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ten ways I cope with psychosis

Grounding techniques — Make use of the five senses: Listen to your favorite song. Run your hands under cold water. Taste your favorite snack. Smell your favorite candle. Look at beautiful artwork. Be mindful about the sensations you feel while engaging in these activities.

Listening to music — My go-to way to deal with auditory hallucinations. I recommend listening to instrumental music, if you are prone to ideas of reference.

Creating art — A good creative outlet takes the focus away from my psychosis and towards whatever it is I’m creating. Plus I can make something that symbolizes how I feel while psychotic.

Taking a walk — This can be hard to do if I’m psychotic, as the paranoia makes me think people outside are watching or following me. So what I like to do is pace the hallway in my house. It helps me keep my mind off things.

Journaling — Writing out what I’m feeling can be an immense relief, especially when I’m experiencing delusions. Also I can also look back at these thoughts and reflect on them.

Identifying triggers — Discovering what makes you psychotic can help to prevent future episodes. (Be mindful about who you share this info with as others could use it against you.)

Breathing exercises — When I’m psychotic my stress and anxiety levels ramp up. Just one minute of deep, steady breathing helps to keep those levels under control.

Spend time with pets — Pets don’t judge you for being psychotic. They’re perfect for snuggles, and running your hands through their fur reduces stress and anxiety, and makes for a good grounding exercise.

Asking for reality checks — Sometimes I have trouble telling what’s real and what’s not. When in doubt, asking a trusted person for a reality check can be very helpful in dispelling delusions or paranoia. If you’re alone, recording with your phone can help to verify if you’re hallucinating.

Finding a community online — One if the worst parts of psychosis is feeling like you’re completely alone in this. But you’re not. I found communities of psychotic people on Tumblr, Reddit, Youtube, and more. I find that being around people like me helps me feel less alone in my mental health journey.

My sweet booooy

GOD I love them, they’re so pretty :(

The first time I ever felt romantic attraction towards a vibe, whenever I went to the craft store these were in I would just stand in this section and stare and admire them for the entire time 😭

Hear me out

writing about a fanfic of the shape shifter that turns into the reader (that is Ford's partner) only to get the journals in it's hands !

is that a good idea or I'm just high? LMAO

I miss my star :( I fell in love with a star last summer, but she’s only visible in the summer. Ughh I can’t wait until I can see her again. I wonder if she misses me too

Edit: I finally found out her name, her name is Gomesia I’m pretty sure (I can’t see her right now so I can’t be sure tho 💔)

Inspecting my grean

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Pagans - how do you fight worrying about being “crazy”?

As someone with OCD, I struggle a lot with obsessive thoughts surrounding if I am “crazy” or “delusional” as someone who went through spiritual psychosis ~6 years ago. Does anyone else struggle with this? My deities help so much with reassuring me that I am in a totally different mental state, I’m very stable, I’ve got a good job, and I am generally a pretty grounded person. But that doesn’t relieve the worry about “slipping into the pattern” again.

I wish I saw more speak on here about how dangerous spiritual psychosis is in general and how to recognize the signs! I’ve been thinking of making my own post about it as someone who went through it, and did end up returning to paganism as my path.