Yeah, I hear you. I don't have a dragon, I have an imaginary girlfriend who is just full of bright ideas. She is my most frequent voice, and she is downright evil. My father died a few days ago, and she's been on me for days, telling me it's my fault he died, my "bad thoughts" killed him, his soul is in Hell because I'm such a stupid person, etc. Sometimes she just sort of casually suggests I step in front of a bus, then she laughs about it, like this is the greatest joke two people ever shared. I have tried to commit suicide a few times, overtly, but usually she gets me to do things like cross a busy street against the light, not looking at the traffic. Not quite a suicide attempt, but on the other hand...
Some people seem to hear a central, strong voice like my girlfriend or your dragon, and others hear a cacophony of many voices. The AP drugs help a little bit, for a while, then the illness adjusts to the drug and it loses efficacy. Fortunately, there are a lot of drugs...
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