sometimes i hear voices that are disturbing.
it’s like being harassed constantly and berated.
it’s like being assaulted emotionally.
but it is what it is. not making it bigger than what it is in my mind and heart is like a difficult task.
judy
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That is really difficult to cope with - tiring and distracting. Can you listen to music? That helps me.
T.
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thanks thomasina. i love music so much i am almost obsessed with it so i try sometimes music sometimes news etc. it’s the emotional part of it – the feelings involved with what i hear in the voices that are out of control. not anger, just very very hurt etc.
judy
Can you make a cup of tea? Have a bath? Go for a walk?
sometimes. when i am at work thomasina i try to keep busy with my workload. it keeps my mind off of things and onto work but only somewhat.
it’s like my emotions are on a tightrope full of knots and frays. i am a much nicer person than the ones i hear in the voices and i need to remember that.
judy
Yes. The voices aren’t any reflection on your personality or who you are. Try and keep them at a distance mentally. Easier said than done, I know.
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Are you feeling more stressed out or more tired than usual? Can you identify what is making them so loud at the moment?
hi thomasina. just tired. the voices have quieted for now. thanks for your support.
you’re a wise person.
judy
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I have heard murders against family members. Death threats from Ben Moita against me and my family. I hear put-downs and also am berated. I respond with rage. I am sooo sick of this SZA whatever it is!
My boyfriend suggested something to me when I was going through that. He said to fight back. When they say something mean, yell in your head something worse. If they come back scary, visualize yourself with a grenade launcher blowing them up. Or an ak47 or something.
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I heard that listening to some frequencies (hypnosis and stuff) can help, did anyone tried it before? I like that approach Whatarethose!
Does anyone have absolutely no voices that abuse them? That’s the real question.
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My voices were all good or impartial. They helped me make decisions about things and were never wrong. They used to say “If you want to be smart do this… but if you want to be brave do that…” At the start I tried to be brave, but things didn’t work out so well. So I ended up pretty consistently going with smart, rather than brave. That worked for me. However I know people get worried if you say you are doing what the voices tell you to do. To me it felt more like impartial advice than commands. I tried to sleep on all big decisions, because if it was all delusional it would be gone by the next day anyway and there were no decisions to make. Quite often there would be advice saying “If you do … you will never regret it” even though I didn’t understand why I was told to do things, but it always made sense at a later time. But I didn’t have to follow the advice. The voices are all gone now, and I am glad. Does this all sound crazy? I guess probably. But I am stable on meds and glad to put it behind me.
I thought that too but reading what this thread is about seems to me that my voices aren’t and I have two main voices that seem to torment me whenever they want too. What do you think it stems from like what do they torment me for? I have never done anything to act on what they say I do things for me not them. I was just wondering what you think about tormenting voices??
Not having voices that torment (lucky escape for me) I can’t really comment. Any one else able to field that one??
T.
I only have an occasional inner voice but ‘they’ put thoughts in my head all the time threatening to torture me mentally and physically. I get very, very scared because they have hurt me before and they have the power to terrorize me horribly. I can only rely on my meds. Sometimes I take Vistaril for anxiety but it is very hard to help these internal threats that cause my paranoia.
I agree that listening to music, taking a bath, watching a movie or trying to distract yourself is the best way to go. Also, stay on top of your meds and therapy.
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Nicely put. 