I find minimizing my stress, watching out for triggers and being involved in school/work really helps. I find this really tedious though as it is such a balancing act. I’m hoping my delusions will quiet down more with time as I recover.
I do some reality testing with my wife. For example if I hear something unusual I’ll ask her if she hears it too. Delusions I tend to ignore or ask myself it it seems reasonable. If it doesn’t pass the smell test then I try to put it in the back of my thoughts
No alcohol or drugs
Minimal stress
Take all meds as prescribed
Meditate twice a day
Yoga once a day
Play keyboards once a day for an hour
Read every day
Own a pet
Good nutrition
Sleep 10.5 hours a night
I have no need to vent about my delusions except on this forum either.
Hmm… I have what I consider to be unusual beliefs but they’re pretty much in the background. Even more so due to my recent med increase. So I don’t really have to manage them.
Every so often I’ll feel the need to vent about them though. So I do that on this forum. I never mention them in real life.
My kitty cat has kept me sane the past 24 hours. Because I focus all attention on him rather than my delusions. I think the same would be true if I had a child.