Anybody here that hears voices?

[Anon2662]

I guess I'm just wanting to reach out to someone going through something similar to me. It started off with hearing some voices in my head, some good, some bad.. but over the last year or so, its developed into also hearing voices out loud which is terrifying. I was told once by someone that it might help to set 'boundaries' with them so we came to an agreeement that they would keep quiet mostly through the day until I was on my own and tbf they mostly do especially now I stay inside my house so they don't have to protect me as much. But at times they tell me to do some really bad stuff, and not only to myself. I've listened to them before when they've told me to do things to myself because that doesn't matter but have mostly ignored/defied them when it comes to hurting other people. It terrifies me in case one day I can't ignore them any longer and they take over me. Just wondered if anyone else out there hears voices and can give me tips on how to ignore doing what they say.
Sorry for rambling on!

 

[OldGod]

I used to have intense auditory hallucinations as a kid but they stopped around the time I was 13 or so. I've been in therapy groups with people who have a similar condition, usually folks in their mid 30's or so, and they seem to have it under control or at least at a manageable level. I would suggest more therapy if you aren't doing that now.

 

[Anon2662]

I used to have intense auditory hallucinations as a kid but they stopped around the time I was 13 or so. I've been in therapy groups with people who have a similar condition, usually folks in their mid 30's or so, and they seem to have it under control or at least at a manageable level. I would suggest more therapy if you aren't doing that now.

Yeah, I can't. I'm housebound and people terrify me.. :( thank you for replying though!

 

[Lostandfound7]

Hey luv. I used to go thru that yrs ago. Esp one time in particular when I was laying in bed around 5am.. I heard a voice loud n clear speaking to me n telling me that I would never amount to anything, that I was no good, etc..it was the most craziest thing cuz it sounded like the person was in the room with me! But the bad part was that I laid in the bed n stayed quiet, listening..As a result, that very same day, I fell into a bad depression that lasted a few months.

Then someone told me that when I hear the voice(s) again, that I should speak over it/them. So, the next time I heard it, I spoke over it the positive things in my life n about myself..I spoke louder than them..I never heard them again..now it's only a constant battle in my thoughts..

 

[OldGod]

Yeah, I can't. I'm housebound and people terrify me.. :( thank you for replying though!

There's no easy way to do this. Maybe you could take baby steps toward leaving you home more but the thing that will help you most is gonna be therapy. One on one to start, to ease you into it. Then try group. Go slow, take your time. But it is possible to get help if you push yourself.

 

[Xena87]

Sometimes I do. I used to hear them all the time when I was having psychosis. I see things aswell, usually lights and shadows walking around. As does my mum (she tells me this is a gift). I feel things and have intense dreams aswell. I've come to realise I am psychic, the other dimensions are attached to me and this can be positive and negative. It could be you are having a psychosis, you are psychic or you have an underlying mental health problem.
Are you diagnosed with anything?

 

[LadyApple]

Don't want to sound crazy but I've watched some documentaries on Government control and aliens entities so I believe us humans are not the only species come to this world and the cosmos has more than four dimensions as we experience them now. Foreign entities could travel here to influence you. Your thoughts could be not coming from you, especially to us really sensitive people here, you could pick up things from the air. There are invisible frequencies and energies everywhere around us. Setting boundaries is extremely important. If you believe in energy work, try diffuse sage essential oils. Sage is known to dispell evil spirits. Develop a strong mentality so you can distinguish what's yours and what's not.

I found this spell helpful too, you could try to say it with strong intentions over and over again and that sets up the right frequency within you:
"Protection Mantra
I refuse permission for any living or non-physical beings to enter my body, mind, spirit, soul and energy field for intentions that other than love. I break all contracts, vows, and agreements I might have made knowingly or unknowingly in all time, space, and dimension, that in any way diminish the fullest expression of my joyful soul lessons. I break these ties from this moment backwards through every experience of my past and from this moment forward until the end of all time. I command that these energies and people leave my space, NOW! They have no power over me. I ask for divine protection that they never return to my energy field in any way, and for any reason. I now build a shield of protection white gold light around me with this hard intention and my free will. I thank you that it's already done ."

