I’m just curious how people manage with schizophrenia. Other than medication, what coping strategies do you use? Here are a few of my own
mindfulness, to keep me grounded
remembering that I have to hear the voices, I don’t have to listen.
keep interaction with them to a minimum
when it can’t be avoided, speak firmly and patiently to them
What else…?
nice coping strategies.
I’ve tried squared breathing, meditation and talking to my husband and treatment team. Nothing seems to help
Honestly, getting at least 14 hours of sleep every night does a lot for me. I know that is a lot, but I sleep uninterrupted.
I also have headphones on If I have to go out and I almost always have music on at home.
I don’t hear voices but I struggle with delusions a lot.
So yeah, sleep and music help me cope with my SZ.
I use a lot of different mantras. Also Im trying out this new thing where I acknowledge I’m having a bad ( schizophrenic) thought or feeling. I say ok. That’s a bad thought. Its just a thought. You don’t scare me!
I talk. A lot. To friends online. To friends IRL. sometimes about the issue but usually about something else.
Grounding techniqes and keeping thoughts simple.
Splash cold water on your face. 
— Inhale peace, exhale love
— take the garbage 
out, (make a fist and grab imaginary garbage an throw it - GONE! We don’t need garbage in mind!
— Take a shower, that helps