I wanted to reply to this posting about voices, because there doesn't seem to be much talk about it in BP circles.

I have struggled with this for about a year (maybe more). My voices are both internal and external. Usually it is a negative series of voices trying to bring me down like, "You can't do that stupid! What are you thinking! Idiot." This is just an example. Sometimes I can actually hear a dialogue of voices in my head which is the worse. I am on medication that is suppose to be helping, but so far I have seen no noticable results.

Almost always stress brings it on. Like when I am at work and am not getting something.

It also happens when I'm trying to converse, which I find extreamely dabilitating.

Sometimes I wonder if it is related to BP at all, but then I think "Does it really matter?"