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Here we go, I found the name of it (trans-3-methyl-2 hexenoic acid). Apparently there's been some back-and-forth about the matter, but the general points on both sides are this:
1) The smell of this chemical is more noticeable in the sweat of schizophrenics and gives it a distinct smell
OR
2) This chemical is known to be generally responsible for the odor of sweat, so everyone has it in noticeable quantities, thus it is not specially related to any illness.
LinkedIn article about smells of certain illnesses
Blog entry regarding deodorant

> The symptoms that stick out most to me are auditory halucinations, which I think I have had, I occasionally hear the message notification sounds from Skype or facebook, but no message is incoming. I have also very rarely felt the vibration of a phone in my pocket, even if my phone isn't there or no text has been sent.

I think those are fairly common. You can search for phantom cell phone vibration, for example, to find out more about that. I'd imagine that the message notification sounds are something similar. While perhaps technically those are hallucinations, I don't think they're the sort involved in schizophrenia.

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The calendar is expensive but it's beautifull it will help. Thanks a lot for your help it is appreciated! :)

Try to control the conversation and leave him no room for the question..... But if someone asks you over and over again, tell him to talk about any topic he wants and not ask you about your condition again... Be direct.
good luck dear.
A helpful tool.

Do not break yourself and do not leave to fail, engage in a gym, eat healthy food, try to make new friends and engage in social activities to break the routine, challenge your routine..

We all suffer, but the person who succeeds in us knows how to create a streamlined way of living....

.....Keep your medication....Learn new ways to cope with your disorder..

Good luck

a helpful tool

Hallucinations are annoying, especially if they don't stop because of the medication. I have some episodes in the early morning, but soon I go to work or sports and this helps me a lot ... I wish you all the best.
A helpful journal.

It doesn't have to be violent with this disorder, but marijuana can make symptoms worse...

GOOD LUCK !

helpful tools SZA BP SZA DP .

If the cause is organic, it is from the brain and is involved in speech disorders.

If it's psychological, it's due to lack of self-confidence or social anxiety... Behavioral therapy will help you.... Good luck...

A Helpful Tool for SZA

Yes it helps a lot...

But I advise you to get a natural and great ashwagandha supplement for energy and mental health,journaling is also useful as well...

Behavioral psychotherapy sessions will benefit you....and some medications as well...don't worry keep in touch with a psychotherapist...

A motivational tool to enhance awareness.

Mirtazipine is very useful to stabilize your mood.... A helpful tool

And omega 3 .... haha A helpful tool.

Over time, medications will help you stabilize your condition. Try to control anxiety and destructive feelings .... Practice a specific sport ... to get new friends .... good luck... This tool is useful for managing hallucinations..

She must go to a therapist to get the medicines that help her stabilize her condition.... Get this tool for her it's useful and motivating.

Organize your daily program according to importance, so as not to make simple things like this complicate your life. Good luck. A helpful journal

Take care... Hallucinations are hard, they always come at hard times.... A motivational tool to manage your hallucinations...

I practice boxing..it helps me a lot in emptying negative energy and feelings of frustration and anxiety.... ...... good luck ...... A helpful tool for depressive type and this for bipolar

Sometimes. A helpful tool for your case.

Its Just hallicinations .... Use this journal to track what you feel or hear ...

Be what you are, do not change for anyone, so that you do not enter into the vortex of emotional contradictions. Those who love you will accept you as you are and will accept your truth.
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Try to convince her to approach a therapist

I think she has schizoaffective disorder bipolar type as a result of the problems she has been through.
give her this tool to manage her struggles.

I'm sorry to hear you're going through such turmoil and genuinely struggling with some real complex grief. I don't think I can quite say I have experienced something similar, although I can relate to feeling like you've lost a part of yourself. For me I just decided I was going to keep them inside of me as a part of me that I would express to other people and keep them alive that way, if that makes any sense. I do know of some really good resources, this podcast and this book. Grab it from libgen. I actually read the book because I thought it would help me mourn the loss of my old life that the illness took from me, so my old health, and it did help. For me it had to mean something, but I didn't have the tools to make the pain useful, and the book inspired me to make something of those memories, to drive something positive. But I think it's different for everyone. I hope you can find something useful there, at least they are reputable sources with evidence the ideas work for people. Take care <3

You cannot change your therapist unless you do not feel better in your condition.

Deal with feelings of paranoia with logic and things will be fine.
a helpful tool.

It's your companion in difficult times, I bet your cat is a great reward for someone suffering from a mental disorder This cat is better than a hundred friends

Take good care of her

Good luck.
A Helpful Tool .

