question - those with voices

[NoAngel]

Was asked this myself the other day - Are the voices you hear male or female and does anyone know if there is any significance of this?

I've had a female voice but never any males.

[whirlpools]

I'm not sure. From a psychotherapy point of view, certain genders or certain voices may be 'internalised' voices of people from the past, or they may be an unrecognised part of the self. I guess different professionals may have a different view of things.

I don't tend to hear voices, but when I do they tend to be male and are the voices of people I've met in the past, usually, though I do on occasion hear female or children's voices. My voices I would consider to be more on the 'pseudohallucination' side of things than the psychotic voices side, as I can distinguish them from the voices of 'external' people, if that makes sense. I think they are real but hear them more inside my head, therefore I'm not sure my answer is particularly helpful, though maybe it will be :) and I'm rambling now.

[NoAngel]

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[PinQ]

I have only ever heard female voices, I'm not sure why. However, sometimes I see little children and there always boys. So I'm not sure whether it has any significance.

[Steel Maiden]

I have heard both male and female voices. I blame it all on my dopamine and my interesting neurology...I can't recognise the voices as being anything from the past.

[Koriandr]

I've been wondering this too,
But at the same time, I never really took that much thought about the significance. I hear both female and male voices, mostly male, though. Mostly older sounding, as well.

I don't know if I recognize the voices from the past or not, but this will definitely be something I being up with my psych.

[Steel Maiden]

Quote:

Originally Posted by reappear

From a psychotherapy point of view, certain genders or certain voices may be 'internalised' voices of people from the past, or they may be an unrecognised part of the self. I guess different professionals may have a different view of things.

I don't understand, can you explain?

[insidemyhead]

I hear both, I don't know why, nor do I know who they are, only one is named

[iShearsy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by reappear

I don't tend to hear voices, but when I do they tend to be male and are the voices of people I've met in the past, usually, though I do on occasion hear female or children's voices. My voices I would consider to be more on the 'pseudohallucination' side of things than the psychotic voices side, as I can distinguish them from the voices of 'external' people, if that makes sense. I think they are real but hear them more inside my head,

Im similar I have one male and one female voice who are very different but the male voice I named because it's the voice of someone I knew my abuser the other one likes to call herself what ever she damn well pleases when she wants but I know its still her

when im really adgitated I can't distinguish if they are external or internal but normally I can.

So in that way insidemyhead and I are similar maybe it's more common than I at first thought!

[not_so_insig]

I have one female and one male voice.

Since being on meds, I have managed to get them down to the female voice. I could get rid of the female voice by extra meds, but tbh I dont want that, and am happy to live with the female voice.

[Mrs Sam]

Both female and male. Mine are related to stuff in my past though.

[Aubergine]

I hear male voices, but don't know why these particular blokes chose me. I don't recognise them from anywhere.

[Leni]

It's not often I hear voices, but they're male when I do. They're external, like there's someone in the room with me. I don't recognise them.