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.

Something to consider: If anyone really could read your mind, why would they find what is in there interesting? Wouldn't they have found it themselves on their own terms and own methods, to their own experience already? If you are being followed, why? Did you do something that actually would have made you a target of a mugging, robbery, etc? In the case that you may have done something, Do you even know what kind of consequences are out there for such an action?

Or another thing, perhaps you may think it is "the government." A long time ago, I used to be paranoid about my own power, thinking that "The MKULTRA are gonna get me!"

At that time i decided to do research myself and find out what was going on. Turns out, that was the name for their LSD project in the 60's, thats all it really was. Once they went into psi-research, the funding was cut, and they pulled the plug on it. Whats more, just look at what a sloppy job they are doing with everything else right now in the world. Do you really think you would be at risk of being followed/watched if that person/organization would be that haphazard in their methods?

Or maybe it's just your power itself. No need to worry, Al Zaine had it right: Find out when your reality was at peace. The truth of higher realities is that they run on spiritual harmony. If you are out of synch, there is a view you are holding on to that is not congruent. When I self-reflect like that, I am more likely to find out what is wrong in my reality. But enough testimonial, just see if your mind and heart is at rest considering a certain subject. An example of the excercise:

1 Sit down, pull your shoulders back, and raise you chin a few degrees up.

2 Breathe in with your belly expanding a couple times.

3 Think of what it is you are worried about, ex: "My parents just want to make me suffer because they are neofascists"

4 Question what the problem is: "I am suffering, why?"

5 Question the constituents of the problem. Schizopherenics are said to be masters at perspective change! ex:"Is it really because they are fascist? Or are they just assholes?"

6 Question the factors of constituents, and reaffirm the facts: "Well, they DID have a bad childhood... why did they take it out on me?"

7 Realize what to do about the situation: "Maybe I should move out. That way i dont have to deal with their abuse, brainwash, and bullshit."

8 Realize the true problem: "I can't believe i actually bought into their view of reality!! F*ck that, I'm gonna have myself a good time!"

soon you will realize that it is a problem of allowing other people's realities to affect yours. I suggest Left Hand Path mysticism. No path, as far as i know, is as effective as LHP in reaffirming one's OWN sense of reality, whilst rejecting others. LHP healing seems like what you need the most.