Positive hallucinations

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@MikaMoon made a good point about using your paranoia/hallicinations/delusions to your advantage to help with your symptoms.

Here are some of mine;

I’m always paranoid I’m going to get robbed at night so I always lock my doors.

I always think the worst of a situation so I try to prepare for anything to happen.

I double-triple check for errors/mistakes when I finish doing something in fear of negative criticism.

I make sure to keep my distance during communication in case of getting attacked.

Among many others.

This is something very beneficial to me and I will bring this up during my next appointment with my psychologist, thanks again @MikaMoon

Do y’all have any hallucinations/delusions that help with your everyday life ?

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I spent a lot of my childhood alone. I had this imaginary friend that I talked to in my head so I wouldn’t be lonely. He was always supportive and loving. I guess that stayed with me because most of my voices are positive. It’s more my delusions I have to watch out for because I can get wrapped up in conspiracy theories. I wouldn’t give up the voices for anything, its how I survived. They make me happy. The other day I was talking to a tree and we were discussing groundlings(children). It was a nice end to my day. I know it might be in my head, but it doesn’t matter to me because I enjoyed our chat. Don’t hurt nobody talking to a tree does it? Just made me smile.

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I have some positive voices who help calm me down when I’m upset.
I’ve learned through therapy even the neutral or negative ones have a purpose. After I discovered their purpose, our interactions have become milder and more constructive.

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I would always have conversations in my head, with as many as 3, sometimes 4, so-called voices. We would carry on conversations from as short as a minute or 2 to as long as 5-6 minutes. Never more than that. It’s not as intense as it was before, but I’m slowly learning to cope with it.

Is that considered MPD or DID ?

My 1st DX was Bipolar and my 2nd DX was SZA. I’m still trying to understand exactly what kind of disorder I have because I think my situation is more complex than it really is.

I agree with the fact that I have multiple personalities, but they adjust accordingly to who I am spending my time with. They never control me and there is no one personality that is always in control.

I do get mood swings from time to time. One minute I’m happy, the other I’m sad, the other I’m horny, the other I’m scared. The list goes on.

I do have voices, but again, they are controlled. They dont come out of nowhere. If I hear a voice, it’s because I initiated it.

My thinking is always, always, always, paranoid. I always overthink stuff and always assume the worst. I get this from my father.

Yeah, as for PTSD, I dont know, I was abused physically for a short time as a child, and mentally abused for a good long period of my life. But I dont classify it as PTSD, or maybe it could be, I dont know.

So in general, my symptoms seem to stem from MPD, SZA, and maybe even PTSD.

If you made it this far, thank you for reading the biography of my life

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DNA,
I like whatever you are. I can sense your frustration. Keep being you. You’re enough. :hugs:

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DNA it sounds like you’ve been working extensively on understanding yourself. Thanks for sharing. I get paranoid too, but I’m working on that. I don’t know if you have PTSD but I’m reading a book called The Myth of Sanity by Martha Stout. It talks a lot of the subject.

I think that the medical community places too much importance on labels. They want to find a diagnosis because then they have a list of drugs they can use for that specific diagnosis. The goal here is to make people who are different conform to mainstream society. I’m not saying that everyone is like that, but some are. I’ve had so many diagnosis over the years. Defiance disorder, ADD, Obsessive compulsive disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Depression, Psychosis, and schizophrenia. My brain doesn’t work the same as other people, that I know for sure.

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