Does anybody know how to keep yourself from being delusional, besides medicine?
Impossible. If you can still recognise its a delusion is a good start, but when a full blown episodes happens you just get stuck
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That’s a good answer.
Its mostly for us interpretind words the wrong way, like searching for innuendo to scares us, making us paranoid. This what this illness is doing to us
I tell myself “I am what I am and nothing more” when I start getting thoughts about not being human or being something special/crazy.
I remind myself that if its a belief that revolves around myself and puts myself in the spotlight somehow, it is a delusion and not just a belief.
I post my thoughts and feelings on here and listen to others when they say it sounds like i am losing stability and should talk to my doctor
Note that without medication being able to do these things is extremely challenging. Emotion takes over and the feeling that what you believe is real is so strong you eventually can’t fight it anymore with logic. In fact your brain starts making up its own logic for why it has to be real, even though that logic will only make sense to you and no one else.
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I’m just saying, how do you keep yourself from being delusional, while you are taking medicine. Without the medicines help.
Oh ok I misunderstood. Yeah just those things I mentioned.
@ATARI don’t post religious stuff.
Ask yourself
"What would a reasonable person think?"
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Why Are Individuals With Endless Spiritual Questions Not Allowed to Post Helpful Spiritual Advice?.
Sincerely,
DJ Nosferatu Bat (sleepoptimistic).
@anon4362788 is right that religious discussion can be futile here
@ATARI is right that mental illness leads to spiritual questions
However there are other outlets to discuss those things
I am personally religious
And it is hard to find other mentally ill people to discuss it with
Anyways
End of discussion
Religion is not helpful here. We have many members with religious delusions and we don’t want to trigger them
Illusions. Realities. Questions. Eternal. Shadows. Hope, Love, And Peace.
Thank Yuu For Your Reply.
Sincerely,
DJ Nosferatu Bat (sleepoptimistic)
You can’t keep yourself from being delusional. I have learned to live with it though.
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I have to keep reminding myself it’s not real… it’s hard when full blown. But helps to keep remembering it isn’t.
I can’t talk myself out of my delusions
Yeah, I tell myself, “I’m not a dog”, on weekends. I like to take time out from my delusions.
What breed? Are you fluffy?
A smart one.,…
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