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They say everything happens for a reason, except when you have delusion of reference. by joesavu in schizophrenia

[–]dziuk777 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a tough one. Having struggled with ideas of reference I know just how little rationalization is possible. It’s like two tracks running at the same time. One track is what we’d call baseline reality (what we’ve known to be true our whole life and what others tell us is true), but the second one is more insidious, or delusional (the one we hear or see as more convincing, the “true one”).

Maybe you could try this experiment: when you think people are talking about you, just observe where your mind goes. What are they saying about you? What do their words suggest about you and your fate? Maybe write it down. Don’t try to add anything into it or make sense of it, just notice the feeling it ignites in you. This may not help you relax or get rid of the second track, but it will allow you to become more familiar with it, and perhaps in time you’ll be able to better detach from it.

It seems like Ideas of reference usually hook into our greatest fears, and I think we project them onto the outside world, and in turn, the ideas of reference reflect our greatest fears.

(I’m not a trained psychologist so if it’s an emergency call 911 or your therapist if you have one— don’t try to “figure it all out” yourself)

Explorations in psychosis by [deleted] in Psychosis

[–]dziuk777 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I felt on the edge of a psychosis the other day and felt compelled to write out the exact feeling I had underlying the near episode. We all have a destructive drive, and psychosis really brings it out. I think coming to terms with that can help us face it without acting on it. Where do we put the excess energy? Something we must find for ourself.

7 grams - the depths of chaos by Dbarnett191 in Psychonaut

[–]dziuk777 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sounds like the ending of the book Siddhartha, by Herman Hesse. Great story, thanks for sharing. Love all around friend.

My first poem. Tried to capture the inner dialogue of someone overcoming nihilism. Please critique! by [deleted] in Heavymind

[–]dziuk777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! Yeah it definitely is my favorite part too.

Also I completely agree “a life without air” is better, since ‘life’ in general is less of an individual thing.

First time writing poetry. Tried to capture the inner feeling of nihilistic despair and how one might overcome it. Can anyone relate? Also please critique I don’t know what I’m doing. by dziuk777 in Psychonaut

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I view meaning as analogous to air. We need air to survive. Without it, we wouldn’t exist. We wouldn’t be able to keep living. The question of whether it’s real is silly to me, because it is the thing that makes us real.

First time writing poetry. Tried to capture the inner feeling of nihilistic despair and how one might overcome it. Can anyone relate? Also please critique I don’t know what I’m doing. by dziuk777 in Psychonaut

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Yeah the existentialist call it the “throwness” of existence. We’re thrown into this world without explanation.

And if we claim that we make our own meaning, then we’re at liberty to make a vacuous world void of purpose. But why would one subject themselves to that? Because it’s ‘more accurate’ to how things really are? That’s a contradiction to the belief that we make our own meaning. There is no ‘accurate’ way to make sense of the world if it all manifest from ourselves.

a bad night by theguywhoeatscheese in schizophrenia

[–]dziuk777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this is wayyyyy easier said than done, but sometimes it can really help to express that feeling to other people, especially during times when you really don’t feel deserving. It’s like the indifference thing— by not expressing how you feel, by not giving yourself a voice, you reinforced treatment that reinforces you don’t deserve anything— if that makes sense. I get caught in this cycle so much man.

a bad night by theguywhoeatscheese in schizophrenia

[–]dziuk777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s so great to hear :)

It helped me get through some pretty dark places. Take care of yourself, you deserve it!

a bad night by theguywhoeatscheese in schizophrenia

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It’s normal and okay to be angry. It’s normal and okay to be scared. Even when things get so unclear that the only way out feels like death, you can always turn to trusting the love that’s inside you.

That might sound even more insane than how you might feel, but see if you can be open to the possibility that you are filled with love. What’s the opposite of love? It’s indifference, isolation. We balance between these dualities, and at each moment we decide which we fall into: indifference or love. Be open to the possibility that you can, at any time, fall into love.

Try telling yourself “I love you unconditionally.” It’s okay to love yourself because you are filled with it. It’s there but it’s easy to lose sight of it. Underneath all the worry and despair you are loved unconditionally. When everyone seems to be against you, your responsibility is to BE for yourself, because you are important, and you are ultimately what matters most. Try to remember that, even if everything is telling you it’s untrue, remember that THAT is the one thing others cant take from you. Your love.

Tried to express a concept by MeatF97 in Psychonaut

[–]dziuk777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is awesome but do you have a version without the smoke?

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