I’m of the opinion that these voices all come from within our mind and therefore by changing the mind we chan change negative voices into positive or neutral ones. What do you think? Can being a positive. Person give you positive voices and visa versa?
@kindness has reading motivational speaker books changed your voices to be more positive?
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Yes.
I think negative thoughts lead to negative thoughts.
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I believe voices stem from a part of us that we’re surpressing, a part that wants to be acknowledged, and that by acknowledging them instead of denying their existence or fighting them, we can turn them more positive.
But yes, positive thinking, especially about ourselves should help turn them around too, in my opinion.
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And it happens exponentially.
I agree, then changing our subconscious pattern to be positive instead of negative could have a huge impact on sz sufferers
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So what methods work best for you? I’ve trained myself to be positive from my mid teens but what techniques did you use to change? @Berru @kindness
I focus on positive role models.
People who do extraordinary things with their lives. People who inspire me.
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I can’t say I’ve used any particular techniques, it just sort of happened, but I still have a long way to go.
I sometimes draw a picture of myself, putting on what good features I have. (Warm hands, big heart, keen eyes, etc).
For a while I used to stand in front of the mirror and force me to look at myself until I could name x number of positive things.
Making lists also help.
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There was a soldier who stepped on an IED and had both his legs blown off. Then when he was lying on the ground a grenade was tossed amongst his fellow soldiers. He crawled over to the grenade and threw it. As he threw the grenade his right arm blew off, saving his men.
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Who here has negative voices?
I think there’s a misconception that people with a high PMA are heartless and/or narcissistic, but that’s not true. The article talked about kindliness, and that’s critical because you want to bring out the best in people, not just yourself.
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I do! raises hand
I have some negative ones, and some not-so-negative ones.
the negative ones pummel me with images of things that make me gag, and tell me to die, harm myself, harm others, etc. Luckily, they no longer control me like they used to, so they seem mostly frustrated that I won’t listen to them as much anymore.
I’ve accepted their presence, and even though I do tell them to shut up or that I won’t follow them, I do try to acknowledge that they’re there.
The hardest part is when they tell me I’m worthless, that I’m a burden to the people around me, and that none of my friends actually like me. :’(
(which I know isn’t true)
I sometimes have negative thoughts about my self, but I’ve learned to forgive my self.
Is it possible to hurt your voices in either a mental or physical way? And I still mean all in your mind?
I can hurt their feelings 
But not more than that.
can you use some mind control on them to crush them or make them burn? Something like that?
I don’t know, I’ve never really tried.
I can imagine it would make them scream, though. I don’t want a ton of screaming in my head.
But I think the voices are a part of me, and I don’t want to kill a part of myself.
So you’ve never tried … I’m not saying kill them, but I would say you might be able to teach them to be nice to you and know you’re in control. I doubt you can gag them but maybe imagine some kind of punishment.