Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Close the frozen app. Plug your phone into a charger. Try turning your phone off the regular way. Force your phone to restart. Remove the battery if you can't force a restart. Delete apps Perform a factory reset

Answer: Depending on your phone model, use the following steps to close an app that is not responding. Press icon with three lines, or two over lapping squares. If your phone doesn't have that, swipe up from the bottom of the screen, or press the button below your screen. Swipe left and right to switch between apps. Swipe up on the app you want to kill. There's a chance that your phone has run out of battery and will not turn on, so plug your phone into a wall charger and let it sit for a few minutes before you continue. If your phone gives no indication of charging after a few minutes, try a different charger and/or wall outlet. You'll most likely get the best results by using the charger that came with your phone. Press and hold the Power button on your phone until the Power menu appears, then tap Power off to turn the phone off. Wait for a few minutes before pressing the Power button again to turn back on the phone. If this doesn't work, move on to the next step. If your phone isn't responding to your Power button or screen taps, you may be able to force the device to restart. Most Android devices can be forced to restart by holding the Power and Volume Up buttons for about ten seconds. If Power + Volume Up doesn't work, try Power + Volume Down. If you can't force your device to restart for some reason, slide the back cover off of your Android, lift out the battery, and then reinsert it and the cover after about ten seconds. This step will only work for Androids that have removable batteries. that are causing your Android to freeze. If your phone is freezing whenever you run a certain appor if you recently installed an app or group of appsthat's probably a contributor to your phone freezing. The easiest way to prevent this from continuing is to delete the app(s). Use the following steps to delete an app: Open the Google Play Store. Type the name of the app you want to delete in the search bar at the top. Tap Uninstall to delete the app. if your phone won't boot up. If you can't get your phone to turn on after it was frozen, a factory reset may fix your problems. Keep in mind that factory resetting your phone will erase all data on the phone, so make sure that you have a backup before doing so. Turn off your phone. Hold down the Recovery mode buttons until the recovery screen appears. These buttons vary depending on your phone: Most Androids - Power and Volume Down Samsung - Power, Volume Up, and Home Use the Volume Down key to highlight Recovery, then press the Power button to select it. Select Wipe data / factory reset and press Power. Select Yes to confirm. Once the format is complete, your phone will be rebooted and you can set it up as if it was new.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Use a BPA-free bottle. Determine whether your bottle was meant for reuse. Wash your bottle thoroughly. Dry your bottle.

Answer: If you plan on refilling your empty water bottle to drink from it again, using a BPA-free bottle is your safest bet. Water bottles are made from a variety of plastics, and these plastics, like BPA, can leach. Exposure to BPA has been linked with diabetes and cardiovascular disease in humans. A more suitable alternative for a refillable water bottle would be a stainless steel or glass bottle. These do not leach. A bottle meant for reuse will typically have a wide opening that will allow you to clean the bottle easily. Refrain from drinking from a refilled, disposable plastic water bottle. Disposable plastic bottles are hard to clean, so they can easily host bacterial growth. They also contain chemicals which could cause cancer or reproductive health problems. You should use hot soapy water to clean your bottle. Do this at least every two days to minimize bacterial contamination. As long as you clean your bottle, you should not have to worry about chemicals from a non-BPA bottle leaching into your water. Let your bottle air dry. You can also use a dishwasher to dry your refillable water bottle as long as the bottle does not contain BPA, since heat will increase the rate at which chemicals leach from the plastic.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Break time into smaller increments. Mentally catalog things in your house. Mentally rearrange your living room furniture. Do mental calculations. Make mental lists. Plan out a vacation. Fantasize about someone you're attracted to. Imagine different scenarios for people that you observe.

Answer: When you have an hour to kill, this can seem like a long time. But if you break that down into smaller increments, such as four segments of 15 minutes each, this doesn't seem as long. Try breaking down the hour into even smaller segments, such as 5 or 10 minute segments. Mentally cross off each segment as it passes. This will work best when paired with other distractions as well. In your mind, take inventory of everything you have in your kitchen, or try to recall all of the movies you own. Giving yourself a mental task redirects your thought patterns away from concentrating on time to concentrating on something else. In your mind, try out different ways of arranging furniture, wall hangings, and other decorations in a room in your house. Think of other ways you can make your living space more appealing, such as imagining different colored wall paint. Give yourself some math problems, such as calculating how many days you've been alive, for example. Forcing your brain to focus on a difficult mental task can make you less aware of how much time is passing. Use your mind to list things, such as naming things you're thankful for, listing the names of every street you've lived on, or naming people who graduated from high school with you. You can also make mental to-do lists, itemizing tasks that you need to complete. Think about a place that you'd like to travel to and plan out a trip. Think about how you'd get there, what you'd do while you're there, what kinds of souvenirs you might like to buy, what kinds of meals you'd like to eat, and who you could travel with. Think about your spouse, a celebrity or another person to whom you're attracted, and imagine yourself being with that person. Imagine the conversation you would have, what you'd talk about, where you'd go on a date, and what else you might do together. Look at the people around you and imagine crazy, funny lives for them. Give them different jobs or secret identities. Imagine where they go after work or school, their friends or family, and their hobbies.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Stick with your meds. Work on accepting your condition. Remind yourself that there are ways to live a normal life. Avoid stressors. Get regular exercise. Get enough sleep. Eat healthy foods. Try out cognitive techniques. Try distraction. Challenge distorted thoughts. Try to keep busy. Avoid taking in a lot of caffeine. Avoid alcohol.

