Schizophrenia as a thought disorder

DX'd - Sz/SzA
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Thanks for all the replies people. You all gave me more insight into my way of thinking.

I am on max dosage, 30mg of Abilify and have basically no positives atm.

I came to realize that trying to think my way out of sz must be delusional. I should come to the final conclusion that I have an illness. :hugs:

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Like sleep you can practise mental hygiene

These are some things you can do.

  • stop entertaining fantastical thinking by a dose of realism
  • Ignore voices you know are not real by isolation
  • Distract yourself and don’t torture yourself with thinking about your symptoms
  • Keep taking your meds and get help to organise into pill boxes
  • Ask someone like a family member or friend if you are not sure if something is real
  • Find some hobbies to keep busy in down time
  • Ignore intrusive thoughts but disprove them
  • Check and double check that you have locked a door when you go out
  • rest when you need to reset your mind to avoid burning out on fictitious thoughts

That’s just what I can think of

Thought disorder was a major issue I had to the point of word salad

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Thank you very much @Joker . These are really valuable guidelines.

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They’re just some things I have done over the years.

Sure some might be useful but most of us need to work our way out as the problems and resolutions can differ a fair bit

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