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Can hearing voices in your head be a good thing?

Psychologists have launched a study to find out why some people who hear voices in their head consider it a positive experience while others find it distressing.

The University of Manchester investigation – announced on World Hearing Voices Day (Thursday, 14th September) – comes after Dutch researchers found that many healthy members of the population there regularly hear voices.

Although hearing voices has traditionally been viewed as 'abnormal' and a symptom of mental illness, the Dutch findings suggest it is more widespread than previously thought, estimating that about 4% of the population could be affected.

Researcher Aylish Campbell said: "We know that many members of the general population hear voices but have never felt the need to access mental health services; some experts even claim that more people hear voices and don't seek psychiatric help than those who do.

"In fact, many of those affected describe their voices as being a positive influence in their lives, comforting or inspiring them as they go about their daily business. We're now keen to investigate why some people respond in this way while others are distressed and seek outside help."

Although the voices heard by psychiatric patients and members of the general population seem to be of the same volume and frequency, the former group tend to interpret the voices as more distressing and negative.

The team believes that external factors such as a person's life experiences and beliefs may be the key to these differences: for example, the presence of childhood trauma or negative beliefs about themselves could have an affect.

"If a person is struggling to overcome a trauma or views themselves as worthless or vulnerable, or other people as aggressive, they may be more likely to interpret their voices as harmful, hostile or powerful," said Aylish.

"Conversely, a person who has had more positive life experiences and formed more healthy beliefs about themselves and other people might develop a more positive view of their voices.

"People being treated for hearing voices are usually given medication in an attempt to eliminate the problem. By investigating the factors influencing how voices are experienced we hope to contribute to the development of psychological therapies to help people better understand and cope with their voices."

September 13, 2006

Comments

im freakin out....

June 20, 2009 by Anonymous, 1 week 6 days ago
Comment id: 37438

i never used to hear voices (or maybe i just didnt acknowledge them) but when i reach heightened states of consciousness (through marijuana and lexapro) i hear ghastly futuristic music accented by a booming voice and it feels like it is running through me like a river... i even noticed paranoid delusions creeping into the back of my mind, and when i embraced them it took me on quite a journey... pretty much, i thought i was just pretending to be crazy to see what it would be like, but now im pretty sure i am either a psychopath or a schizo (drug-induced or otherwise)... but i dont think it is a completely bad thing... i have a clearer understanding of the world and it's interconnectedness... numbers and letters and colors and the Earth and LIFE are all connected in the most complicated yet obviously simplistic ways.... it's like I have woken up and cant go back to sleep... like i took the red pill and should have taken the blue one...

the "man" put me on scripts that MADE me crazy... i used to be a productive member of society once upon a time... now im 22 years old, dropped out of college, in debt up to my eyeballs and have a pregnant fiance.....YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i liked my reality better... i'm going back to sleep...

Voices and pills

June 16, 2009 by Anonymous, 2 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 37301

I hear voices. I also take the pills the doctiors prescribe. Guess what, when I don't take the pills, I hear the voices, when I do take the pills I don't hear the voices. Its really that simple. If you hear voices, go see a doctor immediatly. They can give you medication that will get rid of the voices. To all the people on here, especially the kids, tell your parents, your teacher, your minister, or your doctor. You are not crazy, you are ill, it is a medically treatable disease. Tell somebody right away, and ask them for help. You will be free of the voices, and so very glad you did.

VERY SCARY AND ? QUESTION COME NEXT

May 28, 2009 by Anonymous, 5 weeks 1 day ago
Comment id: 36900

IM 15 YEAR OLD AND I HEARD VOICES TELLING ME TO
RUNAWAY
GETOUT NOW
SOMEONE THERE
CALLING MY NAME JASMINE

OR AND TELLING ME SCARY STORIES LIKE
BLOODY MARY
CANDY MAN
GHOST
DRAG ME TO HELL

I DONT KNOWN WHAT WRONG IT JUST THAT I GOT TO MUCH STREST I THINK!!!!!!!!
REPLY PLEASE AND HELP ME

I GOT 1 CHILD I KNOWN IM TO YOUNG TO HAD BUT
AND WHEN I TAKE A BATH IT TELL ME SOMETHING RIGHT OR I FEEL IT

irrationality maybe

April 30, 2009 by Anonymous, 9 weeks 1 day ago
Comment id: 36449

i hear people call my name when no one is their too
its brain waves that pick up and memorize sounds
like getting a song stuck in your head
sometimes it can be a subconcious thing that your body knows is happening but its not letting you know about it

take vitamins and listen to music thats my only suggestion.

