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Hearing voices

Rainbowpride

AM FABULOUS DARLINGS
really not feeling well at the moment
Voices and i can see demons
they are all around me
they trying to suck the life out of me
telling me i must die
but i cant ,today is my nieces birthday
she is pregnant as well
i dont want her to lose the baby because of me
i have to fight them
i took my meds took the right amount that my husband gave me
lined them us and made sure they where the right way
counted them as well

have ways of coping with the voices with music
some times its dance other times it rock
my husband is in bed i had to wake him up
but he was ok about it but now he has gone back to bed
he only went to bed at 4am
We dont work at all
my husband is my carer
as am not able to be on my own for long periods of time
as i am a danger to myself sometimes

I have two cats and they help me too
petting them feels nice and safe
 
I must ask you and I am sorry to ask, but do you dabble with the underworld? If you do not then it seems to me, the medication you are taking is causing hallucinations.

What is it you are suffering from exactly?

The reason I am asking about demons is because I know many who have had the same experience you relate and it was due to spiritualistic practices.
 
i use to be Wicca am now Christian
but it was never dark stuff
i take meds because of depression and psychosis
i also take meds for my OCD as well
my meds help sometimes but some times they dont
my husband has to get me them this morning before he was due to give me them
he said that i should come back to bed but i think i need to keep busy
without my meds am very ill sometimes even with them am ill
i have to get my meds adjusted again
My psych said that i might always hear and see things even with meds
i have to learn how to deal with them
i
 
Hi rainbow!

It's really pretty awesome that you deal with this challenging kind of stuff in the way that you do. I find it admirable the way you describe it.

Things like hallucinations [auditory- like voices] can be very complex to explain and understand for those who don't have first hand experience, and also very challenging for those who experience them. I've experienced them in the past as part of bipolar, as part of illusions from epilepsy [different from hallucinations but very similar] and also as part of hypnagogic hallucinations- which are when you literally dream while awake. A lot of people can actually hallucinate for these and other reasons and just don't realize how common "hallucinations" actually are.

But, as you know, to have to frequently sort through them can really be a challenge. I think it's a pretty great leap of faith to share these things with this community- but a smart one because it is a really awesome and supportive one.

I have a history of bipolar and a past of psychosis as well as severe OCD. What presented as psychosis may or may not have been temporal lobe epilepsy with other mitigating factors, but with the OCD and the mood and the epilepsy and the autism... if it's refractory [that is, treatment resistant] I would end up trying mostly the same meds along the way anyway. :P

It sounds like you know what you are doing in terms of how to handle it, but it doesn't mean it is easy.

I know there have been times I have gotten very frustrated and even the simplest suggestion has lead me to consider that maybe my medication wasn't doing anything but... it's true, sometimes we are going to have breakthrough symptoms. Sometimes it feels like things don't change for a long time and I just kind of have to push through- and that's what it's about for a while, until I reach the next opportunity to change my situation.

I admire that you seem resilient even in what little you have written about your situation. Nice to "meet" you, Rainbow.
 
hi nice to meet you too
there are times when i dont cope at all
now my husband has woke up talking about the voices helps
i find that using the forums helps get it out
Am a member of a Christian forum ( thats where i got the link for here from )
i cant be myself there ( because they have rules that say no promoting homosexuality etc and am Transgender and i have LGBT friends and family )
am glad av found here
 
Ive always voices since I was very young. Usually my mother screaming my name. In the years since it developed, the voices took on new names with new things to say. I was always able to shrug them off but now, theyre in my ear all the time. Im paranoid, they tell me things I really hate.
Lately ive been seeing much more hearing things no one claims to saying. Its gotten hard to sleep without being rudely awoken by a harsh screech of my name. Thoughts are everywhere and talking has been escaping me. Emotions are hard to come by other than anger.
But, im too...i dont know. I cannot tell my doctor its so hard. What am I afraid of? Why cant I just say whats been happening? How do I even go about it ? Obviously, theres much much much MUCH more going on than what I stated here.
If anyone knows how to help please respond, or even if you feel the same.

Thank you.​
 
chesh, could you write down what you can't say to your doctor. Write it when you are alone and then just tell him that you can't say it all but, you wrote it for him to read?

Sometimes it's easier to write things than to say them out loud, Would that work for you?
 
