[mtnannie]

So, I just started hearing things that aren't there. I've been delusional for a while and find it kinda fun, and easy to deny. My bipolar disorder is the same way. When hearing things became undeniable, I had to start facing the truth that I have a psychosis. It floored me.

I'm not adjusting to this well and when I hear things that aren't there it makes me mad and scared. I'm on medication (Latuda) that helped quite a bit, but they still come through sometimes.

Does someone have experience like this? Any advice on how to just accept it without getting so upset about it? Do you just get used to it?

Drowning (hearing water dripping) and need help,
mtnannie

I think time helps.
Sometimes it just takes time to let things settle in your mind that this is the new reality and what was before was just a delusion/hallucination.

I'm still working on accepting this myself

[krishnork]

Meds make a huge difference - To think that somewhere amid the pharmaceutical chaos is a cocktail that may be just right for you. In some cases, it's all about finding it. You're already on an antipsychotic, so just make sure you bring this up with your doc, you may face an increased dosage or a new cocktail or who knows.

I'm lucky that for me, the voices stopped after meds. For some people they deal with it the rest of their lives. I know people that have had tinnitus too, and they've managed to "integrate" the ringing sound into the background of their lives so that it effectively goes away. I think for some people it's a kind of practice like that. Recognizing what voices and sounds are not there, and just integrating them into the background.

but hey, they totally go away for some people with the right meds. It's not easy to deal with. Best of luck to you!