Hey ^_^

April 27, 2009 by Anonymous, 9 weeks 4 days ago
Comment id: 36392

Are you still having problems. I've been 11 and I remember my imagination getting caried away with me a lot at that age. Anyway, if you are still hearing voices you can e-mail me at JitterBob@Gmail.com

Voices - Here is my experience...

April 18, 2009 by Anonymous, 10 weeks 6 days ago
Comment id: 36246

It was hard to write this in detail because the voices were seeming to choose how I felt about each individual word...

Sunday April 18th 2009

Heaven?

keep your soul in America

Big ego = Not love

Losing Memories fast when forced to hate

Seems as if I harbor the hate because I reveal and create the opposite of what they want me to say

They know what I'm typing because I say they do - But they don't care because they want me to think of the opposite of love

which I cannot think because then I would have bad emotion leading to an ego and corruption of essence.

Most thoughts from myself are changed by them into the opposite of love

I think the word bottle and they send "Hate" because they don't want honesty?

Interperatation of thought influenced by community or people around.

Possibly society created my reality by labelism. Refusal to "hate" --- just looking at the word, they they send something

which make me feel as if it was true as apposed to just looking at the word.

the word Come "triggers " -- they said "hayte when i was about to type that after "triggers"

Cirtain frequency seem (Third eye)

Possibly unable to speak without hat e (timing was perfect on that one, they almost got it hahahahahhaha "your gay" from a

gay possibly being manipulated, then "hate" from a woman at the same time as a choice)

Community acts like they're impressed when I impress myself shortly after sending "Hate", as if building eco so I can accept

the "hate"

Excitment when they think I'm about to drop the Hate

Telivision frequency possibly an influence on thought creation

Fufilment feeling

One central thought, controlling the thought pool

A reflection of yourself in others on a level we feel but don't realize

Unable to say anything else besides your gay and hate

People (woman?) picking up on things and picking how you feel accordingly

gay (Love) - or Hate
Tiburon, CA

Bottom Level

____________________________________________________

10 Days - different abstract thoughts became reality - Buildings matched tone (Frequency of thought? Time) - Entire valley

had attention on me. Everyone trying to get me to "Hate".

Forced to hate by people, Subconcious? Emotion? (Possibly just the communities style of thinking (But are they aware of it on

a concious level))

People seem to not care what my thought was if I think "Hate", Brain picked by the collection of about 3000? 800? 3? 1?

People, a random insecure thought

"Hate" seems to be a trigger to forgetting a cirtain thought, one in which is picked by the collection

Women? Possibly manipulating men into "hating" them and loving materialistic thoughts instead of living creatures including

men. Woman possibly creating body language of men or picking what they look at for example.

Subconcious manipulation, bottom level is binary, choosing between two opposite thoughts, could be greatest insecurity VS

"Hate"

In my room, can hear voices

_____________________________________________________________________________

Me too facing same problems

April 18, 2009 by Anonymous, 11 weeks 13 min ago
Comment id: 36234

Friends even i m facing this calling problem past 3 month.When i m sleeping i hear a male voice calling me.once i was with the family normaly joking n doing mischeif i heard it even 2 more members heard that.Once i was alone with my brother i heard my name.Twice while sleeping i heard my name.Even smtms i get clear intutions 2.I m scared of these voice smtms other time i feel habitual abt it n jus ignore n again sleep.