Drawing is a form of adaptation, this is a great idea. Use this journal to better manage your Hallucinations.

meditation .. and journaling ... for me i preffer journaling
use this tool if you have the bipolar type - and this fordepressive type.

You can do a specific sport 3 times a week and eat a diet rich in vitamins and omega 3, this thing will help you improve the state of brain chemistry and reduce symptoms.

Do meditation and mindfulness exercises, they are great for improving your mood

Don't forget the journaling method. Use this tool to manage moods, symptoms, and hallucinations

good luck.

I have this: https://www.amazon.com/Organizer-Acedada-Medicine-Container-Dispenser/dp/B09CD4CQRD/ref=sr\_1\_51?keywords=pill+organizer+4+times+a+day&amp;qid=1658975275&amp;sprefix=pill+org%2Caps%2C100&amp;sr=8-51

I have these keychain pill organizers. https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Opret-Compartment-Waterproof-Container/dp/B07D6KV6FV/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=keychain+pill+organizer&amp;qid=1658962369&amp;sr=8-5

Also I save the tiny pill bottles, and once a week I fill them up with the supplements I'm taking, so I can just do a shot of pills, because there are a lot. I label them AM and PM. Because I take b vitamins and others that tend to swell, I put a little dessicant absorber in that I save from other bottles. If you sit down and do it all once a week, and you have lots of containers, and a bunch of those pill organizers, you can have a system

A helpful tool to manage hallucinations.

Make him practice a combat sport, he will learn discipline and morals.
A HELPFUL TOOL

Ignore the voices, block them out or distract yourself. For example, you could try listening to music on headphones, exercising, cooking or knitting. You might have to try a few different distractions to find what works for you. Give them times when you agree to pay attention to them and times when you will not.

A Helpful Tool

Try to take your medications regularly and talk to your therapist about adjusting the doses if the hallucinations and delusions do not go away.

Also, journaling is useful for your condition. To manage symptoms, use this tool.

The only solution is to get the right medication to prevent possible seizures... Talk to your therapist about this...

Also try to change your lifestyle, exercise weekly.

Don't worry too much about the future, it will be fine.

Make this tool in your personal library.journaling is very useful for your situation.

The first thing you can do is get rid of your addiction to cannabis. It's a terrible thing that can make symptoms worse.

Try to take adaptive instructions regularly with your therapist and everything will be fine.

This tool will help you manage symptoms. wish you all the best.

A helpful tool for her

What a life can be... by caroline dobbins phd. For therapeutic journals i preffer : This for depressive type This for bipolar type

Helpful tools for therapeutic journaling.

For bipolar type

For Depressive Type

Smoking helps to improve temporarily. But it will continue to destroy brain cells.

So use journaling to cope with symptoms rather than smoking.

Good luck.

Beware of driving when you are ready to hallucinate

These are regressive symptoms that express the impact of your brain chemistry due to depression.

Keep taking your hallucinogens, improve your social circle (get into support groups) to ease manic symptoms, and you'll be fine.
A Helpful Journal to ManageYour Hallucinations.

Just stick with your medication, and try to find new outlets to boost your social presence.

This psychological crisis that you went through is very complicated and that is why it affected your brain chemistry and this was reflected in the levels of hallucinations.

But I'm sure you'll get over all this pain just be strong and don't give up, everything will be fine.
a helpful tool to manage your hallucinations.

Try to replace sleep medication supplement melatonin, and serotonin.

Also, in order to get a long and quiet sleep, try to make your day full of physical activities.

Try to reduce exposure to light at night....Facebook...Television...etc.

Everything will be fine.
A Helpful tool for Bipolar Type

There are those who realize it in moments and there are those who realize it within hours

It depends on the severity of the disorder and brain chemistry

I wish you a speedy recovery.

Keep this tool to manage hallucination tracking and analysis

You should not feel guilty.

Mania leads to admiration, this is the interpretation of your condition.

You must understand your feelings and emotional needs well, or else you will be psychologically tired in the future.

Make sure that love is only for those who deserve it and does not come until the right moment.

Good luck.
A Helpful Tool for Bipolar Type

journaling May help you.

Welcome. I am sure you will benefit from this group. A helpful tool for bipolar type

journaling Helps control your symptoms and improve your mood by:

Helping you prioritize problems, fears, and concerns.

Tracking any symptoms day-to-day so that you can recognize triggers and learn ways to better control them.

Providing an opportunity for positive self-talk and identifying negative thoughts and behaviors Good luck.

