I am hearing some people constantly criticising me though I am not doing anything specific. I have reduced lot of things that are harmful to me and others. Is there any solution to this?
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@Melomaniac hi, I have it constantly everyday. I was writing it down and it is all negative, and to me it is all real. One time i even texted a friend and said things to her, that she was saying about me.
She said that it was not true!! I need to see a shrink is what some one else told me. I felt so ashamed, and apologized.
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Try adding 10 mg of olanzapine
Welcome to the forum @KittyA989. Yes I hear you. Is there any history of symptoms or this is the first time experiencing this? Are you planning to meet Shrink soon? Hope it goes well for you.
Hmm I have not tried that. But I am on Sizodon plus it is working somewhat ok. Need to see the effects after one week and if it is working out then will stick to that. Yesterday was sleepless night due to work related stress.
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Hi back I am not new to this site, I have forgotten my user name, I can’t find the Name or password, I think it was Alice something. No I waiting to see a shrink. Thank you. It is on going the conversations. I work too and it is still there. Hopefully a new med will help.
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That sounds good. Wishing you all the luck for meeting and medicines.
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Voices are what you expect to hear, thus your self critiscism is an aspect of how you feel about yourself.
It is not that other people are actually being critical of you, but rather you believe that others are being critical of you. You expect others to be critical of you and thus that is exactly what you hear.
If you change your mindset and expect others to be positive towards you then that is indeed what you would hear, however, a life of low self esteem and perhaps a childhood history of being critiscised in some way is hard to dismiss just like that.
It takes a concerted effort to change the way you see yourself. Change your inner dialogue to positive affirmations and never criiscize yourself, not even in your head for a start. For example, never say in your head that you are an idiot etc. when you make a mistake.
You could ‘brainwash’ yourself into it to by EMDR, or CBT.
Your voices will change when you change the way you see yourself as voices are not supernatural in any way. The voices are exaclty what you expect to hear. If you believe in some religious mumbo jumbo, or aliens etc then the voices will reflect this.
To change that after a lifetime of indoctrination is also difficult, but achievable.
Change your beliefs, challenge your self worth and the voices can be a friend, as long as you are a friend to yourself that is.
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Wow that was worth the read. I am trying to put some effort into reading some CBT or some therapy related books to change the way I think about myself. But often it travels in a direction that it used to go and traps me in a world full of hate, criticism, prejudice, anti-social, I can go on and on on this. But to talk about positive affirmations, good self talk, seeing others in a positive way are something that I need lots and lots of efforts. Hope it is worth the efforts and life does not end soon.
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It is quite easy to ‘brainwash’ yourself doing EMDR. I have used to it overcome my addictions.
EMDR simply replicates what a sleeping and dreaming brain does, except you are awake and conscious.
All it takes is sitting in a comfortable position and moving your eyes left and right (I also tap my left and right knee in tandem to the eyes to ensure I am engaging the left and right hemisphere in the brain) while thinking of the aspects I need to change about my life.
I would prepare what it is I want to challenge beforehand to what it is I want to achieve. i.e. I ask myself what the problems are, what caused them and what i need to change it to? Write it all down and then work through it step by step. Always finish on positve affirmations which is important,
This often involves the memories of some traumatic event or situation. I think about it while ‘EMDR ing’ and go through the steps of positive self affirmations at the end.
I usually do 30 minutes at a time.
You may not feel it is doing anything. You may feel a buzz afterwards, but in hours, days and weeks afterwards you will notice subtle changes.
If you don’t believe me then do it and then look at your original post a month later!
Good luck!
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I am hooked, I will give it a try and update on it.
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I’ve been hearing conversations for years. Tried different meds, didn’t work. I asked Doctor for a brain scan, and she will make appointment. Talked to my counsellor yesterday, and 2 weeks ago, working on self critical thinking, challening negative thinking, building up my self esteem. Years of trauma as a child, teenager and adult. Been on anti-deppressants off and on for years. Never had conversations then. Today before going to work, I wrote out positive things about myself, and read it over and over, to try to believe it in my mind. I have to brain wash myself to know i am a good person, and God don’t make junk. I pray a lot too. The conversations are like 2 people or 4 people in my head and sometimes it good stuff but some times it really awful stuff. I sometimes write it out and it can go on forever and ever, until I go to sleep, then my mind can rest. Then have my coffee when i get up and it starts again. I sometimes go for a long walk and it seems to calm down but it comes back.
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I also don’t smoke or have any addictions anymore,
I really enjoy what you wrote, what is EMDR. I am waiting to see Psychiatrist.
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It stands for:
" EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. [It is a form of psychotherapy developed by Francine Shapiro in the 1980s that was originally designed to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)"
It is what I described in the previous post except a qualified therapist gets you to follow a light, taps you, makes you hold a buzzer in each hand, or follow a dot on a screen. They help you to organise your thoughts easily and ensure positive affirmations at the end if you want to take the professional route.
I read a couple of books on it and did it on myself. I am strong enough to face the demons in my history though. Others might need a counsellor or a professional. So BEWARE!
Hope this helps.
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Thank you, for letting me know.
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My voices are always threatening/frightening. I can’t seem to get rid of them on realistic doses of APs (ones I’m able to function on) so I had to learn to change how I react to them through CBT. Now I still have them, but they don’t bother me 97% of the time.
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I talked to my psychiatrists about EMDR several times. They feel it is the wrong treatment for schizophrenia, but it may benefit those with SZ who have unresolved trauma issues. I did try it myself out of curiosity as I’m a fan of any treatment that doesn’t require mind-numbing meds. No difference at all. It would have been lovely if it had worked for me, but it didn’t. No change to positive or negative symptoms.
I got your point. I have tried asking for therapy through a trained Psychologist, but it is quite expensive and the illness caused me loss on quite a lot of money which I need to pay back every month, it is consuming lot of energy thinking about it, so I am trying to save money now for being able to pay back soon, meanwhile I am seeking support for lesser amount which ever means I can get, maybe book maybe some interesting analysis here in the forum, etc… Thanks for sharing your approach…
Same as I am experiencing about the voices they keep coming no matter what I do and loss of my father, brother against me, extended relatives hating me and loss of grand father contributing to more stress and painful thinking. I am unable to find group of people in my area or at work or some place so that I need not worry about what is missing in life and care about the people who care for me… Maybe if I keep pursuing and trying good things, good things may happen to me… hoping the same for you… thanks for sharing your story…
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