I have schizophrenia, and hear voices amost constantly.
The things I'm being taught are trying to catch it early. As soon as you begin to hear them press your thumb nail into your pointer finger, just so you feel a tiny bit of pain and say 'I am aware I'm hearing voices, they are not real and a part of my distress/illness'
When it escalates, challenging them with logic, and when that seems not to help, music really loud can help drown them out as someone else suggested.
You won't be put into a psychiatric unit just because you hear voices, that will only happen if you are a real danger to yourself or others and is used as a last resort.
I hope you can talk to your dr about this.
Be safe
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