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• Living With Schizophrenia
• Responding to Stress
• Daily Living Skills
• Diet, Nutrition, and Weight Management
• Recognizing the Signs of Relapse
• Factors that Contribute to Relapse
• Reducing the Risk of Relapse
• Talking to Friends and Family
• Coping Strategies

Recognizing the Signs of Relapse

The word relapse means different things to different people. For most people, relapse means they're getting sick — their symptoms are getting worse or old symptoms are returning.

People who are recovering from a mental illness have described relapse in many ways:

• "Relapse is when I feel nervous or afraid and I don't know why, and I haven't felt that way for a while"
• "I have trouble sleeping, and the voices get louder"
• "My symptoms start coming back"
• "I feel like I'm sliding back down into the illness"
• "I feel like people are talking about me or watching me"

Everyone has different symptoms, so your experience of relapse might be different from someone else's. But there is one thing that happens to most people who start to relapse — it can happen when they least expect it, and they usually become ill within a few days or weeks. You may be feeling well, and then one night you may not sleep well and may start to have other early-warning symptoms. You may begin to feel uneasy and get upset over things that are happening. Before you realize what's happening, everything seems to be out of control.

Talk to Your Doctor

If you have additional questions or concerns about this topic, talk to your doctor.

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