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Originally Posted by Twigg
Does anyone ever get random thoughts that aren't in your own voice? I'm being kept awake by said thoughts right now and it's 4:30 am. Sometimes they are just snippets of conversations, sometimes they are really loud and other times they contradict each other. They aren't voices though, I don't think, but they are in a different voice than my own. This is the first time I've had them since starting antipsychotic medications and it's really irritating me and making me unable to sleep. Sorry if I'm not making any sense, I can't really type on this phone and my concentration is a bit iffy at the moment. Was just wondering if anyone else here has experienced something similar?
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Yeah i call it chatter , just random words or phrases. I would encourage the scientist in everyone. That is when someone is feeling psychotic to not make any assumptions or interpretations of what is coming in through senses , just observe them if you like. An expression or voice may seem heightened for example , the mind may immediately see that as a correction or form of control of ones action , because the perception seems beyond normal to the mind. But in the cold light of day what is happening is that a person is having sensory problems. Also voices for example that maybe completely random , may seem directed , simply because we select one phrase , and give it special significance , thus fooling the mind into thinking that all the 'voices' are persecutory. Induced panic may cause other sensory problems. Also actual spoken phrases can fool the mind into thinking that you are hallucinating or conjuring the voices when in fact you could be having auditory processing problems. The brain can not relate anything that is being said, into anything that makes sense , so it picks a word here or a phrase their , and puts together a delusionary belief , simply because the mind is desperately trying to make sense of what is being said.