Journaling may help her Use this tool

This thing is recently available for purchase I don't know if it will help you

Try to stop this kind of waste A helpful tool .

don"t give up .... keep going dude
a helpful tool to manage hallucinations

Use a dopamine supplement.
there is thistool on amazon, I don't know if it will help you or not...

Good luck.

This is dissociation or dp/dr This tool will help you

Don't give up. A helpful tool to manage hallucinations

Just stay strong .Be patient and Practice meditation in nature. It will help you restore the balance of your brain chemistry Keep this tool for blogging and analyzing these hallucinations.

There is a simple test to know whether you are infected with a demon or not. Go to YouTube and search for a surah called baqarrah that is found in the Muslims Qur'an. Close your eyes and listen to it and come back here tell me what symptoms you felt. A helpful tool to manage your hallucinations. I lile it.

many do, there is nothing wrong with it. BTW try out some Weighted Blankets (magic blanket), it works for all and not just for sleeping but while watching tv in the living room. You'll be surprised how it keeps you calm and make you feel safe and secure. See for instance: https://www.amazon.com/Weighted-Breathable-Microfiber-Material-All-Season/dp/B09MDGGZPS

I preffer calm and journaling. A helpful tool.

Olanzapine and resperidone. A helpful tool ( for bipolar type )

Nice art , dont give up. A helpful tool to manage hallucinations.

Tell your therapist about your problem . And it will be ok. This tool will help you in managing hallucinations.

I think hallucinations are more common in people with bipolar type. Re-contact your therapist to direct you to medication to relieve hallucinations. Use the blogging method is also useful to analyze and break these hallucinations.

It's a disorder not a syndrome. This tool may help you

You might find The Eden Express by Mark Vonnegut (Kurt Vonnegut's son!) interesting. It can be a bit of a challenging read, but it's a great book!

There's an investment Acorns, that I find really helpful to "hide" money from myself. Basically, you invest money into a very low-risk investment fund. You earn interest, and there is a $1-3 subscription fee. The best part is that it take five days to get the money out. When I have the impulse to spend, usually if I don't have instant access to it, I'll forget about spending it.

Also, a 401k is a good idea for anyone. There's a lot of reasons to set up through work, and it's a pain in the butt to get it out.

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Forget about it completely and don't be afraid until your subconscious mind gets rid of the previous experience

Your fear of another possible seizure will stimulate your brain chemistry to trigger it again.

Relax, go about your life normally, and warn you not to worry and think about it, because that will make things more complicated.
A helpful tool.

Try not to be alone, do useful or love activities

Until you adjust your brain chemistry.

Use this journal as a catalyst that may help you in managing these hallucinations

Hallucinations are sometimes associated with other disorders
A therapeutic journalthat will help you manage and get rid of hallucinations

Have you thought of getting a standing desk? I have one and it really helped. If they are too expensive, they also make these

VIVO 32 inch Desk Converter, Height Adjustable Riser, Sit to Stand Dual Monitor and Laptop Workstation with Wide Keyboard Tray, Black, DESK-V000K, 32" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075JYG2TB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_EBVF0515K0AGP367FD91

They come in lots of shapes, sizes and prices.

Congrats on the new job!!!

Use disability services at your school, get accommodations at the beginning of the semester, they are a life saver x100. I just took Calc I last semester along with computer programming. I'm not a genius. I go straight after class to the library and do the homework before my brain dumps it. Study groups are hit or miss, I typically try to sit next to the smartest person in class so I can pick their brain without interrupting the teacher all the time and hopefully have a study partner of sorts.

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I basically just learned via repetition. Do assigned math problems over and over and over and over again till my hands hurt. I also used an app call photostudy if I can't figure something out when I'm alone. It's not free sadly, but it's clutch when its 3am and youtube/google isn't helping.

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Oh, for most other classes, where you have to memorize shit (FML), I use an app called Anki: https://apps.ankiweb.net

Just make flashcards on your PC and transfer the shit to your phone . Study off your phone anywhere/anytime, GG. I really dont have tips on how to memorize stuff beyond plain ol' repetition, but this app hands down has helped me pass so many tests vs. the old me that frantically tried to study off of disorganized notes to no avail.

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Hope this helps.

Use this workbook to manage and break your symptoms

Keep going Use this workbook to manage and break your symptoms

Use this workbook to manage and break your symptoms

Keep going. Use this workbook to manage and break your symptoms

Use this workbook to manage and break your symptoms

I got my food stamps renewed and the apartment management fixed some things. I still have way too many roaches in my apartment, but I don't know what to do, the bug guy has already sprayed everything to hell and back 3 times. I'm still waiting on the dishwasher, they ordered the wrong one. But at least they fixed my ceiling and replaced the florescent lightbulbs in my kitchen so I can see again.

