So I was diagnosed with psychosis at 13years old and I've been coping very well up until about 2 months ago when I got out of my abusive relationship and ever since I've been having hallucinations and panic attacks and Struggling.... while having crippling depression and anxiety.... this is so hard
When it comes to psychosis there isn’t just one instant cure. It’s medication and therapy. And learning how to deal with it. - @theinkedbookkeeper
Basically from what I know, the only thing that u can really do to control hallucinations is lower stress (smth about cortisol and dopamine and some other neurotransmitters blah blah blah I haven’t gotten around to proper research) so the main focus is just normal stuff for those other problems. Like take the deep breaths periodically to try and control adrenaline feedback loops that cause panic attacks, be kind to yourself, make sure you’re properly nourishing and caring for your body, etc.
And honestly just reach out! There’s lots of grounding techniques but the best way to keep at least one foot in reality is by being around people that know what’s up that you can ask reality related questions for and just talk to, which also helps with the stress lowering stuff. And just those classic psychosis things like take a pic and send it to someone! Take the pic and then flip it and turn it’s colors inverse! Cross ur eyes! Listen to music!
See if you can access emdr therapy bc it helps so so much with trauma, because your brain can finally file away what happened even though it was abnormal. But really to me I would assume that the stress and trauma is the main thing to address to help this pal out because psychosis is really just a medication and time and environment thing that u gotta wait out as those things change. Let emotions run their course when you feel them, feel first, take action later. - @gayjacket
