Hey, I hear voices and noises.
What can help, but you musn't give up if it doesn't the first time,it takes time, is listening to music on headphones an putting only one earphone in. Then repeat back the lyrics under your breath and try whilst focussing on something else at the same time.
Hearing voices is when your brain recognises thoughts as soundwaves or something (I'm not entirely convinced, it comes through my ears for me, and isn't always logical), but anyway this method diverts the brain signals. Whatever the reason is, with time it can help.
What can also help is wax ear plugs.
For paranoia try writing out evidence for and against.
Either way we're all here for you.
Medication has helped me, diazepam lowers the fear and paranoia and anxiety (but you can't take it very often as it's highly addictive), amisulpride helped me until they decided the side effects on my heart were too risky, now I am on abilify for them, as well as a cocktail of other meds for other things.
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