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I'm a lot of things: a responsible human being, a daughter, a sister, a total nerd. I can go from tomboy in workout clothes, to glam princess in about 20 minutes. I've been regularly hallucinating since I was seven. My mom and I called them the "Seeing Things." I'm a fairly decent, semi-functioning person, and I refuse to be defined by my illness. My mental illness affects 0.3% of the general population, and it's difficult to find good books on. Thus, my urge to write about my life. I hope it's helpful to someone.
NAMI or the National Alliance on Mental Illnesses defines Schizoaffective Disorder as a mix of symptoms typically occurring in Schizophrenia like delusions and hallucinations, alongside symptoms of a mood disorder like mania and depression. It, like many mental illnesses is manageable with medication and lifestyle changes.
Here's my story of learning to tame the beast that is Schizoaffective disorder :)