I don’t normally post on Reddit, I’m more of a lurker, but I wanted to at least make an intro post.

My name is Jules, and I am a trans man with schizoaffective disorder (bipolar). 
 
I was diagnosed with schizophrenia around January 2017, but had symptoms since I was a child. I had always thought my auditory hallucinations were normal, but it wasn’t until I was in high school that I realized it was not normal. The only reason I had any thought I could’ve been schizophrenic was because my dad is also schizophrenic, and after taking a psychology class I knew of the genetic risks.

It took me a long time to accept that I am trans, because I had thought for a while that I was being delusional about my gender identity. Luckily therapy helped me unpack that, and I have realized that isn’t the case, and I am the happiest I’ve ever been because of that! 

Idk how to end this lol