Living With Schizophrenia? Options

Hello, I'm a diagnosed schizophrenic and was wondering if anybody else is, or has experience dealing with a schizophrenic in their lifetime. I started this topic because since I was 16 I've been trapped in my own reality. I'm looking for methods or techniques for dealing with different symptoms like; fear that somebody is reading your mind, talking to the radio or television, hearing voices, and overall paranoia. I'm now 20 years old and have accomplished nothing in my life because I've let my illness get the best of me. The only achievement I've made since my first psychotic episode is graduating from high school. I'm really just looking for ways, other than taking medication, too stop my thoughts or subconscious mind from what seems to me as being "broadcast" to people and technology around me. My main problem is the fear that my mind is being read. Hopefully some of you have some advice for me; other than wearing a tinfoil hat, jk. I'm currently taking Zyprexa and Geodon if you were wondering what my meds were. Thanks in advance.

[quote name='Slayden' date='Jul 22 2007, 08:14 AM' post='32400']
Read the whole thing. ...a cursed GIFT with benefits and drawbacks. My statement was a comparison to a very common adage. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/fool.gif)

Slayden.....don't get it twisted (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) but I was mainly commenting to greenmonkey and comforting his 'other-side' (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ogen_old.gif) that he hasn't been cursed, though I know that you said it is a cursed Gift. Schizophrenia is an illness but with that illness comes some interesting characteristics. Neverless, Schizophrenia is an illness and I would like to highlight that it is an act of magick to see yourself out of your illness and into health, happyness and understanding!
(P.S. I aint no (IMG:style_emoticons/default/fool.gif)) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/uglyhammer.gif)

greenmonkey, You wish to clear the triggers that set you off...... Its such a shame that the PTB(powers-that-be) banned Timothy Leary's treatment because that would have worked wonders for what you're after, the use of LSD to re-imprint your neurlogical processing system, All I could recommend for clearing the triggers is to first realise what the triggers are, then observe how these individual triggers work on your psyche and from there, its all about desensitization from those triggers.
Good luck greenmonkey!
Peace,
Al.

This post has been edited by al_zaine: Jul 25 2007, 05:57 AM