my voices actually manipulate my consciousness and the ability to form thoughts, make connections, recall names or words. there are times when i feel the butt end of a sentence being stolen from my consciousness. i also have an intrusion (an internal turrets) of mean and hateful thoughts that are not what i would normally think about anyone. another thing i have become more aware of is these things i call "nuggets". they are thoughts (created by and attached to emotions). the speed at which these nuggets fly into or through our consciousness can vary wildly. Have you ever had a "nugget" pop into your consciousness and before you unravel it into a sentence, you already understand it's meaning? my voices were telling me, "ya know, you are not really conscious of what you are thinking. you just called him a jerk (but much worse)." and i argued with them and said i didn't really believe it but "Melissa" (outside voice), predicts everything i say up to several seconds before it pops into my mind......and there have been a few occasions in which what i perceived as a feeling that was instantly in and out of my consciousness so fast that the words never came into existence. but they did. because i thought for a sec, ya know what, i totally called him a jerk. what's worse is my inside voice will speak to me and i feel physically compelled to copy him. i can clench my teeth, stick my tongue out, or completely relax my jaw and it is as if someone is physically forcing my mouth to form his words.