social isolation, sleeping too little or too much, stress, too much coffee--these things are definite triggers.

I think dealing with my community in which I'm highly stimgatized is often a trigger. You hear "mental patient," you hear "schizophrenic," it sinks in. Then I pray and get the strength to rethink it, think about myself in a more positive light.

The mental health clinic can be a nightmare, because I'm now perceived as an "uppity" patient, etc. I guess "mental patients" are expected to be docile and know "our place," etc.