Hearing something

April 16, 2009 by Anonymous, 11 weeks 1 day ago
Comment id: 36192

On April 16, 2009 early in the morning, I was getting ready for school. I was doing my hair and my father was not there. I was talking to my brother, and when we paused after a sentence, I yelled HUH real loud. My brother asked me what did I do that for. I told him you did not hear dada (my father) calling me. I heard my father calling my name (quita) real loud. When I went downstairs I called him and he was on the highway somewhere. I don't know but I know for sure I heard his voice call my name. That wasn't even the first time.

theres mental health

April 14, 2009 by Anonymous, 11 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 36144

theres mental health services.

I'm a to young but I need help.

April 12, 2009 by Anonymous, 11 weeks 5 days ago
Comment id: 36057

I'm 11, I know I'm probably way to young to be on here but, At 4:53 AM on easter morning I heard a voice saying Runaway.
I don't get it. My friends say it was someone outside or the "easter bunny."
I feel so alone.
Everything feels so empty, like no ones listening.
My mom ignored me and I can't contact my father.
I'm really scared.
I can't go back into my bedroom even for my life.

To those who report negative reactions to voices

April 11, 2009 by Anonymous, 11 weeks 6 days ago
Comment id: 36026

To those who report negative reactions to voices:

Please see my post near the top of this comment list about an idea for masking voices. It has worked well.

http://www.creviews.net/antiv2s.htm

But what I wanted to add here is that there are at least thousands of people world wide who are getting negative content voices as part of a total immersion harassment program, with the voices being transmitted by an improved version of the 34-year-old technology described in the link above. Along with electronic harassment, these people receive well covered up harassment by people in their communities as well. That phase is called "organized stalking" which can be searched for on the web.

The complete story of this crime of organized stalking/electronic harassment (OS/EH) is presented, along with statistics to show prevalence and explanations of some of the technology, in this not=copyrighted e-booklet:

http://www.multistalkervictims.org/osatv.pdf

There are forums and conference calls for anyone who feels their experiences match those of OS/EH targets.

Eleanor White
Ontario, Canada

hearing voices

April 8, 2009 by Anonymous, 12 weeks 2 days ago
Comment id: 35962

Hey Melissa.

My name is a Anita I have a daughter 23 that has been telling me that she hears voices sometimes. I really don,t know how to help. but sometimes listening is good so is you want to talk you contact me

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April 7, 2009 by Anonymous, 12 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 35923

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Idea for people who hear voices

March 31, 2009 by Anonymous, 13 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 35743

There is a countermeasure being used by people
who hear "voices" they presume to be artificial in
origin, conversationally called "voice to skull
harassment." These people report relief as a result
of using this idea.

The idea is to play, either through a speaker or by
way of a portable MP3 player using headphones, a
"jumble" of audio tracks from radios playing
different talk-oriented stations. This has allowed
people with heavy voice to skull experiences to
break their attention free from the content of the
voices, and allows them a rest from forced
attention 24/7.

This countermeasure *downloadable* from this link:

http://www.creviews.net/antiv2s.htm

I'd like to suggest that this countermeasure might
well provide at least some welcome relief for
psychiatric patients troubled by "voices" of
NATURAL illness origin as well.

Sincerely,

Eleanor White (retired engineer)
Elliot Lake, Ontario
Canada

I also experienced almost the same thing...

March 31, 2009 by Anonymous, 13 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 35739

It also started when I was at my 7 or 8. I am turning 27 now. The last time I experienced it is I think 4 years ago. People and things around start to move a little faster than normal after the voices stops. And it needs also a couple of minutes to be back again to normal. OMG I did not know that it is also happens to you... is that a psychological phenomenon.
My comment is titled curious below...

curious...

March 31, 2009 by Anonymous, 13 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 35738

when I was 7 or 8 years old, there are voices arguing inside my mind. Then after they stop arguing and I am back on the normal face. The movement around begins to move so fast. Sometimes I often blink my eyes or pinch my self because even my parents moves so maybe a 2 seconds faster thank normal. I have also experienced it during class hours. After hearing arguing voices in my head I can see my teacher is teaching a little faster than normal. Then as time goes by is stops. once in high school I have experienced it and once a couple of years ago. I am now 27 and still curios of what is it about. and how it happens. I have told to my husband now and he is laughing at me. I am considering consulting to somebody but maybe because it doesn't happen to me lately so I do not have time to deal with it.

