voices
 

i think i'm hearing voices. i mean..... i dunno what i mean. maybe they're not voices, maybe my mind has just split into 3 different bits and i'm hearing them all one after the other. but i dunno what's going on and it's scaring me. i feel like i'm losing my grip on reality. slowly but surely, it's slipping away....
anyone have any suggestions what this is and what i should do? thanks.

do you have any professional support at all?

No. I went to the doctors last week because I'm struggling with self harm quite bad at the moment but they can't really do anything cos I'm only a temporary patient at the moment. I havent been diagnosed with anything other than depression about 3 years ago but I thought I was over that.

Hey. Do you feel the voice is yours or like it's an external one, as in someone talking to you? Either case I'd advise informing your GP.

it definitely feels like it's my voice in my head. it's really weird... :/ if I tell the gp he'll just think I'm crazy :(

The GP won't think you're crazy. I've told my GP things like "I am going to be reincarnated to a God and I will save the world" when I've been having episodes and she didn't think I was crazy, she helped me

i guess. i'm sorry, i didn't mean to insult anyone there. i just meant... i dunno what i meant. guess i'm just scared to actually admit it to anyone. like, in real life. face to face.

I was the same way. I had two other "voices" in my head for several years. I was deathly afraid that I would be labelled as psychotic, and my fears were confirmed when I was in hospital.

But through the help of my wonderful therapist, who listened fully and carefully to my symptoms, I am now correctly diagnosed with a dissociative disorder.

The point of my story is that you know your symptoms and what's going on the best. Present them to the professionals as clearly as you can. If they don't know, they can't help you. It may take a few tries, but you will get there. You can get relief :)

thanks :) that's partly why i don't wanna tell the gp. at least not yet. cos i've only had them for a little while.... although when i look back, i spose they're just getting more noticeable. i dunno. i feel like i'm 3 different people at the moment and it depends what mood i'm with and who i'm with as to who i am.... it's scary.

Does anyone else here act out conversations? I mean, I used to have pretend conversations with people in my head but for the last couple of years I've been actually acting them out... Am I weird or do other people do this? I don't think it's helping me keep a grip of whats real and why's not anymore. It used to. I think.

I think it's best to discuss this with your doctor. Otherwise it could get worse

yea i guess. i don't want it to get worse but.... i'm scared :(

i hear voices, and never told anyone.
it might be helpful.
you can still be 'normal', you just have to find a way to cope with it.
you just have to find a good way that works for you.
take care.
pm me any time if you want to talk.

thanks. i think that's partly my problem. my way of coping with it is to self harm, so my self harm's getting pretty out of control. i'm going to the doctor tomorrow afternoon and i'm going to try and tell him how i feel. he knows i've been self harming and i told him i wanted help so hopefully he might be able to suggest something. maybe meds for a while. i dont' know. i just want it to stop.

Hi there. How did the GP appointment go? I've had conversations in my head like that before and even acted them out. Mostly I just find it time-consuming and also in the past I haven't heard when someone has been calling for me or whatever.

I also have 'racing thoughts' where my thoughts go round and round in my head really fast to the point I feel sick, can't sleep, and can't control them.

So you're not alone. I hope you manage to get some help with this, I know how maddening it can be.

I haven't been yet. I've got an appointment tomorrow afternoon. It is time consuming and yea I sometimes don't hear people calling me. I guess that's not really normal behaviour. I haven't had any racing thoughts really but thank you for your reply. it is frustrating.

Good luck in your GP appointment

Hope your GP appointment went okay. I understand where your coming from but don't feel bad about it. I don't hear external voices as such just like a bad version of myself telling me horrible things that other people probably think about me. I act out conversations too, I do it all the time when I'm on my own, they can be with people that don't exist or people who I know but to be honest I find doing this quite calming especially in stressful situation.

Thanks for the replies :) I went to the doctors..but I don't think he gets what my moods are like at the moment. Maybe I didn't explain it very well. Probably not, I'm shut at that but anyway, the gist of it is is that he gave me antidepressants to take for a while to see if they help. But I don't know that I wanna be on them. This doesn't feel like last time, when I know I had depression. This is totally different. But I guess if they help, they help. Right? :/

I have heard voices in a similar way (two split) and i found it very frightening...I talked to my psych about it. They framed it around my mind creating a character to voice my most scary thoughts.

Also been given antidepressants for it- they seem to help even though yes its completely different.

All the best-PM me if you want a chat.