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Living With Schizophrenia (Part C) – Controlling & Precautions

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Well, you need to accept you have the illness and move along. Worrying will make it worse. Worrying further blocks logical thought process thereby disabling your cognitive capabilities.


Am Schizophrenic! Now What?
Horror: Don't Reach This Stage
Once you accept this is just an illness like any other illness, you may move to the next step: contact a counselor.


Approaching psychiatrists with all your problems will not help at the very first shot unless you are very lucky.


Most of them will give you medicines that will make you dizzy and worsen problems due to the side effects: irritation, lack of sleep, excess sleep, problem in digestion or even suicidal thoughts.


I recommend contacting a consultant psychiatrist instead of a specialist as the latter may not be much interested in your case. They get many cases of the same nature and use a common formula for everyone.


But your brain is not similar to any other brain outside nor are your thoughts same as those generating in others'. You need special, customized treatment that consultants provide. They will talk with you about your thoughts/fears and help you stay sane by helping you dismiss illusions.


In most cases, you will be able to keep schizophrenia in control simply by attending the counseling sessions. They will train you in identifying right from wrong and to ignore/overcome fears. Some therapists also use cognitive treatment (hypnotic treatment) alongside consultation. They send you into subconscious state and program your brain to be able to identify right from wrong.


If you can get hold of one such therapist, nothing can be more useful in controlling any mental illness. I would again say that you may not be able to find the correct person for you in the very first go. You need to keep hunting for a counselor with whom you feel comfortable enough and who gives you a serious ear.


Keep on Sharing
Sharing will ease your burden. Share with your friends and more importantly, share with your consultant who, with his/her knowledge of brain functions, can talk you into shedding the emotional baggage - including fears and anxiety. It won't be easy always and sometimes you might not want to talk to anyone. If that happens, remember your thoughts will keep on iterating, making it more complex for you to get out of that mental state.


Meditation Might Help
But Do NOT Force If You Can't Concentrate
Faith works in such cases. Your faith in your God and/or your faith in your consultant or any other person will help a lot. You don't want to talk? Fine. Send a text or email to someone you know will reply. It can be your counselor, a childhood friend, your partner or even your child.


As long as you do not let those fears take over your brain, you are winning. You need to be strong and the source of strength can come from anywhere. You have a kid and you want to care for the kid. 


That emotion will give you enough strength to cope with these fears and dismiss them. You need to keep it always in mind that these thoughts and fears are just malfunction of the brain.


Mom was obsessed with me. There were times she discontinued her treatment so that she can care for me and my studies. Her love, for me, gave her enough strength to sustain her fears and help me build a career.


Avoiding Chronic Schizophrenia
Staying in touch with your consultant throughout will guide you regarding medication if required. Sometimes, your thoughts may become too intense for anyone to dismiss them just by talking to you. Staying with a consultant will keep you secure. Your immediate family and friends' circle should be understanding. This, however, is not always possible because the problem with mental illness is that there are no initial physically visible symptoms and people often think that you are doing things on purpose.


It is a good idea to involve your family when you are visiting the counselor. S/he may try and explain your condition to your family so that they do not react adversely to further worsen your condition. Keeping the family in loop with counselor and regular visits to the latter will help you avoid getting into deeper waters.


That's Easy! I Was Frightened Unnecessarily!
Well, it sounds easy but in fact, takes much struggle on your part to realize and accept that your brain is malfunctioning. You may have to keep on convincing yourself that all those fears and thoughts are just baseless products of a damaged portion of your brain. In some cases, those fears would keep on coming back, catching you off-guard. If you find it difficult to handle them all alone, trust someone and reach out every time you feel you are losing control. It is easy as long as you are strong.


Remember that even the strongest break down sometimes and this is where you need to survive to avoid schizophrenia episodes that make life a hell. If you able to reach out to the person/entity whom you trust, you will be out in no time.


If you give in to the fear(s), it may take long periods of medication and much trauma before you are able to climb out of the ditch. Not only it affects your mental and thereby physical health but also the health of people who care for you. If you can remember this, you will stay strong to avoid such a condition.


You have to stay secure, so that those dependent on you are safe (or not affected adversely). You have to be strong so that you can continue caring for your loved ones.


One method is to program your brain regarding this. Keep on repeating such things in brain while you are still sane so that it occurs automatically whenever you feel like submitting to those fears.


This is all I have to say. Remember that the above is not a final report but based entirely on my experience. There are some other methods to stay strong such as meditation (Eg. Vipassana); chat-groups (Eg. Community Gatherings); cognitive training classes (Eg: Art Of Living Classes) and more. You may want to consider one or more of such options as a precautionary measure. Wishing you all the best!


Link to Part 1:Living With Schizophrenia (Part A) - Cause and Symptoms

Link to Part 2:Living With Schizophrenia (Part B) - Identify Symptoms and Get Help


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