I experienced the same thing.

March 30, 2009 by Anonymous, 13 weeks 4 days ago
Comment id: 35718

I experienced the same thing. I thought for a fact that I did love him but once we broke up I realized that thing telling me I don't love him anymore was right. Do you think maybe its telling you the truth? Maybe you did/do love these boyfriends, but maybe you were/aren't in love.

someone help please

March 27, 2009 by Anonymous, 14 weeks 13 hours ago
Comment id: 35664

okay, at least i see that im not the only one. i thought i was crazy. so about a year and a half ago i was dating a guy, and out of the blue something in my head, i dont know if i should call it a voice, but whatever it was it kept telling me i dont love him anymore. and i know for a fact that i did. he didnt do anything wrong. i was random. and it was 24/7 everyday. so my doctor put me on anti-depressants. it went away. and now about a week or two ago it started again. i now have a new boyfriend. he is amazing. and the voice or whatever started saying the same thing "you dont love him" AND I DO!! it wont stop. its always there saying it. im not letting it affect my relationship but its soo annoying.i dont know what to do anymore. its the second time. i just wish i knew what to do. why would my mind do this to me. i know whats true. and what its trying to tell me is the opposite. help me please someone anyone.

My voices are the Cullens

March 25, 2009 by Anonymous, 14 weeks 2 days ago
Comment id: 35594

I am twelve and I love twilight. When I was sick I started hearing the voices in my head. Mostly I hear Jasper and Carlisle. The voices comfort me and also encourage me to do my work even though I know it all ready. I love the voices in my head.

Curse of the Pink and Purple Elephants

March 22, 2009 by Anonymous, 14 weeks 5 days ago
Comment id: 35521

Ok to the people having voices telling them what to do those I'm sorry to say are the people who should seek a priest or a shrink. Seriously no offense intended. I started hearing voices and noises in my head when i was about 7 or 8. I remember laying in bed knowing my mom and nana were in the kitchen right outside my door. Then I remember looking at my dresser with all my little nic-nacs on it and started hearing voices and noises but no just one or two it was like being in a crowded room for a formal party where you could hear everyones whispers but you don't know what they are saying but there are so many it makes a loud humming-talking noise. Then I would just be laying there still as ever and it seemed as though everything was moving fast around me like being at a very busy airport/bus station. Things/people moving fast around me in all different directions. It never lasted long but it made me feel very abnormal and sick. I actually remember one time in 6th grade (age 12) gym when time stood still. I was sitting in the bleachers because I had injured my finger playing teatherball the day before, my gym mates were playing knock out (the game with basketballs) and I just happened to look up as someone threw the ball and I watched it sit on the rim for at least a minute and it seemed as if nobody were moving not even myself. I too froze, but just happen to be looking at the ball. I couldn't move but my eyes still worked. I never told anyone about any of this until I was like 16 my friend suggested motion sickness....which made no sense at all to me. Then again when I was 19 my sister was like "holy shit, you time traveled!" Of course I thought that was even sillier then the motion sickness idea. You never know though. Here it is 2009 and I am 23, I woke up feeling sick to my stomach yesterday and sat down at the computer. Lo and behold it happened again. It wouldn't go away for like 15 minutes I turned music on but it didn't help. I really have nobody to tell, as it seems I only want attention if I say said nonsense around "normal" people. Thanks for listening.

out of no where voices will start

March 21, 2009 by Anonymous, 14 weeks 6 days ago
Comment id: 35502

when im at work or at home, ramdom voices come in my head telling me to do/ say something that i would never normaly do or say, more of what if...? questions 24/7, sometimes they say kill myself i don't wont to live, sometime they tell me to hurt my family or some ramdon thing that i would never do, sometime the voices say im gay out of no where but im not and don't want to be. the voices make there on thoughts there own question, i hate listening to them, they drive me crazy when im trying to do something or concertrat on a task, i have been depressed for about 2 yrs now, i think that has something to do with it? does it? is it my choose to listen to the voices? or the voices choose?

