What stops you from on going psychosis?

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I have to remind myself that hallucinating is like dreaming… it comes from me and is not real. This goes against the feeling that my hallucinations are real and gives me something to fight with. What thought or thing do you rely on to stop you going on into psychosis? And, why do you think it works?

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         I think this is a great thread topic. As for stopping psychosis... I can't stop mine per say but I can lessen the severity of it. racing thoughts I'll focus on one spot as hard as I can to make it stop. Anxiety attacks (if I don't have my meds on me) I do Breathing exorcises (20 counts in and 10 out) and close my eyes, block out noise. I stay away from busy places like Wal-Mart.
          I don't drive far or in stressfull traffic. I vape/smoke alot. If I feel delusional I remind myself I'm not well and my mind is making it up, works most of the time. If I'm at home I'll listen to music and Draw/build coils or play video games, takes my mind off of things. I never pick at my skin when feeling bugs crawl on me. 
           If I go into a dysphoria I just go to sleep. I also try to explain my self as clear as possible so I don't get paranoid that they took my words wrong. I can't get over are thinking people are mad at me or concintrating.
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My meds stop my psychosis… Therapy also stops some of the other problems I have as a result of this illness.

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My meds and 12hrs or more of sleep a day.

I think thier are scientific things from my medication and sleep that help.

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  1. Take meds On Schedule to keep neurochemistry as balanced as possible between too much vs. too little dopamine, cortisol, norepinephrin, serotonin, adrenaline, etc.

  2. Get eight hours of sleep On Schedule to help the meds do what I described above.

  3. Use the cognitive-behavioral and mindful self-observation skills I have learned to monitor the Voices and other forms of irrational thinking. I spend way less time in irrational thinking now than used to, so it must work.

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You can’t really stop psychotic symptoms when you have a psychotic disorder usually. It comes with the territory, but try to keep stress low. If you manage to get actively psychotic on medication drop all stress to avoid hospitalization and then it’s just a matter of how many nights of sleep it will take to go away. That’s what works for me.

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Returning to a feeling of calmness and rest in my body, and the breath. It’s basically a form of mindfulness that gets me through the rough patches. And plenty of regular sleep.

While I’m still reducing meds every time I step them down a little I go through a bout of insomnia and sometimes a few weird symptoms at night. Then it takes three weeks before things return to normal.

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Well I found out last night that favourite music helps me focus and get back to reality, if not fully stopping any psychosis.

I was getting weird - confused, really just struggling at work for about an hour or so and I know this usually happens before I go off on one. My friend/colleague suggested we both do one task (closing the kitchen usually means one closes/cooks and one pot washes; I usually close and cook) together instead of doing one thing each. We also listened to the Eminem Show which is one of my favourite albums and I realise now she put it on deliberately to help me focus.Apart from seeing some blue and white lines of light around things, I sort of ‘woke up’ after an hour or so.

So I think it’s just a case of relaxing whilst I can.

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