[kvinneakt]

I don't know if I should do full disclosure at my next doctor visit. I have not told him about the many demons I have found occupying my head. What I mean by that is this:

I have learned meditation and practiced this for several years now. In meditation I am isolating various voices in my head. I have learned to listen to them talk to each other, and to "me", whoever that is in the mix of personalities.

These are not (I think) the voices of schizophrenia. But they do seem to have some independence. I can listen to them and am learning to talk back to them. I know they are in my head, but I don't know what they are thinking or what they might say. I can't read their "minds" but they do seem to have minds of their own.

I don't think writing any more about this will make it any more clear.

I am extremely hesitant to mention this to the doctor. I am afraid he will think I have gone psychotic in a way that is not really causing me any trouble, so I can't say that it is really psychotic.

Maybe someone here has something to say that might be helpful.

Thank you.

[geezusz]

Do you find what you are hearing as separate from you? Is what you are hearing not your own thoughts?

I don't like it that you would sit alone with these. How about finding someone else to talk to whom isnt your pdoc that you might feel comfortable speaking to about your questions?

[elliemay]

why do you think they are demons?

[3velniai]

I call them just "heads". The "little head", the "zombie head" and so on. I'm not sure it's the same thing you're talking about, but seems pretty close. Kind of in-between of internal and external. I told my T about it and she didn't really see a big problem with that (read: she didn't freak out or I couldn't see it). I like that I told her early about it, so I can say stuff like: that head thinks this and that head wants to do that. It's easier to work with T this way. I think you could try telling about it to your T, maybe kind of slowly step by step. T will definitely have like a million questions, but that's ok, he needs to find out the details. Because well, if T doesn't know the full picture, he can't help you.

[kvinneakt]

Originally Posted by elliemay

why do you think they are demons?

Demons as in daemons - daemons are processes that work in the background on a computer.

I think a therapist is better able to understand demons. I spoke about mine when I first begun therapy. Put my mind at rest immediately.

[sunrise]

Originally Posted by earthmamma

I think a therapist is better able to understand demons.

I agree. This is does not sound like psychosis or the classic "hearing voices" of schizophrenia. I have done some work with my T with various ego states I have, and at times I was able to hear their voices in my head. But I was never out of touch with reality. Do you feel out of touch with reality? If so, I think telling the pdoc might be good. If you are firmly grounded in reality and the voices are not causing a lot of functional impairment, I would suggest first trying to work with the voices with your therapist. Good luck.

[elliemay]

Originally Posted by kvinneakt

Demons as in daemons - daemons are processes that work in the background on a computer.

Well, IF you are going to see a psychiatrist, I probably wouldn't use the words "demons in my head". If you are male and in your early 20s, I think that might send you down a long and unhelpful road.

A psychotherapist, however, might be more open to understanding what you mean by demons.

I think it might be best to just describe them as thought processes that manifest as voices. Maybe?

[lonelyBchoice]

Originally Posted by elliemay

Well, IF you are going to see a psychiatrist, I probably wouldn't use the words "demons in my head". If you are male and in your early 20s, I think that might send you down a long and unhelpful road.

A psychotherapist, however, might be more open to understanding what you mean by demons.

I think it might be best to just describe them as thought processes that manifest as voices. Maybe?

I don´t think talking to a psychiatrist is sending the OP down an unhelpful road? Many symptoms like this have their debut when clients are in their early 20´s? I am not saying they are " symptoms" of anything at all. Psychotherapists are not trainded to make dxés and not all PDOC´s make quick assumptions when they hear the word " demons". I would not talk about this with a normal "GP" however.