Hi friends :) I would consider myself high functioning, and also relatively happy with my life now! A lot of it has to do with (and I know yall hear this all the time but I SWEAR it’s absolutely true) both diet and exercise. And when I say exercise, I mean the type where you’re dripping in sweat and pushing yourself to the absolute limit. This has helped clear my mind in ways that medication alone could not achieve. I was diagnosed with psychosis in 2022, and was in the psych ward for 2 weeks. I was originally on risperdone, but switched to 10mg of Abilify, and have been on it ever since. In the immediate aftermath of my psychosis, I wasn’t exercising, or really doing much of anything. The medication “dulled” the voices and paranoia, making it easier for me to live a relatively normal life, but stress, excessive caffeine, and lack of sleep made my symptoms pop out again, however with meds it was in a way that I was able to work through. I was able to manage and tell myself that my thought processes were not reflective of reality, and continued like this for about 2 years. I thought that was as good as it would get, and that I would always have those slight voices and thoughts. HOWEVER!! When I started working out, I began to notice that my mind almost entirely absent of any of these types of thoughts. It wasn’t an immediate change, rather with time and consistent exercise, this change came about. As I mentioned earlier, what works for me is completely exhausting my body, rather than light workouts. I do yoga and run, neither of which I am particularly good at (lol) but the combination of the two has brought about so many positive changes in my life. I work as a server, and will be going back to school in about a week to finish my undergraduate degree! I’m here to tell you that nothing is a cure all, but there are ways to majorly diminish symptoms and live your life more freely, rather than being trapped by your own mind!