Brain dumping is a great tool for schizophrenia. This activity requires you to write everything that comes to mind. This is done without judgement or analysis. You can do this with a piece of paper or a journal dedicated to brain dumping.

A mind of a schizophrenic is filled with messy thoughts. Most of the time, they are unwanted and evoke negative emotions. Scribbling your thoughts helps to calm the mind.

It is always nice to feel that our complicated schizophrenic mind that is jumbled up can ease its burden into pen strokes. Every single drawing that is created represents our present state of mind.

You will notice that it is more empowering to see the thoughts written down as it slows down the trail of thoughts as you write.

Tools

Pen, paper and a timer (optional)

Steps

1. Take a piece of empty paper.
2. Scribble anything that comes first into your mind.
3. Do not be alarmed if the thoughts are dark. It is okay to feel that way. What is most important is the actions that we carry out in the present moment.
4. Continue writing until you’ve calmed down.
5. Discard the paper you’ve used.
6. Optionally, use a timer if you want to allow yourself to express yourself for a limited time to avoid dwelling on your thoughts.

What Does It Do

Scribbling the thoughts makes us see the thoughts in words. That will help to somehow organize the jumbled thoughts. It always feels better after releasing some stress and tension by scribbling. It just leads us to scribble as much to our hearts’ content.

You see, our thoughts are often filled with random stuff. Something that makes us happy, angry, sad, stressed or depressed. These complex feelings are like roller coaster rides.

Thus, seeing the thoughts in words would help us to better identify our emotions and moods like a magnifying glass. In return, we can better understand our deep feelings to know that the thoughts aren’t us!

How Do I Feel After This Exercise

I usually scribble my thoughts when am angry or stressed. After doing so, I feel much lighter in my mind. A sense of relief also washes over me when I scribble out my thoughts on a piece of paper.

The feeling of having control over my thoughts as I see the words make me manage my feelings better. Every thought is now converted into sentences which I can clearly read out or see what I have scribbled. This helps me to differentiate that the written text is just random thoughts that do not belong to me.

The realisation comforts me and makes me feel better about myself.

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