I realized how dark and dreary; my initial posts are. More than anything, I want to express that I get it. I understand you, you’re not alone. But there is always hope for a brighter future. I’m rooting for you.
A couple of years ago, a psych provider asked if I ever had positive hallucinations. Well, no, I wouldn’t be on meds if I did. But that got me curious. Why not? Why don’t I have positive hallucinations? About that time, I was incorporating more positivity into my life. Anyways, I began to pay more attention to the pleasant hallucination, ignoring the negative ones.
I noticed a couple of things. I do have some non-threatening hallucinations, some even enjoyable. Soon, I began to spend more time savoring every detail of my positive hallucinations. I take in every aspect of them, paying attention to the sites and sounds around me. I pay attention to how I feel about it. I turn it into a wonderful experience and pay little to no attention to the negative ones. I’m finding that I’m have more and more positive hallucinations.
One of my favorites was of a raccoon, I sit out and smoke at the green box in the vacant lot across from my apartment building. For a while there was a construction site on one side of the field, where bunnies lived and played. Anyways, one day, I was at the green box with my good friend, watching the bunnies. Suddenly, I saw a life sized brown raccoon sitting there holding a sunflower near the bunnies. It was just sitting there enjoying life, smelling the flower. It lasted only a moment but still left me in awe. My mind could create a relaxing images. Just maybe I found a way to control my crazy. That hallucination changed the way, I view my crazy empowering me to reign over my crazy rather then simply co-exist with it.
I fully believe in the power of positivity. I think it brings light to the chaos. It calms the nervous system, and the mind. The greater my positivity, the more I believe in myself. The stronger I feel. I realized that positivity is a choice. My life changed dramatically since I adopted a new outlook on life. I’ve become bolder, more in control of my crazy within me.
I encourage you to try taking on a more positive mind set and see what happens with your hallucinations. Peace & Prayers✌🏼🙏🏼
Howdy, Terribly TerBear
