Thanks, Gordon. There's some really great advice here. Some of this my son does.
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Refuse to become, paranoid and isolated....share and discuss your experiences with your friends (please trust in your friends , family and embrace counseling ) or even online....at the very least you will be able to get a few good laughs out of it.
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My son has told me that if he can call me and check out his thoughts with me, he can stop himself from getting sucked into paranoid/psychotic type thinking.
I don't know that he's ever gotten a good laugh out if it though.
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If unable to sleep, or suffering sleep deprivation , concentrate and listen to a soothing audio of your choice , by leaving the TV or radio on the whole night ,you will enjoy a dreamless sleep.
You may not be able to bear a turned on TV or radio… in which case find a chant, song or sound you like and repeat it constantly in your head to block the voices, till you fall asleep.
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He's never found a good cure for insomnia except his AP. And he says the chemical type sleep he gets with olanzapine isn't as good as natural sleep.
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Refuse to let your thoughts trouble you. If recurring bad memories haunt you, causing guilt and fear, Take deep breaths and force yourself to live in the present . Keep a happy picture in your head that you can refer to at anytime when troubled.
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This is something he struggles with. He really is trying to focus on positive thoughts instead of bad memories. Guilt and fear are definitely powerful issues for him.
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Vigorous exercise will cure depression by flooding your brain with the chemical dopamine, a natural feel good and high.
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Yep. He's taken up running. He'll be doing his second 5k this weekend.
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Give yourself a positive label …. Such as happy, prosperous, strong, willed, joyful, peaceful, good, well, or any other label of positive reinforcement to counter the negative emotions/character building in your mind. I have used self hypnosis to do this, my method is to constantly repeat my positive reinforcements till I fall asleep.
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Great idea.
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Put all your concentration into your work and hobbies.
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My son definitely recognizes the need for work or hobbies - but he's finding it hard to find something to do with all his time.
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Feel free to vent your anger on the voices in privacy and ….. Never, ever, on friends and family, if separated from them and isolated, things could get a lot worse for you.
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True.
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Inform and help your fellow sufferers and offer your friendship and companionship.
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