For those of us who medication doesn’t work for, how do you cope with your voices?
I find mindfulness and exercise are the two best coping strategies for me. And remembering that I have to hear them, but I don’t have to listen. I try to keep interaction to zero as much as I can
Looking for other coping strategies, and approaches that might lessen the impact of symptoms
Cheers
I call them out on ■■■■■■■■ taunt them or ignore or talk but the best is to ignore !
Progressive muscle relaxation and listening to music help me.
Thanks @Sis_Spamzalot and @dougRN for responding. Doug, do you have a particular guided meditation that you use on youtube, or a particular technique that you use to achieve deep muscle relaxation? I’m always looking for new things
I use my amazon echo for progressive muscle relaxation. My sister knows of some videos I see her tomorrow so I can definitely find out some.
Yes I went through quite a phase of doing that myself. Still do sometimes. I am trying to get better at seeing them just as background sounds
Yeah I see them as background noise I shouldn’t interact though
I know how hard it is not to get sucked into it
Expecially when they whisper than start screaming I hope your voices go away!
Thanks, I wish the same for you and all of us
Thank you! And also make sure you have a good sleep schedule it’s a crucial thing!
When I was on a ton of medicine and still couldn’t control my head screaming at me, I set a space to talk to all of the voices at once and offered that we all believed in nonviolent resolution of problems. That quieted down the screaming and yelling.
My voices are arty. They almost never interfere with my artwork whether it be guitar or drawing or writing. We had a struggle with reading and I gave it up but he got me to pick it back up because he benefits by it. I’ve realized though there is no division they can have differing opinions. Don’t ask me to explain, it doesn’t make sense.
If your voices are interfering with your guitar work just say, “ok, you’ve won. For now”. And put the guitar away for awhile.
I love guitar it’s the best!!!
That’s amazing in itself. Unfortunately, my voices are much too immature and insincere to have a conversation with, let alone come to an agreement. I’m very impressed you made that work
I’m trying to do this myself, but it’s a bit of a balancing act. Understanding when it’s time to push through, and when it’s time to concede that they are getting to me. At least that’s the way it is for me
Pretty much the same approach for me. Whether voices have anything good or bad to say I dont pay attention to them.
I use tv and video games, i still exercise, work part time and play golf but for those special days (part of almost every day).
It sounds like you’re doing pretty good @Corian . I guess I use tv as well to distract me. Sometimes I feel a little guilty about how much time I spend watching The Boob Tube
I just distract myself