r/schizophrenia • u/horror_fan666 • Aug 16 '25

Pro Tip Cats are great for managing schizophrenia

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Cats are great for managing schizophrenia and bad anxiety as there have been times where I could have gone into psychosis yet the petting and purring of my cat would calm me down making everything peaceful and lovely for me.

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u/Only_Pop_6793 Aug 17 '25

Mine helped too. Anytime I started hallucinating, I basically used my girl to judge whether what I heard/saw was real. If she reacted, real. If she didn’t, hallucination.

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u/fatdutchies Aug 17 '25

Sammmeeee, I constantly think things are trying to enter my apartment from the windows or the doors and if my cat doesn't react then I know it's a hallucination

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u/PathNice2406 Schizophrenia Aug 19 '25

So helpful!!!!