Am I mad because I hear voices, or do I hear voices because I am mad? I have schizoaffective disorder-bipolar type. My life is rife with voices of people who aren't really there. I have managed to make friends with my voices, which are now usually pleasant. On occasion though, they can be persecutory, and very disturbing, and I resort to having a heated arguement with them. Fortunately, I can curb the urge to argue aloud, saving myself from an intervention and another trip to the psych. ward. When my voices are pleasant, they can be quite motivating, encouraging, and affirming. They are also clever, and this makes for lively debate. They have become part of my normal everyday existence. It can be annoying when they are giving a running commentary, non-stop. I then wish they would shut-up, for crying out loud... I am not really sure why I am writing this all here. I guess I wanted to try to connect with someone. Usually I'm alone with my voices.
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Hi penrowley! I hear voices too. They're almost gone now after 6 years of them. It has been an interesting experience! I also have tactile hallucinations which I wrote about in a comment to Quad50 about on 6/3. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have about them. I'm not Schizophrenic. I've had an anxiety disorder for years though. Maybe that brought it on. Blessings & peace to you!
Hi there I my self go through the same thing I hear 4 different voices i can also see them 2 of them I like to have around the other to scare me and drive me crazy I have a hard time ignoring them it is hard to deal with voices hard to talk about it when nobody understands what's going on or what it is u are hearing or going through I understand completely how ur feeling I'm always here if u need someone to talk to