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Originally Posted by Reina-Rena
Sometimes these thoughts disturb me so much to the point where I feel like I am about to go crazy! The voice in my head tries to tell me that I want to have sexual intercourse with random people. These thoughts cause me so much stress and depression.
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Hi Reina-Rena, I thought of this old thread again after seeing something that spiritual_emergency had posted,
here (Forums at Psych Central > Mental Health Support > Schizophrenia and Psychosis >
I talk back to the voices in my head...)
From the article s_e quotes:
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I remained keen to find out about innovative treatments, and finally, at a mental health seminar, I heard a speaker talk about an approach advocated by growing numbers of mental health professionals that involves people engaging with the voices inside their head. He was from the Hearing Voices Network and I agreed to visit him. He said I should be frank and uncompromising with the voices. If they told me to self-harm, I should just say no. "If anyone else told you to put your finger in the fire, you wouldn't, so why act on what they say?" he said. He added that if I wanted to know why they were there, I should ask them, and if I wanted them to go away, I should tell them. It was so simple, but it made so much sense.
I took his advice, questioning them, challenging them and even cutting them off if I didn't have time to talk to them. I'd say things like, "I'm watching TV now, I'll talk to you later" or "Why exactly do you think I deserve it when bad things happen to me? You can't answer that, can you?" Sometimes I'd do it in my head; other times out loud...
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It sounds like just what I would have wanted to try, if I ever had any voices to try it on.