Hi, Chesh. Welcome to AC. I'm glad you found us, and that you've been able to share your struggle here. That's a great first step. I know how important it is to be able to tell someone what you're dealing with, and I hope we can help you a bit. I'm very sorry you've been suffering.

I can't know exactly what you're going through, but I can suggest that you might be afraid to tell your doctor about the voices because of the stigma attached to most any mental health issue, despite how very common they actually are. The media is swamped with ads for antidepressants, even anti-psychotics, but the prevailing message from society is still that mind-related troubles indicate some kind of personal or moral failing. Let's make it clear right now that it's all nonsense. What you have been living with is not your fault, and not something you should have to be ashamed of. It's a medical condition no different from diabetes or high blood pressure. The general public is simply uneducated, and honestly, afraid of what they don't understand.

A doctor, however, is trained to recognize situations like yours for what they really are, and doesn't judge a person for being honest about what's going on with them. They know it takes bravery to speak up, and that what you're experiencing can be very hard to describe articulately or without deep anxiety. Your experience with a professional will not be the same as it would be if you told most regular people. And you won't be telling them anything they haven't heard many times before.

Writing some brief, bullet-point notes for yourself or to share with your doctor may help, like Beverly said, but you will still have to start the conversation. That introduction will be the hardest part, but once you get talking, you'll find it's not so bad. I've had many conversations with doctors about mental health concerns, myself, so I have been where you are, just about different issues. If your experience is anything like mine have been, you may even feel relieved to "get it out there" to someone who can really help you. You've obviously been living with this burden for quite a while. I know how that can eat away at a person.

If I may suggest a way to start the ball rolling, say to your doctor directly that you have a problem you're feeling very sensitive about discussing. This will put them in the right frame of mind to be especially supportive. Doctors are trained to assume a receptive, therapeutic stance when they are told about anxiety over a coming disclosure, and this way you will both be prepared. Next, the hard part, but it's also very brief. Just tell them very simply that you have a history of hearing voices in your head. One sentence and the worst is over. The doctor will start asking you questions. Let them take the wheel; they know what they need to ask of you, so be assured that responsibility for the discussion won't fall entirely on your shoulders. If you have made notes, let them know and say you would like them to take a look, or ask for a moment to read them what you've written -- whatever feels better at the time. Be honest and detailed in your answers to whatever they ask. Ask any questions you have yourself. That part is important. This is about you and your well-being, and you are not helpless or voiceless in this process. You and your doctor will be partners in this. If you aren't comfortable with the way you work together, even at the start, you have the right and the option to see another doctor.

I say again, you won't be the first person who has ever told your doctor about this same sort of situation. You won't shock them or repulse them. If anything, you may find that they don't seem to respond much at all, in the way of facial expression. They may look serious, but it's not because they are judging you. They will simply be behaving neutrally and listening carefully, which is professionally appropriate. Your health should be a serious matter.

Please believe that this won't be so bad, Chesh. It will be a nerve-wracking wait on appointment day, but once you start talking, you'll be on your way to a solution.

I wish you the very best of luck with your efforts to get this under control. You can do this. ;)
 
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Voices in your head? Telling you things that are sometimes hurtful or cruel or sad. These voices are your subconscious, they are everything that's every happened to you, that you've internalized. Every thing said to you by people that you've met, lived with, known, heard and absorbed without even remembering where those things actually come from originally. Most of the things said are from your inner 'critical voice.' Some of it is from childhood, the taunts of other kids, teachers, friends, parents being much too hurtful or unkind or controlling.

Tennyson once wrote: "I am part of all that I have met," and I agree with that, we carry it around inside ourselves. I used to wake up every morning with a sort of sadness, and the more I thought about it, the more in touch I became with my thoughts and with that critical voice.

It might help you to understand this better if you read up on these topics:

The inner critic or "critical inner voice" is a concept used in psychology to refer to a subpersonality - universally present in at least some form - that judges and demeans a person.

Working with Your Inner Critic | Psych Central
The Critical Inner Voice Explained
Embrace Your Real Self by Conquering Your Inner Critic | Psychology Today
 
The first important step in seeking help is advocating for yourself. Tell your GP that you are having some issues (I don't know if that would even require being terribly specific) and see if you can get a referral to a therapist and/or a psychiatrist. I see that you are 20 years of age, which is a perfect time for whatever intervention may be necessary. But you have to start the conversation...and from the sound of it, it's quite important that you do. Best of luck, and if you need anything, please ask. :)
 

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