Voices, Music ect:

March 13, 2009 by Anonymous, 16 weeks 18 hours ago
Comment id: 35324

Hi i sometimes get thing in my head that causes vomiting and stuff. Such as like things going fast songs and stuff. And allso when you read a book you create an image of what happens i can imagine a boat going fast and the water movie really fast and stuff i talked to the doctor and she sadi that it might be things like depressed or im worried or childhood trumas. She said i wasnt mad.

But im still worried has any one got and tips or advise for me please

It's in your hands now

March 11, 2009 by Anonymous, 16 weeks 2 days ago
Comment id: 35279

I've told you the reality. It's up to you now to get off your bum and go see a shrink.

can my husband hear my voices?

March 11, 2009 by Anonymous, 16 weeks 2 days ago
Comment id: 35278

Thanks for the feedback. I just don't understand why ; when I wear head phones I can not hear "my voices". During the day I do my best to ignore thier constant conversation and judgement of my daily rituals. When my husband comes into the picture they seem to converse with him and I feel he listens to them. I also feel as though I notice a major attitude change on his part if they start in on him; like he can feel my same agony of thier constant evaluation of our actions and love for one another. I will seek professional help. I was just confused by everything i have read; no one addresses the voices as being external............ I feel i can hear them outside my window or in another room. If my husband tries to drown them out he can cover my ears and rock me in what would "normally" be a relaxing jesture. But I feel i have to fight it and become costerphobic because I think they are telling him things and I dont want to miss what they are feeding his head with. But I've always been nosey LOL.......although never insecure or jealous. This introduction is detramental to my marriage and therefore i thank you for your time and I will see a physician before I run off the most important person I know. Besides God and my two lovely children.......thier love is unconditional. I suppose a spouse is to be mentioned on that list as well, but honestly I don't know how when I constantly push him away and question his innosence.

Your choosen god love you not

March 6, 2009 by Anonymous, 17 weeks 9 hours ago
Comment id: 35174

Your choosen god love you not the bad!

I have also to the same

March 6, 2009 by Anonymous, 17 weeks 9 hours ago
Comment id: 35173

I have also to the same problem with these voices That every one talks about and try's to get a better understanding . Mine was from getting away form our "LORD" and saver . I know when you hear that it seens "man that not going to help it the same as every ting Ive been hearing! I heard a trumpet !and my views where wicked with demond's around me family freinds and aslo wife ect. I key fact hear is that we are born sinners with negitve point's of view just keep in mind that jeuse die for all of us so we can live in a eternal life . And dont pay attionsion to the negitive the rest god well talk care "you have my word"
Read the bible and get back with god he miss you

Those voices: the truth

March 6, 2009 by Anonymous, 17 weeks 16 hours ago
Comment id: 35159

Wow, you're a good writer. And you seem sharp. But here's the truth: As absolutely real as they seem, the voices are generated by your own brain in a weird sort of feedback loop/crossed wires kind of way.

You know how your heart can have flutters, your liver can go wonky or your vision blurred? Well, your brain is just another organ that can sometimes get a bit off track.

You're not a nutter, but you need to talk to a shrink or your doctor. Here's why: There are terrific medicines and therapies out there that can help get your brain back to equilibrium. But the longer you wait the longer it'll take to set things straight.

As for your husband: No, he does not hear the voices. They are in your own head, and aren't really audible in the true sense. In other words, even if you held up a microphone to your ears and recorded everything what you hear, the voices aren't going to show up. It's more about electrical and chemical signals in your head getting a bit off track.

Go see a doc. You'll be glad you did.

can my husband hear my voices?

