I only hear voices/noises when I’m psychotic and to varying degrees. For instance, if I am extremely manic, I may hear the voice of God telling me to do things and if I’m extremely depressed, I may hear demons telling me to do things. These can be both in and outside of my mind (sometimes internal, sometimes actual voices). These voices range from incredible to terrifying. However there are other times, if I’m having a mild episode, that the voices/noises are completely insignificant and don’t bother me. For instance, I might be listening to music on my headphones and suddenly voices will come through as though I am listening to a transitional radio. I know those aren’t real. I may also hear, for instance, thunder, that my husband says isn’t there. That doesn’t bother me because I can recognize it isn’t real.