Ive noticed that my symptoms tend to be worse in times of stress. My mood becomes more erratic and I have a harder time challenging negative thoughts- like *spoiler* self harm and suicidal ones. I dont always become depressed- sometimes I get manic and hard to reason with and stay up for days on end and cant stop moving. But no matter what, Ive noticed that stress impacts me. Im schizoaffective so my paranoia and hallucinations also become stronger and more frequent.

I know that I cant just STOP doing things because they are stressful. I dont want to do that to myself- to limit my life like that. But Im wondering if there are any tips or anything for how to like, minimize the negative effects.

Do any of you feel your symptoms get worse with stress? And what do you all do about it?