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Originally Posted by ToeJam
I haven't as yet been able to discern what the voices are saying to be totally frank... best way to describe it is as if I'm reading a book in a cafe... and a table away some people are chatting. I'm not able to follow their conversation because I'm reading the book... but I can hear them! If that makes sense? Now that I'm used to it, it's quite a peaceful occurrence and I kind of enjoy the experience when it happens... I generally keep these experiences to myself though... mentioned it to my wife once and she got a little concerned haha.
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I hear my name mentioned and the word "she" pops up every now and then so i am convinced that they are talking about me. But like you it's just slightly irritating background noise.
I just liken it to the same thing just like when people hear a phantom knock at the door or the phone ring when it hasn't
Not just sounds but other senses can have a bit of a wobble too, like feeling your phone vibrate in you pocket when it hasn't, smelling apple pie when no one is baking (I hate that one lol) or being convinced you saw something or someone in the corner of your eye.
It seems the general thinking these days is that the human brain and nervous system is actually so complicated it is actually pretty rare for it to be working with 100% accuracy.
Therefore, there really is nothing to worry about unless it starts to cause significant problems with day to day functioning.
The problem is we'll probably never know just how normal it is because people generally have a "Hollywood" view of mental illness, so they may be reluctant to admit to anything being less than perfect out of fear of being sent to the "loony bin"