March 6, 2009 by Anonymous, 17 weeks 16 hours ago
Comment id: 35158

I have a very similar situation,two voices in my head (one female and the other male) they seem to never shut up. They claim my husband can also hear them. He says that he does not, but i swear i see his lips move with conversations i can hear my voices caring on with him..... Such as tell her about so and so.... No need to mention namesLOL but my husband is a very good honest man and i can not stop punishing him for what my voices say he has done. They say they will go when he tells me the truth. Can two people hear same voices and one just be to proud to admit it? Or is this my voices way of staying in my head forever because they know they can torture me at an honest mans expense?

I Like the Voices

March 5, 2009 by Anonymous, 17 weeks 1 day ago
Comment id: 35126

I know its werid, but I like the voices in my head. They tell me to do bad things but I can control if I do it or not. I think their comforting!

THERE IS HELP!

March 3, 2009 by Anonymous, 17 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 35059

I also had the same problem. I had been hearing voices for the past couple years. The more negative of the two was located on the left side of me. Since then I have developed problems; constant vomiting, aches, unknown and sudden illness. The voices say all sorts of evil sh!t ( i.e the one on the left ). They even curse at God when I'm praying or trying to pray. ALWAYS negative, degrading me etc. You know what my conclusion is? Its Spiritual possession or Spiritual Oppression. I have sough the help of shrinks. All they do is give you all sorts of different drugs and talk to you. Temporary, counterfeit cure. The true help my; People- who-hear- voices-friends. IS Yahweh & Jesus Christ. If praying on your own doesn't help form a group do some prayer and fasting. Drive out those demons. ( Don't believe they're real watch Emily Rose true Story, Talk to a priest) This world people whether you believe it or not is Filled with the spiritual and the unknown. Seek your help and seek it fast. To everyone God bless you and PRAY, PRAY.......

The Roll

February 23, 2009 by Anonymous, 18 weeks 4 days ago
Comment id: 34783

Most people hear those voices, some pay more attention to them more than others in one form or another. I believe personally that people can communicate this way and that it isn't just our imaginations(sometimes it probably is),however I don't want to over indulge in this seemingly supernatural force. I know some of you might be thinking, come one telepathy....get real! but there also might be a part of you that knows exactly what i am talking about, my advice to all of you is don't sweat those voices , and whatever you do don't let them guide you even if it seems legitimate. If the voices are really stressing you out, try yoga or meditation both of these activities have brought me clarity of mind plus much more.

You should let go of the SHFT key on your computer

February 6, 2009 by Anonymous, 21 weeks 13 hours ago
Comment id: 34320

You should let go of the SHFT key on your computer. It wants a rest.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR

February 6, 2009 by Anonymous, 21 weeks 14 hours ago
Comment id: 34319

IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT,YOU SHOULD KEEP YOUR STUPID COMMENTS TO YOURSELF.

hearing voices

February 4, 2009 by Anonymous, 21 weeks 2 days ago
Comment id: 34230

I was made fun of for being a really small teenager in highschool. Now everytime I go outside I hear voices telling me I'm too skiiny or too small. Even when I try to gain some weight they tell me I'm too fat. I also have spine problems so everytime I hear the voices I get all tensed up and my back goes out. The problem has progressed to hearing vocies everywhere.

voices tell me to die

February 2, 2009 by Anonymous, 21 weeks 4 days ago
Comment id: 34166

hey guys my name is melissa and i am 16 years old and i am also i cutter that as ptsd and bipolar 1 disorder with spychotic features and i hear voices and well i been hearing voices since i was i little girl and they been getting worse cause they tell me not no sleep and when i try to ignore them they start laughing at me and its scary so then i listen to them and one time i didnt sleep for 24 hours and it was crazy cause i was sleeping in school and i count pay any attention and this happed to mostly everyday or sometimes i get 3 hours of sleep sooo then i start to think that my mom is evil and i start to steep in my older sisters room and it helps cause i start to get regular hours of sleep then my sister starts to complain about me sleeping in her room and that hurt my feelings so they i went to sleep in my room and nothing happends i dont hear voices or nothing then i few weeks later i start getting scared of my room again and this time the voices tell me that i should die or that i need to die and i am just really scared i dont know what to do ...please help

