Perhaps CBD could help but THC is gonna be antagonistic for someone in your situation with schizophrenia. I have 2 sons with schizophrenia and they both had to swear off pot because it really does make the intrusive thoughts and psychosis worse. CBD, however, is considered an antipsychotic and my older son with the schizophrenia is actually prescribed it, by his Dr.
He is doing really well now, off the antipsychotic medication, I am, actually, staying with him, he took me in a bit over 2 weeks and his place is my sanctuary, at the moment.
I got him on to a legal herb called Mulungu, which has helped, and he is doing very well. He is doing a lot of "inner work" on himself, spiritual practises of mindfulness, and dislodging the egoic fear-based thinking that is so rampant, in our cuture.
He has a dog now, who has been great for him, he gardens a lot, is learning life coaching, doing "shadow work" and starting to get involved with mental health peer work, like me. He doesn't drink, he is on the carnivore diet, lives in a beautifully peaceful country home surrounded by nature, gets plenty of sleep and is, really, an absolute legend.
He is 34. He smoked a lot of weed from young (his Dad is pot obsessed) and ended up in hospital at around 30, very, very unwell, terrified from the things "his voices" were saying to him. He still has the odd intrusive thought, but, they no longer have any purchase with him.
I, myself, have been through psychosis, and was able to be of benefit to my son, as I cured myself without antipsychotic medication. It is a long hard journey, but involves healing by commiting to a path of truth, love and personal enlightenment.
Myself? I'm very creative and shamanic, in my approach. I practise making music, art, dance, writing, peer support, crafts with my hands, herbal medicine helps (it's important to find the right herbal supports), journalling, spending time in nature, having strong boundaries with negative people, connecting with my spiritual supports who love me unconditionally, prayer, meditation, facing my fears and being kind to myself and other's.
I gave up pot smoking about 14 years ago. It is too powerful and inconsistant in it's effects to be a reliable aid, not to mention expensive and illegal. Not worth my bother, although, I say, it's both helped, and hindered me, in my past. It was causal in my psychotic break, along with anorexia, relational stress, lack of sleep (the Mulungu is helpful as a sleep aid and a herbal anti psychotic) and being a highly sensitive autist in a (for me) highly unkind social atmosphere.
I'm so grateful I raised such a High Vibrational Being as my son, who rescued me out of an unsafe relationship. I have had 2 long term abusive-to-me relationships due to too much childhood abuse. I can recover my life, and experience freedom on a whole new level now.
No one helped me out of my 21 year narcissistic abuse relationship, but the guy I just needed rescuing from, by my son. Both my abusers used pot heavily. My son has given up to get well. That should tell you plenty.
