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Should I Stop All Thinking Whatsoever Until This Schizophrenia Thing Improves?

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Question : I have schizophrenia and I take abilify (highest dose), benztropine 1mg, and invega (highest dose) for treatment. I went through post schizophrenic depression and now the only symptoms left are avolition and thought broadcasting. I hope those symptoms too will disappear in months. However, I want to address my problems with thinking, since my psychiatrist typically never talk with patients for too long unless she's seeing a new patient. I think a lot, usually while pacing (I feel the urge to walk around, I don't know why, pacing seems to improve my thinking), and I sometimes think not because I want to solve some problmes in life or to make decisions, but because everything (reality) is a bit confusing to me and I need to clear things out. And what's weird is that I sometimes makes stuffs out just to make sure that everything make sense to me and than later realize all my thinking was BS, even worse than a waste of time because now my head is messed up even further. And usually I can't stop this thinking-torment thing as if I became an unstoppable, helpless zombie because this thinking-pacing thing makes me feel good and comfortable. Usually, thinking is hard work, but I think most of my thinking is delusional because I am making thoughts up just to feel good while maipulating reality just to feel better about reality. So what I think about my thinking is that there's two types of reality in a mind of a healthy person - inner reality and outer reality - but I as a schizophrenic mess around with objective facts (outer reality) and my inner hopes, fears, desires, etc. (inner reality). I manipulate what's real and factual just to force everything to make sense to me and I think I resemble some kind of a schizophrenic homeless drug addict thinking himself as a son of Jesus or some great figure because confronting reality as a homeless is painful. What do you think? Should I stop all thinking whatsoever until this schizophrenia thing improves? Is that what I should do? Fueling my thinking will only makes things worse, right?
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Answered by Dr. Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Try to avoid overthinking and consult a therapist

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,

Schizophrenia can be characterized by overthinking.
Of course, overthinking might trigger other schizophrenia symptoms.
So, I suggest to consult a therapist for help with overthinking.
I also suggest to follow a healthy lifestyle, eat healthy and sleep well.
I suggest to talk to your friends and avoid solitude.


Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Kind regards!

Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi
General &Family Physician
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Should I Stop All Thinking Whatsoever Until This Schizophrenia Thing Improves?

Brief Answer: Try to avoid overthinking and consult a therapist Detailed Answer: Hello dear, Schizophrenia can be characterized by overthinking. Of course, overthinking might trigger other schizophrenia symptoms. So, I suggest to consult a therapist for help with overthinking. I also suggest to follow a healthy lifestyle, eat healthy and sleep well. I suggest to talk to your friends and avoid solitude. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Kind regards! Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi General &Family Physician