Been thinking a lot about time travel...the entities claim they can send me back to 2005. So I'm trying to make sense of that and deal with it. I'm seriously considering taking them up on their offer. I posted about it in another thread.

Been dealing with a ton of withdrawal symptoms from Abilify. This stuff is brutal to come off of. I took a small dose today and it seemed to calm down the symptoms a bit, so I guess I just need to taper off for a little longer.

I updated my song and added some new parts to it so I was happy about that ~ https://clyp.it/fp2so2jj

I got hypo-manic and spent a lot of time working on redesigning my website @ http://SoundGoddess.me I'm glad that I got to a point where I could think clearly enough to remember how to design things in photoshop and throw together a cohesive and hopefully aesthetically pleasing website.

I've also been spending a ton of time on facebook lately, discovered a lot of interesting closed groups. So I've been doing that instead of redditing.

I think that May 2015 is officially the 2nd weirdest month for me in this lifetime, the first weirdest being August 2010.

I met with my pdoc and she is keeping me on Abilify and Adderall but gave me an additional script for Trazodone so I can sleep.

Here is the latest clip from my musical journey: https://clyp.it/vqzhtsfq

I'm trying to program that song into my current aura/vibe.

I've started working on an album, my artist name is ~water wraith~ and my album's name is [division by zero]

Actually going on a coffee date when I get up in the morning. Hopefully things will be platonic this time. It's amazingly hard to meet new people who don't want to try to sleep with me. For some reason as a single gal people think you're joking when you say you just want to be friends and aren't looking for sex/romance. I'm just tired of being holed up in my apartment 24/7 with music as my only companion, I want to connect with people.

As someone accustomed to an affluent lifestyle, it's a bit weird trying to make friends with neighbors who have no real motivation or ambitions in life...I'd say I'm divorced of any kind of greed/capitalist mindset but I actually care about doing something productive with my life instead of sitting around watching TV all day.

Honestly things are really good considering. But I am still struggling a lot with depression, had an episode this week where I told my friend I was feeling suicidal and he got really upset about it so I feel bad about hurting his feelings like that. I'm not going to hurt myself but those urges are there, I'm trying to find good coping skills though.

I used to do this too. What I did is I had a series of 4 alarm clocks that would get progressively louder and worse - if I got up at the earliest one and got dressed, I was allowed to turn the rest of them off. The first was a simple phone alarm, set to be 30 minutes earlier than I actually wanted to wake up. Then I had like your typical bedside beeping alarm clock, set to go off at the time I wanted to be awake. Third alarm was one of those loud af old fashioned bell alarm clocks (this one almost always got me up because they are horrifyingly loud) set to 15 minutes after I wanted to be awake. The fourth alarm was always set to 15 minutes before I needed to be out the door (that's the amount of time it usually takes me to get everything together if I'm in a rush) and it was one of these monsters that I had used a command strip to stick to the ceiling in the corner of my room. I did that so that if I were starting to sleep through it (nearly impossible, it is so loud) I would have to get up and jump and rip it off the wall in order to turn it off. It's hard to stay asleep if you're jumping to turn off a 120db alarm.

Best wishes to you, from one heavy sleeper to another

I've suggested this many times in this subreddit.

read this book: https://www.amazon.ca/Illustrated-Happiness-Trap-Struggling-Living/dp/1611801575/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=1611801575&amp;psc=1

The therapy is called ACT. It's like CBT, but better because there is no multi-step process, it's easy to remember, and it works great. That is the illustrated version, I got it because pictures help me remember things and there are fewer words to get confused about.

What about using this?

Sonic Bomb Dual Extra Loud Alarm Clock with Bed Shaker, Black | Sonic Alert Vibrating Alarm Clock Heavy Sleepers, Battery Backup | Wake with a Shake https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OOWZUK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_DFMVWCFNXGEHY5AE2XXE

I'm reading "You are a badass" and trying to lose some weight with this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=menloseweight.loseweightappformen.weightlossformen

Its when I stop that I feel bad. But if I feel like I'm working on myself then I have hope, no matter how little the goals are.

What's your routine? I've been doing like 10 minutes a day on this lose weight app. I've literally just lost a couple lbs, but I hope it continues.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=menloseweight.loseweightappformen.weightlossformen

No not really. Im fine now. Back to normal. Actually a psychiatric nurse recommended this book for me:

https://www.amazon.com/Back-Life-Normality-Cognitive-Psychosis/dp/0521699568

Maybe it will be of use for you..