Don't be afraid. Nothing can hurt you if you don't let them. This world is all about the mental game.

 

[thouisdead]

I don't think I know how to help you, but I wanted to ask how it started. There were a few moments that I know there was someone telling me to do terrible things, but I knew it was me. Now I talk with people without having them by my side. It's not a choice. I'm sitting in my bed and then I'm talking to a colleague - that I, sometimes, don't even like. I talk alone and, when I'm around other people, I can't even pretend, I end up by answering to no one and I get ashamed. It's also very easy for me to disconnect from reality and get lost in hallucinations. (may I call that way?)
I don't have acess to therapy or anything and my family, mom and sis, are very religious and I fear, if they discover about any shit that's happening to me, that they're gonna try to brainwash me into their religion, convince me that satan is inside me and exorcize me, and I'm serious.

 

[Anon2662]

Sometimes I do. I used to hear them all the time when I was having psychosis. I see things aswell, usually lights and shadows walking around. As does my mum (she tells me this is a gift). I feel things and have intense dreams aswell. I've come to realise I am psychic, the other dimensions are attached to me and this can be positive and negative. It could be you are having a psychosis, you are psychic or you have an underlying mental health problem.
Are you diagnosed with anything?

Diagnosed with depression, anxiety and eupd but I don't agree with the eupd diagnosis. Nothing against anyone with it, but when I read the symptoms, it just didn't fit with what I was experiencing. I dunno. I think I'm just pretty messed up.. :(

Don't want to sound crazy but I've watched some documentaries on Government control and aliens entities so I believe us humans are not the only species come to this world and the cosmos has more than four dimensions as we experience them now. Foreign entities could travel here to influence you. Your thoughts could be not coming from you, especially to us really sensitive people here, you could pick up things from the air. There are invisible frequencies and energies everywhere around us. Setting boundaries is extremely important. If you believe in energy work, try diffuse sage essential oils. Sage is known to dispell evil spirits. Develop a strong mentality so you can distinguish what's yours and what's not.

I found this spell helpful too, you could try to say it with strong intentions over and over again and that sets up the right frequency within you:
"Protection Mantra
I refuse permission for any living or non-physical beings to enter my body, mind, spirit, soul and energy field for intentions that other than love. I break all contracts, vows, and agreements I might have made knowingly or unknowingly in all time, space, and dimension, that in any way diminish the fullest expression of my joyful soul lessons. I break these ties from this moment backwards through every experience of my past and from this moment forward until the end of all time. I command that these energies and people leave my space, NOW! They have no power over me. I ask for divine protection that they never return to my energy field in any way, and for any reason. I now build a shield of protection white gold light around me with this hard intention and my free will. I thank you that it's already done ."

Don't be afraid. Nothing can hurt you if you don't let them. This world is all about the mental game.

Oh I know all about government control unfortunately. I'm one of their targets. Never seen anything about alien entities though. Interesting! Will have to read up on it.. I like the sound of that protection mantra, although even now the voices are laughing at me hysterically when I read it. Might write it down and keep it on my person though. Thank you :)

I don't think I know how to help you, but I wanted to ask how it started. There were a few moments that I know there was someone telling me to do terrible things, but I knew it was me. Now I talk with people without having them by my side. It's not a choice. I'm sitting in my bed and then I'm talking to a colleague - that I, sometimes, don't even like. I talk alone and, when I'm around other people, I can't even pretend, I end up by answering to no one and I get ashamed. It's also very easy for me to disconnect from reality and get lost in hallucinations. (may I call that way?)
I don't have acess to therapy or anything and my family, mom and sis, are very religious and I fear, if they discover about any shit that's happening to me, that they're gonna try to brainwash me into their religion, convince me that satan is inside me and exorcize me, and I'm serious.

