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Originally Posted by The_little_didgee
Having a regular commitment that gets you out of the house and interacting with others really helps with mood and self-esteem.
There is only so much isolation a person can take without it affecting them mentally. Spending a lot of time alone causes one to think and think and think.
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Originally Posted by Materly
The way schiz works Newtus , imo , is that there is unfortunately an inability to handle stressful situations. And if you like , the mind becomes reflexive and attributes any given situation a source of stress. The truth is , it doesnt matter , because , if it wasnt situation 'a' that was causing the stress it would be situation 'b' , if it wasnt person 'x' that was the source of your stress it would be person 'y' , and so on and so on. It doesnt really matter , the mind will keep searching until it attributes stress to some meaningless event , the stuff of delusions right there. The only way out of this is to take your meds, quiten your mind and increase your stress tolerance. Simple.
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Originally Posted by Jolisse
I agree, spending too much time alone allows the mind to go off on it's own. Too much thinking digs you a deeper hole.
No matter how bad I feel, I get out and do something. I always feel better when I do something productive.  |
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Originally Posted by Lawscot
A lot of this rings true for me at the moment. I'm a bit happier now I've got my cats around.
I always find that even if I may be prone to some paranoia whilst going out for a walk, it still makes me feel better by the time I'm back. Being isolated is safe but being cooped up isn't good.
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I agree with all of the above statements.
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Originally Posted by KUREHA
My tribunal is tomorrow not that anything will change.
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It's a horrible position to be in
The thing is that you can't go around carrying a knife and going up to people accusing them of stalking you. Whether it is true and you're really a TI, or it's symptoms of a psychotic illness, the powers that be won't let it continue. That's the only reason that you're on a CTO. They don't care that you're psychotic in their opinion, only that you carry a knife and accuse strangers of stalking you. If you were in your house completely out of your mind with psychosis but eating and drinking and not harming yourself or anyone else, no one in authority would give 2 hoots, but by carrying a knife they consider you 'causing trouble'. The only way to get off the CTO is to show them that you can manage your fear without carrying a weapon and without inconveniencing society. Then they will leave you alone. Whether that's because meds help take away the fear or because you learn to manage it better off meds, that is the only way
*Willow*