What do you do?
Fifteen cats
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If my sza acts up I’ll usually take a prn Haldol. If that doesn’t help I’ll email my therapist. If it’s just voices or paranoia I’ll talk to people in my support system but if it’s serious suicidal thoughts I’ll arrange for doggy care and go to the hospital. Sometimes i can journal thru those thoughts, too, and can avoid the hospital. It really varies on what exact symptoms are popping up…
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Depends on symptoms and severity, but usually a bad day means staying in bed for most of the day, putting on a favorite TV show/movie, sleeping it off as needed, and taking a PRN or two throughout the day.
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yea but not much i can do. im usually doing fine but on those odd days i really regret not keeping hemp flower around. i dont condone it but on a really bad crisis it seems to quickly snap me out of it, which is odd because cannabis always worsens my symptoms and i dislike it. but the miniscule amounts of thc and strong amounts of cbd in hemp seem to be a better prn than any med ive tried under certain circumstances
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I have 24/7 positive symptoms. I do stress management exercises, I do my CBT exercises, I do my hobbies, and I get on with the things I have to do.
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The other day i had some voices claiming to be AI constructs and they kept talking away. I listened for a bit but then i ignore it and move on.
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If i had 15 cats id prob act up 
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I usually take a nap.
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i try CBT. it’s something mostly for general anxiety and depression so it isn’t foolproof. but it helps me get through the day and my job without falling apart completely.
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I get bouts of mania between my injections.
I’ve learned to embrace them and be grateful to be on meds.
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Yeah, this morning before work. Plus I’ve suffered from fatigue for years and my CPAP machine made it much worse. Plus I was just depressed over my other physical problems especially my bad back for some reason. I was just tired sitting out in the parking lot at work. I forced myself to go inside and my boss informed me I would be dust mopping and then Imopping the assembly room.
Sure, all Imopping consists of is filling it with chemicals and pushing it around but the machine is heavy and awkward and the assembly room is huge; it’s where they have luncheons and hold special meetings for the soldiers. My boss told me my coworker David was supposed to do it but he went home sick. I told my boss I felt sick too but I would force myself to work. He immediately told me that he doesn’t want me there if I feel sick and do I want to go home. I said sure so I left.
I was still depressed so on the way home I stopped at McDonalds and got some food and went to the park to eat it. That cheered me up a little.
Came home and took a nap under the electric throw and I’m feeling a lot better now.
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When caffeine causes me to be on psychotic symptoms I just try to ride it out. I haven’t found anything else to work
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I take extra meds and try to sleep the day off.
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I use my husband as a distraction when my positive symptoms flare up, usually that happens at night.
He sits with me and talks to me.
I think if I lived alone my symptoms would be much worse.
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I’ll take my prn perphenazine @2mg. Then take a nap. Especially when the voices are too much.
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Moved to DX’d - Sz/SzA where it is on topic.
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I just sleep it off.
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I stay in my room in my bed and watch TV when I get bad symptoms.
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My biggest problems are rages, intrusive thoughts, insomnia, agitation. Meds dont touch it.
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Yea… I’m pretty psychotic still. It Acts up 4-5 times a week
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