peculiar

January 27, 2009 by Anonymous, 22 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 33982

you state your boy friend has the same thing is it the same or similar voice. if you have a web cam or any device that puts out / receives infrared and also has a microphone turn them off especially at night and let me know if they also go away for you I know it sounds strange but it might work and it is no stranger than what your going through if you don't believe me check out what sony is doing with there new patent they just purchased on a machine that can actually play games with the human mind I don't know what site it is at but if you look you will find it it is an actual site from sony and also the mri machines (magnetic resonance imaging) they have medical reports all over the web that they have tested people with playing pong with there mind it is weird stuff but if they can do it with a machine that is interpreting your thought imagine what our government must be capable of

Sorry to sound unsympathetic, but ...

January 22, 2009 by Anonymous, 23 weeks 1 day ago
Comment id: 33903

Look, I don't want to sound like a hardass, but have you gone to a psychiatrist? Your symptoms are so common as to be almost be banal. I'm sure it's scary as heck, but if your kidneys were out of whack, you'd see a urologist. Why? Because they see people with whack kidneys day in and day out.

If one part of your brain -- say, the part that processes voices -- is misfiring -- um, well, go see a freaking doctor. You're not the first person in the world with this condition. And not to make you feel unspecial, but there's a lot of good ways to treat this. If you want to make it the ongoing drama in your life, the thing that sets you apart from others, well, do nothing and post sad comments on sites like this.

If you want to clear it up, go see a shrink.

the voices sound like demons

January 22, 2009 by Anonymous, 23 weeks 1 day ago
Comment id: 33901

and itss scary every voice sounds like a demonic movie or something its messed up and its pissing me off

great

January 22, 2009 by Anonymous, 23 weeks 1 day ago
Comment id: 33900

i hear my voices are allways talking to me and they sound like they are yeling at me all the time most of the time they dont say much but every once in awill they try to get me to do something bad but i geuss thats normal

different theory

January 21, 2009 by Anonymous, 23 weeks 2 days ago
Comment id: 33895

i have a different theory regarding the voices, i feel each and every one of us has a small amount of psychic abilities. studies have proven and shown that the deceased can communicate more effectively once the human body is at rest, such as going to bed at night. i would know this, as i have heard and seen spirits for most of my life. they are not to be feared but rather listended to as they have something to say, they have a message for us all.

DEAF

January 21, 2009 by Anonymous, 23 weeks 2 days ago
Comment id: 33891

I'm so happy that u post it.....I think I had that...I'm deaf and I cannot hear...but...it is so weird cuz it talk to me in my head...like I don't know how to explain it to you....want me to hurt myself and hurt my family...sometime I feel like I'm going to lost my control...the voice in my head try to take over.....I don't know how to say in right word but I do believe that they are jealous in some way....want to live my life...I'm sorry they can't live my life...I often say this is my life ..if the voice want me to do..I always say why you can't do it urself on ur own...make them go away then think lights....it pretty go away..forgive me if my english is bad...lol...so I don't know what else to say....it scare me for that moment..the more they come the more I become stronger by tell them go away....I guess...try to find what's their weak is ...then push them away....I think better for me to stop talk becz I can c my english get worse lol

You're not alone... im a 26yr

January 19, 2009 by Anonymous, 23 weeks 4 days ago
Comment id: 33840

You're not alone... im a 26yr old male & I too have just recently begun to suffer from hearing voices. I try my hardest to reason with them but they remain. I don't know what kind of help/treatment I can expect to find... all ive read about this sort of matter is that pills only help so much.

I pray to God everyday, more than ever. I always ask the voices & God what I can do to make them go away. I wish there was a solution I could offer to help you. The voices do have volume levels though... the loudness has decreased over the past yr but I still faintly hear them. They are too detrimental to my mental health & I can't deal with them any longer.