I guess I heard a voice in my head for ages, but thought it was normal and then heard a different one too but thought it was someone playing tricks on me. And then there were 3 and I realised I shouldn't be hearing them. But then months after this I started to hear different ones but out loud and I find them much harder to deal with. They scare me sometimes and other timesjust make me angry and frustrated..

There's no easy way to do this. Maybe you could take baby steps toward leaving you home more but the thing that will help you most is gonna be therapy. One on one to start, to ease you into it. Then try group. Go slow, take your time. But it is possible to get help if you push yourself.

sadly that's not going to happen. I can't leave the house alone at all. And i also can't trust professionals to help me they all have ulterior motives and schemes of work. My only option is to ctb but still researching and planning at the mo and just wondered if anyone else heard them and had tips for me for in the meantime. Thank you so much though :)

 

[veren4h92l]

You're not rambling.
I don't hear voices but I get you being vexed by that.
Your strategy sounds like a good one, making the best of it, already finding ways getting better along with. Maybe they just wanted some notice, guide you to stay away from bad people and connect to the gentle. Are you safe on the outside, does anybody hurt you?

I 'hear' a constant uncongenial-pitched whooing after m* abuser (real person) yelled at me and threatened to kill me
It's no tinnitus though but on the further part on the hearing-nerve, as if part of my auditive cortex broke through the traumatic stress . It is painful. I cannot escape.
It's a constant reminder of what those people did to me.

PS: I guess hearing voices was common in religious folks some centuries ago, though today they frown upon. At least, some jesus had (hearing) hallucinations of god. No offence meant!

 

[ctbUniquectb]

Just the voices of women rejecting me from romance, men not wanting to befriend me, and physicians not knowing why I'm physically ill.

 

[Xena87]

Just the voices of women rejecting me from romance, men not wanting to befriend me, and physicians not knowing why I'm physically ill.

Loool

 

[ctbUniquectb]

Loool

I fucking know, right?

 

[veren4h92l]

First time someone asked me 'if I do hear voices' I mistook them totally and answered truly that yes, at the moment I hear theirs and mine when I speak.
Thought they assumed me deaf or something.
I laughed at their choked expression.

I think you should only trust people who have (had) such sensations themselves or leave it.
If an 'expert' doesn't know what he/she is talking about it's not an expert.

 

[Emily123]

have you diagnosed by schizophrenia? you can hear and see things which ithey don't exist . if it is case see a psychologist . There can be chemical imbalance in the brain and the doctor may need to give you some medicine

 

[Suicide_vampire]

I have heard voices on and off through out my life. It started when I was very young, they are always negative and can be quite frightening at times.
Mental health services have never really focused on that with me, I'm going to try and be more demanding at my psych appointment as I'm tired of the constant battle I have.
Spoke to my support worker yesterday and he said that if nothing changes they might be able to get me an advocate in order to fight my corner.
I'm getting to the point I need a complete diagnosis and care plan put in place as its been too too long.

 

[Anon2662]

have you diagnosed by schizophrenia? you can hear and see things which ithey don't exist . if it is case see a psychologist . There can be chemical imbalance in the brain and the doctor may need to give you some medicine

No.. anxiety, depression and supposedly eupd although when I read the symptoms I didn't feel it 'matched' me. But hey what do I know.. I haven't seen any sort of healthcare professionals in nearly a year though..

I have heard voices on and off through out my life. It started when I was very young, they are always negative and can be quite frightening at times.
Mental health services have never really focused on that with me, I'm going to try and be more demanding at my psych appointment as I'm tired of the constant battle I have.
Spoke to my support worker yesterday and he said that if nothing changes they might be able to get me an advocate in order to fight my corner.
I'm getting to the point I need a complete diagnosis and care plan put in place as its been too too long.

MH services have really let me down. Given up with the lot of them as they can't be trusted. Wish this wasn't the case..

 

[terry_a_davis]

No.. anxiety, depression and supposedly eupd although when I read the symptoms I didn't feel it 'matched' me. But hey what do I know.. I haven't seen any sort of healthcare professionals in nearly a year though..

