Schizoaffective Disorder

Some slow, healing intentions for August.
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Opposite Action is one of the best ( and hardest) tips I have ever learned in therapy.
It means not doing what you FEEL like doing but doing what you NEED to do, if that makes sense.

Example : I want to doomscroll in bed for hours but I know that will make me more depressed. So I get out of bed and clean for ten minutes, or take the kids to the pool, read a book- use a coping skill that will make me feel better. #AnorexiaNervosa #Addiction #MentalHealth #Anxiety #ADHD #AutismSpectrumDisorder #Agoraphobia #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDepression #PTSD #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #Schizophrenia #Lupus #ChronicFatigueSyndrome

Here’s a link to a blog I wrote about the difference between Mental Health and Mental Illness. People generally seem ignorant about the difference between them both, or at least they do here in England I’ve found, so I put together a short, concise and informative article to explain the differences.

The Difference Between Mental Health and Mental Illness 

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Every part of you is worthy. All of your feelings are valid. And you matter. So much. ✨🖤 #PTSD #MentalHealth #BipolarDisorder #MentalHealth #Anxiety #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #BipolarDisorder #Addiction #AnorexiaNervosa #Cancers #ADHD

Good morning, I hope you’re doing well today and you have a wonderful week ahead.

I am diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and Psychosis. Here is an account of an episode where I was hearing voices. I initially posted it on my blog so I’ve edited it to make sure it is compressible to read.

Looking back a few months ago now, I had two episodes were I was hearing the voices in my head once again. Nothing sinister or anything like that, nor a command to do anything detrimental. Literally the situation was that I walked up to the pub about 1pm each day to me a friend. I had my MP3 player (I know they went out of fashion years ago), and I just use the right earphone as I’m deaf in my left ear. So, I was beginning to hear chatter. Nothing clearly but it was like I was in a pub or restaurant or something like that and I could hear the conversations of the people around me. It doesn’t worry me, or scare me as I’ve experienced this before, I have had these voices from years and years ago and to me at least, I know they aren’t dangerous to me or sinister. So I even took my hearing aid out of my left ear to see if they were coming through that, but no, I was still hearing them. I got to the pub and then turned off MP3 player and then chatting with my friend and then it all stopped. I walked home afterwards though and then it started again.

A few days later I had to collect my prescription from Mountcroft (Mental Health Resource Centre) for extra Quetiapine. So I met a mate near my house and we walked up to the promenade by the sea front and then to the next town where the Resource Centre is, and I collected the script. No voices at all.

So at the time I was then on 750mg per day of Quetiapine! 250mg when I get up and 500mg before bed! (Update: The Quetiapine didn’t work and it was discontinued in favour of Olanzapine)

I’ve noticed that I think it is more prevalent when I was silent in my mind and the thoughts weren’t racing when it happens. Basically when I’m Bipolar Manic I have too much going on to hear the voices.
It’s crazy isn’t it that I have now experienced a new scenario. I would try to see if it would happen if I had both earphones in my ears, but as I said I cut the left earphone off as it was redundant. After spending a small fortune on earphones over the years I’m not spending any more money on another set! 🤣

I wish I could have a way to record my voices and then be able to put them together in a download or something like that so people can have a listen to my voices and then they can get a better understanding of what it is like to have mental illness.

#MightyTogether #MentalHealth

Here are some of my favorite simple tips for hard season ✨ I hope you find one or two that are helpful!
#PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #MentalHealth #BipolarDisorder #Agoraphobia #Anxiety #AnorexiaNervosa #Schizophrenia #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #Addiction #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #Lupus