Does Anyone Have Any Advice For Calming Down During An Episode (hallucinations/delusion/phsycosis)

does anyone have any advice for calming down during an episode (hallucinations/delusion/phsycosis)

I'm having a really hard time

If I don't post tomorrow it's too late

Just a little info for any schizospec or psychotic person :

Internal hallucinations are a thing.

You have "thoughts" that don't sound like your voice?

They work independently of your own thoughts/ inner monologue?

You have multiple going on?

They won't stop even if you're trying to think about something else?

They're louder than your own inner monologue?

They sound like the music you hear in your head when listening to headphones ? Like a in-between thing between your head and ears?

They sound or work exactly like your external hallucinations but inside your head?

They sound like different beings are inside your head talking?

Those are internal hallucinations

There are research paper about it but it's barely talked about. Some psychiatrists don't even believe in them but they're a real and valid hallucination.

A paper I read even talked about how they can be even more distressing than external ones

PubMed Central (PMC)

Internal versus External Auditory Hallucinations in Schizophrenia: Symptom and Course Correlates

The auditory hallucinations associated with schizophrenia are phenomenologically diverse. “External” hallucinations classically have been co

So if you think you're just having intense racing thoughts or intrusive thoughts, maybe consider if they're actually internal hallucinations

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