Hi Psychotic Phil & Everyone!

At Christmas last year, I was dx with Bipolar11.
Yes, when my Hypomania episodes shift upwards to Mania, I have had hallucinations .

I do hear voices regularly: mainly at night when I am alone & the environment is quiet.

What I hear are "conversations" between 2-3+ people: like a running commentary or an FM radio station. Often I can hear clearly what is being said..occasionally I will hear music similar to the music one would hear just before a "commercial break"..or background music .

Each voice is very distinct & clear, so I can identify 2-3 + persons in the chat. There have been days when "the bananas in my fruit bowl" were having a chat...or the chat is between 2 inanimate objects. I did tell my PDoc abt this. Apparently this is "goes with the BiPolar II territory when I am shooting up quickly-or very close to full mania"

This was very distrubibg at first..especially as the voices become louder & clearer. These voices are NOT though speaking TO or with me. It is as though I am a RADIO TRANSMITTER..or an observer to the talk.

However I have experienced talking out loud to myself in public places also.

These inner/outside chats are common to me now, and I have learned to accept and/or ignore them. These chats usually last a few minutes only..then fade away.

These episodes are NOT the same as running thoughts, which tend to repeat over & over or disallow sleep.

Hope my post sheds some light for you...

Grace03