MH services have really let me down. Given up with the lot of them as they can't be trusted. Wish this wasn't the case..

I've heard voices once when high on drugs it wasn't nice i feel really sorry for you.
Have you seen a psychiatrist? If so did you tell him/her about the voices and about being a government target and not trusting MH services?

 

[Egddios]

In times of intense stress or panic, sometimes I think I hear things. I was in the shower the other day and thought maybe someone was in the kitchen (I heard what sounded like something slamming on the counter). Yesterday, I had stepped out to get crickets for my partners lizard and as I was leaving the store, I could've sworn I heard someone clearly call my name.

I haven't had a psych assessment in a while and I suspect I have CPTSD (I'm diagnosed with PTSD/MDD/Panic disorder). I'm also grieving the death of my mother. Again, in my experience, it's been during the times of most anguish and fear when I experience auditory hallucinations.

 

[Anon2662]

I've heard voices once when high on drugs it wasn't nice i feel really sorry for you.
Have you seen a psychiatrist? If so did you tell him/her about the voices and about being a government target and not trusting MH services?

I have but not for nearly a year and wasnt able to talk about being a government target in full because she is working for them.. I have to be very careful what I talk about with any professional so now I just don't see any at all. Easier that way. I honestly wouldn't wish hearing voices to my worst enemy..

In times of intense stress or panic, sometimes I think I hear things. I was in the shower the other day and thought maybe someone was in the kitchen (I heard what sounded like something like slamming on the counter). Yesterday, I had stepped out to get crickets for my partners lizard and as I was leaving the store, I could've sworn I heard someone clearly call my name.

I haven't had a psych assessment in a while and I suspect I have CPTSD (I'm diagnosed with PTSD/MDD/Panic disorder). I'm also grieving the death of my mother. Again, in my experience, it's been during the times of most anguish and fear when I experience auditory hallucinations.

I feel for you! Sorry to hear about your mother. I hear them throughout the day a lot and they tend to get louder and more urgent when I'm more stressed..

 

[terry_a_davis]

I have but not for nearly a year and wasnt able to talk about being a government target in full because she is working for them.. I have to be very careful what I talk about with any professional so now I just don't see any at all. Easier that way.

I'm no psychiatrist but hearing voices is a common symptom of schizophrenia. Also, believing the government and MH services are your enemy could be a delusion which again is another common symptom of schizophrenia.
I am diagnosed schizophrenic and used to believe government forces (including mental health services) were against me. Anti-psychotics fixed me and i now realise all of my delusions were a result of my mental illness. No-one was working against me.

Have you considered you might be schizophrenic and what you are currently experiencing and thinking is due to this?

 

[Anon2662]

I'm no psychiatrist but hearing voices is a common symptom of schizophrenia. Also, believing the government and MH services are your enemy could be a delusion which again is another common symptom of schizophrenia.
I am diagnosed schizophrenic and used to believe government forces (including mental health services) were against me. Anti-psychotics fixed me and i now realise all of my delusions were a result of my mental illness. No-one was working against me.

Have you considered you might be schizophrenic and what you are currently experiencing and thinking is due to this?

I'm not diagnosed with schizophrenia no. I don't think it's thisthough. I actually think don't think I have any MH illnesses apart from depression and anxiety which is caused by the situation I'm in with them. It's avicious circle and I can't get out because if I tell anyone professional about it they won't believe me or will be working for them anyway..
sorry to hear about your struggles but glad you've found meds to help you. :)

 

[Sunshine]

I'm not diagnosed with schizophrenia no. I don't think it's thisthough. I actually think don't think I have any MH illnesses apart from depression and anxiety which is caused by the situation I'm in with them. It's avicious circle and I can't get out because if I tell anyone professional about it they won't believe me or will be working for them anyway..
sorry to hear about your struggles but glad you've found meds to help you. :)

You likely suffer from paranoid schizophrenia. Hearing voices AND having paranoid delusions of being pursued/stalked by a conspiracy or secret group are one of the most common symptoms of this disease. And you have them both, at the same time. You made a post in a different thread that you believe you're being stalked and spied on by a group of secret professionals.

