagnosed on 2/5/2013 this year. I admitted myself due to delusions getting to me and the psychiatrist at the psychiatric unit told me I show symptoms of being bipolar and signs of schizophrenia soooo.... I have schizoaffective disorder is what she told me. So I'm bipolar type.
I saw a thread here that was older than this with a similar topic but I figure it's probably best left alone.

[Travelinglady]

Hang on, maybe some folks will see this thread and respond after awhile.

My Doctor told me I was schizoeffective and it bothered me because he said that I am delutional and paranoid and are my thoughts just imagined? It made me feel like what I tell him in our sessions, he is not believeing. A dilema when I want someone to belive me, sort of defeating in a way.

[eliralena]

Well I don't necessarily your thoughts are real so that's something you need to let him know at least. Then again I don't know.

[volatile]

I was 19, spring 2008. I'm almost 90% positive I was misdiagnosed so I really can't say I HAVE the disorder. I want to get it removed from my records completely.

[Squirrel1983]

I was first dxed with Schizoaffective d/o (depressive type) in January 2012. My previous pdoc in October of 2008 had dxed me with Psychotic d/o NOS, but when I got a new pdoc (because I moved) last year, he changed the diagnosis.

[cool09]

How do you define delusional within schizoaffective disorder? Anotherwords to what degree does a thought(s) become a delusion/psychosis? How does it manifest itself? Paranoia? Breaks with reality?

I've been so sick sometimes I wonder what's going on. But I've never had extreme breaks with reality. I've been diagnosed (over last 10 yrs) as agitated depressive (mixed mania). Previous to that in 90's I had every diagnosis in the book and lots of hospitalizations, ECT, tons of meds.

On very rare occasions when I break out of a mood I can't believe how bad I've felt. It's like it wasn't even me that I was experiencing - it was like someone else. (That's where I've been lately.)

[newtus]

Originally Posted by cool09

How do you define delusional within schizoaffective disorder? Anotherwords to what degree does a thought(s) become a delusion/psychosis? How does it manifest itself? Paranoia? Breaks with reality?

a delusion is a fixed false belief that can be paranoid or non-paranoid.
in a delusion no one can convince you otherwise the truth.
paranoia is suspicion and fearfulness. i dont think paranoia alone is delusional.

i think its hard to explain but do you maybe get it? not sure if i helped.

a delusion is a break with reality. people can be functional and be delusional at the same time. but it most likely disrupts their life to a huge extent.

[Aviza]

I was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2007, and rediagnosed as of last year 2012. I've basically been sane since 2007, but they have reduced my meds from 20 mgs. to 15 to 10 then to 7 1/2 now and I'm starting to feel more emotional about things, not so indifferent about everything. No breakthrough symptoms though. But my stress level is through the roof right now.

[eliralena]

I learned recently it was more paranoia than delusions, paranoia coming close to delusional.

[hartbroken]

I was diagnosed with OCD when I was 21, and when I was 28 went to the hospital again and diagnosed with schizoaffective.

[bluecupcake]

Later October 2008

[worthit]

started getting sick in the 80's diagnosed in 2009 with schizo affective and PTSD

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[Frokly]

i was diagnosed with schizoaffective i think in 2008 or 2009 can't recall perfectly, but was not to dazed or was not dazed at all... because back then i was living in a shet hole... with my delusion of prosecution that got me going all over my country thinking western agents were all over me... was horrifying as hell... so when my psychiatrist told me this... and presented me with a torn slip of paper... it was just a slip of paper to me.. didn't mean much... because i was too preoccupied with my apparent paranoia tendencies.

2 weeks ago. Days after my 27th birthday. It wasn't a surprise as my pdoc had been thinking about it for about 2 months, but it's probably been the correct diagnosis for the last year or so, maybe 2 (it's hard to remember how bad things were cos I tend to minimise things).

*Willow*

[lil-angel-wings]

in 1998 I was 35, but have suffered from SZ since I was 25... It was my first hospitalization. I have been in the phych ward around 12X in 15 years

[Benetduncan]

I was diagnosed last year as I had an episode in what was considered up until then bipolar disorder. I'm currently only taking valium to calm myself down, but aside from that stopped all other forms of medication as soon as I was re-diagnosed.

[chemical]

I was diagnosed at 18.

[Squirrel1983]

Well in March 2013, my pdoc changed me from depressive type be bipolar type because I had a few hypomanic episodes. Whatever, it's still schizoaffective...it just means a mood stabalizer was added to the meds I take.

[philbee]

i was diagnosed with schizoaffective (depressive type i think) when i was around 18 or in my early 20's. my meds keep the paranoia under control, unless i am under extreme stress and then they come out again. when this happens, i try to ignore them and wait for the meds to kick back in.