I think I figured it out

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How to cope with voices and delusional thinking

Instead of exploring the thoughts and what the voices mean, what the signs mean, I’m just forcing myself to think “huh, that was weird” and shrugging and moving on. Al these questions are truly unanswerable or I would have figured something out by now. The nature of reality can’t be solved intellectuality, but through embodied experiences living in the present.

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Good way to think about it. I’m at the so what mentality myself.

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Best case scenario: no voices & no delusions.
If the above fails, ignore ignore ignore.

  • they keep calling you names? Ignore, you know that’s not true.
  • they gaslight you? Ignore and only listen to opinions coming from real people.
  • they follow you everywhere? Ignore, if something was up, they would’ve already acted a long time ago.

But for me at least, the hardest part was (still is sometimes) figuring out who I am and what I want, beyond the veil of confusion caused by my symptoms.

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Very good answer!
I love the part about that if voices wanted they long time ago could have acted.

I am also kind of confused and I believe this confusion is very connected to my symptoms. Well, I believe most of us after psychosis felt very lost… :confused:

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Lost, yes. Disoriented and without a sense of purpose. Afraid. Frustrated. Defeated.

It’s much better now for me. I’ve won a few battles, but the war still rages on.

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Good one,

I would also add my little recipe

Don’t wait for approval from source outside my head.

Internal voices meds is must.

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