And i know exactly what you mean about the voices getting in the way when you study... I feel the same. I can barely concentrate anymore in my life. I have lost focus & determination. Things that were easy for me to focus on, now, are made EXTREMELY difficult to cope with because of the voices. Whatever all of our beliefs about voices are is irrelevant. They are there & we are not crazy.

Dreaming

January 14, 2009 by Anonymous, 24 weeks 2 days ago
Comment id: 33751

You are in the early stages of dream state, when your mind begins to wonder off and you actually fall asleep. Not remembering what is said illustrates that.

The scary part isn't hearing the voices.

January 12, 2009 by Anonymous, 24 weeks 4 days ago
Comment id: 33724

The scary part is the fact that we hear voices every day, and that hearing imaginary voices gets to our heads.

I think we are all psychologically alike in some way.

Someone mentioned 'bullies'. That term is completely acceptable, although it probably applies to younger kids.

I have some controlling family members, and when I'm half-asleep / still awake and I hear their imaginary voice calling my name, I just FREAK out.

I recently slipped on ice and landed straight on my face, so sometimes when I am almost asleep I get this falling sensation and my heart stops for about 10 seconds. It's VERY messed up but I have to deal with it, just like you do.

I've kind of gotten used to it. Like in the movie 'The Sixth Sense', when the kid breaks his barrier and talks to the female ghost.

Break through your mental barriers. Realize that someday we'll die and maybe we are just getting a little taste of it in this life.

That voice inside my head:-

January 1, 2009 by Anonymous, 26 weeks 1 day ago
Comment id: 33588

The voices in my head can be annoying, but also quite helpfull sometimes. Sometimes it'll seem to have a discution with itself. usually about things ive done in my day. also when i hear a song on the radio or TV then itll keep singing for ages even tho i dont like the song. it gets quite irritating. But on other occations when im trying to do a sum or answer a question, itll tell me the answer. On random occations ive heard another voice in there, sometimes it sounds like some of my friends. it shouts my name, like there calling me over. its strange, and i still haven't figured out why im hearing this.

Mike

Yes

December 16, 2008 by Anonymous, 28 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 33400

hearing voices in your head CAN be a good thing. Sometimes they can make you rethink a bad decision you might make. They will also sometimes help you think more in depth.

Help!!

November 29, 2008 by Anonymous, 30 weeks 6 days ago
Comment id: 33115

Sometimes when I wake up I hear voices telling me to do certain things and somtimes I do it. I just wake up and dont relize what is happening. I eventually find out what happened but I feel wierd. The voices are usually of my family. This happens to me about once or twice a month. I need help

Voices

October 28, 2008 by Anonymous, 35 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 32581

I have this problem too. IT started around 3 month back when out of nowhere suddenly i just heard a couple of people talking in my head. Thank God now the voices are gone.

When this happend normally what I did is ignore the voices. Never ever talk back to the voices and pray to God more. Try to consult with your nearest docter too.

To find out more about the nearest church that you can find www.tjc.org

Hearing voices

September 22, 2008 by Anonymous, 40 weeks 5 days ago
Comment id: 32078

Reply to Anonymous,
Thank you for your Submittment on this subject. You see as a child about 4th grade & older. I too hear voices often,Mostly just calling my name.sometimes loudly,but most of the time it was like someone calling you for a reason to ask something of you or calling you to come to them.Most of the time it was a male voice which sounded like my oldest brother,except he was never home at the time.Ounce some one was laughing at me or something, I thought it was my mom,she was in a nother room laying on the bed reading the paper & I was in the bath room brushing my teeth,when I walked to the bedroom to ask what she was laughing about,she thought I was making up something or crazy,she had not heard any such laughing.It started scaring me.So I turned to the Lord for help. And as I prayed when it would happen, The voices became less & less, I'm now 51 yrs. & and I can't remember the last time I've heard one, & I thank the Lord for that also.The Praying helped me also.Sincerly, me.

I have the same problem

September 21, 2008 by Anonymous, 40 weeks 5 days ago
Comment id: 32076

I would say don't worry but I'd love to figure it out.
but ur not alone xx

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