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Aug 21, 2019, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Innerzone

It's been suggested this might be a discontinuation symptom. Might be.

Alternatively, it could be cycling because you've come off a med that's helping to keep you stable. This pattern has happened with you before and more than once. I'm trying to remember what you are on currently. Was it just an AD and ritalin? I remember you wanting that combo, (despite it being a recipe for disaster). I know how you feel about APs, but it seems you go off the rails without one onboard. Paranoia has already started, I hope you can nip this in the bud.

In terms of alleviating anxiety, I'm a big fan of distraction, which for me usually involves watching dvds, especially funny ones. I like cleaning too. In fact, when I'm anxious, like say, someone is coming to my place, I'm always to be found in cleaning mode, lol. Even if they're only popping by for a very short time.

Do you have some electronics to fiddle with? If you're too anxious to go outside, maybe you could just do jumping jacks indoors. With so many noisy neighbors, they've got no business minding a bit of noise from you for a change!

How are you doing today?

The guy beneath me is a total psychopath, so I don’t want to anger him.

Possible trigger:

I hear him throwing things, beating his wife/gf, yelling, swearing at her, insulting her, etc and then the wife/gf crying and pleading him to stop. Like the other day he called her a “dumb f***ing b****.” Then after he swears and throws things, he starts laughing hysterically. He does this ALL the time. He’s a total nut job. I don’t want to report him though because I don’t want him coming after me. I think he’s a very angry drunk because I hear them holding drunk parties all the time. He is terrifying. I also don’t know what is truly going on down there, so I try my best to block it out. I’m afraid if I call the cops, he’s gonna know it was me who did it.

So yes, I just let him be noisy. I wish he would stop, but I doubt he’s gonna do that. He seems aggressive and mean, and who knows if a violent, dangerous guy like him has a gun.

Anyway, no, I’m on lamictal too right now, just not rexulti.

I called my therapist against my better judgment, asking her for advice on handling anxiety. I told her I tried progressive muscle relaxation, breathing exercises, soothing sounds, etc..Then all she said was that she wants me to take rexulti. I told her point blank that my pdoc said he can’t force me to take it if I don’t want to take it. She asked why I was against taking it, and I literally said, “I don’t feel comfortable taking it.” Then she said she wants to talk to me on Friday about my dislike for antipsychotics.

I did not tell her about the supernatural presence or the fact that I feel like I’m being watched. I don’t think she’d understand my anxiety about that because she’s probably never been watched before, so she doesn’t know. And supernatural presence is something that I can sense. Not sure if she can.