Does self harming stop the tactile hallucinations for a while? Is it a distraction or do you feel better? Can you think of any positive ways you can get the same result without hurting yourself? (It's okay if you can't.) For a long time self harming was the only way to get the hallucinations to go away for me. Though I don't get tactiles often. But now I can text with friends and they can talk me through it, help calm me down. I also sometimes take anti-anxiety meds which chill me out. I just took a Xanax a bit ago and it helped because I've been getting lots of thoughts to self harm. Darn right really annoying too. I'm sorry for what you have been through and what you are still going through. Are the holidays particularly hard for you? HUGS If wanted, Kit