Sometimes it can take a long time to find the meds that are right for you; sometimes it takes a certain combination of meds. And for some people, meds just won't work. Therapy is hard to use to your advantage in this kind of situation; it's hard to talk your way through psychosis.

Sometimes you just have to learn to live with the psychotic symptoms and try different meds and therapies that can help other problems, like depression and anxiety, both of which can easily be by-products of schizophrenia. You may not be able to "get rid of your voices" right away, so try fixing things that aren't so complicated.

It's hard to understand because it makes no sense. It's hard to understand something totally inner-stimulated by things we can't control. I've found that, at least for me, that listening to music I like--new music, or music you haven't heard in a while works best--can sometimes replace the voices in my head for a while. It gets annoying, because the songs are just as persistant as the voices, but I could focus a little more and my head seemed a little clearer.

Don't worry--everyone has their ups and downs, both in mental sickness and in health. Losing hope just makes it harder to get better, because you won't try anymore. There is hope. There is always hope.

I wish you the best. If you ever need to talk, I'm here.

[[[ evie ]]]