The meds do a crappy job of muting them and the voices scare the hell out of me they seem to play on my deepest fears
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Suggest buying some Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) workbooks to start with. They won’t get rid of the voices but will help you change how you react to them. In my case it’s now mild amusement. Also, manage your stress level as best you can. The lower your stress, the lower the intensity of your positive symptoms. Makes managing what is left easier.
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So did mine I hummed and counted everything like 3 times over and over to drown them out.
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I have headphones in a lot. It’s hard for me to actually focus on them and try to listen so I don’t. I have no advice other than try to maybe occupy yourself with chores or music or tv. I’m plugged in way to much though and it’s probably not healthy.
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My voices are barely there and still bother me 
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Learn to distract yourself from them. Watch TV or funny movies that you enjoy.
Listen to music or the radio with headphones. You can find a lot of cheap portable radios on Amazon.
Like Ozy said try to avoid stress at all costs.
I know it’s probably bad/and or a waste of time to talk back to voices, but I tend to stand up to mine when they put me down or say scary things. I notice this seems to lessen their intensity over time. Maybe I’m tricking my brain? Idk.
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Mine always will
I used to tell myself it is all neurotransmitters or something
Nothing intentionally is being done to me at all is what I reassured myself
The feelings are what really made me feel wrong and scared and shame
My Abilify helped with the feelings
It helped me put my worst feelings
to the side for a while
Enough to get breaks from them weather just seconds or for days
Now I am not denying my fears
But I am getting breaks from them
Enough breaks that I can see genuine relief
At the moment I am comfortable
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