 

[Anon2662]

@Sunshine yes because I am :( it doesn't matter anymore because I stay inside so they can't do too much.. i think I'd have been diagnosed before if I had that. They're just trying to mess with my head even more sadly. It'll be over soon anyway :) just wanted tips on how to deal with the voices when they get too much until then that's all..

 

[Sunshine]

@Sunshine yes because I am :( it doesn't matter anymore because I stay inside so they can't do too much.. i think I'd have been diagnosed before if I had that. They're just trying to mess with my head even more sadly. It'll be over soon anyway :) just wanted tips on how to deal with the voices when they get too much until then that's all..

I don't understand how you can think it's more likely that there is some epic, hidden conspiracy involving secret agents stalking you 24/7 instead of you considering that you suffer from a mental illness called paranoid schizophrenia that messes with your perception and will cause people to hear voices and feel stalked. You can get this controlled with medication. Well, either way, hope you find peace.

 

[Jean4]

I hear voices and have auditory hallucinations due to PTSD. They can come on at any time, makes me incredibly suicidal and in a way are worse than that the event I keep reliving. The only thing to break me out of it is medical marijuana. If I am out of marijuana, I am an impulsive CTBer, and they will end me.

 

[terry_a_davis]

I actually think don't think I have any MH illnesses

Think about it this way - the very fact you hear voices suggests you are mentally ill. 'Normal' brains don't hear voices.

Hey i feel for you i really do. I would not accept i was mentally ill either and this is quite common among schizophrenics. I had everyone around me and the doctors telling me i was unwell but i could not be convinced. It was only because i was forced on meds because i stopped eating that i recovered. I refused the diagnosis and meds for 7 years. NOTHING could convince me.

I know there's nothing i can say to sway you :^( if you'd been honest with your psych you may have gotten anti-psychotics which often help with voices and delusions.

 

[enjoy]

i hear voices when i'm really tired. it's usually screams or yelling. the last time it happened was a few weeks ago at 5am. i also got them during my last semester of college when i was essentially nocturnal (i'd go to sleep at 8am and wake up at 5pm). i haven't told my therapist because she'd think it's psychosis.

 

[seafarer]

I hear noises and some voices but mostly it is seeing shadows and movements in corner of my.eye. Told my Dr and he asked if I think they are real or just me being mental,I answered me being.mental and he said that's ok then,it is when you do not think you are.mental and the voices and things you see are real is when there is a real problem.

Most common of the paranoia has already been.mentioned,the being watched or followed/spied on. In its own way it can help make a.person feel special or like they have some secret reason to be spied on.

But think about the time ,effort and cost this type of thing would need and then think what have they possibly got to gain from it? If you can answer that question you remind step closer to hopefully getting help but one of biggest issues is those people do not get help because like was stated above they just believe the doctor is in on the conspiracy and trying to trick them into taking pills etc. Not every doctor couldmpossibly be in on it so go to a totally new doctor in another town.

If you really think about it you realise how hard it really would.be.

I also know a few.people with severe paranoia schizophrenia and I have seen first hand how hard it is for them to make the first step. One friend got onbad he thought he could read people's.minds and just heard nothing but bad things whenever he looked at someone.like they were thinking it ,at one point he snapped and drank a bottle of drain cleaner and cut off his own tongue with pruning shears from garden shed...he survived but now gets food thru a tube and can't talk properly as he has half a tongue and still gets commited at least once a year when the delusions get too crazy and he even doubts me when I'm talking to him. So it's horrible disease

 

[Dead beat dad]

I can sort of relate to some of this.
I went through a period when I was both depressed and really stressed and getting very little sleep. I became convinced there was a man/monster that lived on/in my ceiling, honestly just writing about it now makes my blood run cold.
I remember his face looking at me from the doorways and shuffling around my bed at night; me screaming at him to get out.
When I look back on it now it was crazy, I thought I was losing my mind.
I took therapy for that and it really helped.
DBD