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It can be common for those with schizophrenia to stop taking their medication. You can use a few approaches to try to stick to using your medication in times when you feel like quitting : Remind yourself that your medications treat, but tend not to cure, schizophrenia. This means for you to continue to feel better, you likely need to keep taking your medications. Use any social support you have; tell your family or friends when you are feeling well to strongly encourage you to keep going on with your meds when you feel like stopping. You could record yourself a message for your future self, telling you to keep going with your meds and why (they are a treatment not a cure) and have your family play it back to you when you feel like quitting. Accepting your condition may help to make your recovery an easier experience. On the other hand, denying that something is wrong or thinking that your condition will just go away may lead to your condition actually getting worse. Because of this, it is important to begin your treatment and accept these two facts: Yes, you have schizophrenia and it will be challenging to deal with. But yes, you can live a normal, happy life. Schizophrenia isn't a hopeless condition. You can learn to live with it. While accepting your diagnosis is important for seeking treatment, being willing to fight for a normal life can help you to live the life that you want to live. The initial shock upon hearing the diagnosis can be a very tough for the diagnosed and their families. Living a normal life is possible but it may take some time to adjust to your condition and to find the right treatment plan for you. People with schizophrenia who take their medications and go to therapy can have very few problems with social interactions, holding a job, having a family or otherwise excelling in life. Schizophrenia is often brought on when you experience a severe amount of stress. Because of this, if you have this condition, it is important to avoid things that may stress you out and cause you to have an episode. There are multiple ways to deal with stress, such as by: Each individual will have different stressors. Going to therapy can help you to identify the things that cause you stress, whether it be a specific person, situation, or place. Once you know your stressors, work hard to avoid them when you can. You can, for example, practice relaxation techniques, such as meditation or deep breathing. Exercise not only relieves your body of stress, but it can release endorphins which can increase your sense of well-being. Try listening to music that pumps you up and helps you get through your workout. Not getting a proper night's rest can contribute to feelings of stress and anxiety. Be sure to get plenty of sleep at night; figure out how many hours a night you need to feel rested and stick to that. If you have trouble sleeping, try making you bedroom completely black and silent by blocking out sounds, changing your environment, or wearing a sleeping mask and earplugs. Get into a routine and follow it every night. When you eat unhealthy foods it can make you feel negative, which can add to your stress levels. Therefore, it is important to eat right to combat stress. Try eating lean meats, nuts, fruits, and vegetables. Eating healthy involves having a balanced diet. Avoid eating too much of any one food. Although these are not a substitute for therapy or for a therapist, there are cognitive techniques you can try to alleviate your symptoms. You can, for example, use a technique called normalization. In this technique you see your psychotic experiences as part of the same continuum that includes normal experiences, and acknowledge that everyone has experiences that vary from normal, everyday life. This may make you feel less alienated and stigmatized, which can have a positive impact on your health outcomes. To cope with auditory hallucinations, such as hearing voices, try listing evidence against the content of the voice. For example, if a voice is telling you to do something negative, like stealing, list reasons why that is not a good idea (e.g., you could get into trouble, it is against social norms, it would cost someone else, most people would tell you not to do it, so don't listen to this one voice). If you are suffering from hallucinations, try distracting yourself in some way, by, for example, listening to music or making artwork. Do your best to become fully immersed in this new experience as it may help to block out unwanted experiences. To deal with the social anxiety that can accompany schizophrenia, try to identify then challenge distorted thoughts. For example, if you have the thought that "everyone in this room is looking at me" try questioning the truth value of this statement. Look around the room for evidence: is it the case that in fact everyone is looking at you? Ask yourself how much attention you pay to any one person when they are just walking about in public. Remind yourself that in a crowded room there are many people, and so people's attention is likely bouncing around to all of them, and they are probably not just all focused on you. Once you have your symptoms under control through medication and therapy, you should try to restart your normal life and keep busy. Idle time can lead to thinking about things that stress you out, which in turn may lead to an episode. To stay busy: Put in an effort at your job. Organize time to spend with your friends and family. Take up a new hobby. Help out a friend or volunteer somewhere. Sudden spikes in caffeine might make 'positive' symptoms of schizophrenia worse (i.e., unwanted additions such as delusions or hallucinations); although if you normally drink a lot of caffeine, stopping or having caffeine may not affect your symptoms for better or worse. The key is to avoid a large sudden change in your caffeine habits. It is recommended that individuals not consume more than 400 mg of caffeine a day. However, keep in mind that individuals' body chemistries will vary, as will their prior history with caffeine, so you may be able to tolerate a little more or less than this Drinking alcohol is associated with worse treatment outcomes, increased symptomatology, and a higher rate of re-hospitalization. You will be better off if you refrain from drinking alcohol.