What's worse, having schizoaffective or paranoid schizophrenia

Each case is different. Very difficult to judge as a whole.

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Any severe mental illness - Schizophrenia. Schizoaffective, Bipolar type 1 with psychotic features can be a huge challenge.
There are some people on here with paranoid SZ that manage to function quite well, they hold down a job or go to school, live independently etc… The same goes for people living with SZA .
Heck, I am stuck with a Bipolar DX and I am on disability, and am semi independent - because I have a lot of comorbid illnesses like agoraphobia, OCD, panic disorder, anxiety and some SZ symptoms, along with my bipolar disorder.
Dont go by the label - go by the symptoms and how intense they can become.
Its not a contest

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That’s like saying, “Which is worse, syphilis or ghonorea?” You can expound on the detriments of both, but both are plenty bad.

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I’ve been diagnosed with both, so I’d have to say about the same.

Both are associated with better outcomes than other variants, so I guess I’m lucky.