[sweepy62]

ok so i been in therapy for a year and a pdoc also i have been hearing voices for over a year my pdoc does not get it she says its audible hallucinations this is what i hear its like different conversations from random people as if you walk into a crowded mall and as you pass by u hear them planning and talking then you keep walking and you hear other conversations then i hear voices of my family conversing together with random people and some random person yells out my name and i cover my ears, i see my pdoc in a couple of weeks and its not the meds, what the heck would you call this

[mgran]

I think it's a combination of paranoia and hallucinations. Interesting you say about hearing conversations in a crowded mall... I still get this kind of thing, hear people talking about me, conversations "following" me from person to person, as though the conversation was seperate from the individuals speaking, and was leapfrogging from person to person just so I can hear it.

But as I say, I think it's a combination of paranoia and hallucination. Conversations shouldn't behave like that.

[porcupine2]

I have heard enough doorbells ringing where I actually go to the door, the phone ringing when it isn't and voices when no one else is around. I wouldn't call them audible since no one else hears them but me. It really is like a perception of two realities. Sometimes I think pdoc's just don't get it because they've never experienced it. Hang in there!

[mgran]

Today I heard my phone ring, and assumed it was a hallucination. (It happens so often.) Anyway, half an hour later I checked my incoming calls, and I'd actually had a real phone call. What I hate most about this is that I can't trust myself to be either right or wrong in my perceptions.

[greylove]

About the phone: I went through a period of waking up in the morning talking on a phone that hadn't rung. And most of the time I wasn't holding it. Go figure.

[Singularis]

It seems that everytime I'm in a crowded mall I can hear conversations, and they're definately real ones the only problem is that I feel as if someone is plotting against me or talking about me.. and that whole thought or idea evolves into thinking there's people spying on me.. it sucks and I feel your pain.. since I haven't been on medication I make sure no one following me or behind me, try to stay with family or just avoid big crowds in general. As long as you try to keep it in your mind that its not real you still have a small grip on sanity. Good luck

-Singularis

[MickG]

Originally Posted by sweepy62

ok so i been in therapy for a year and a pdoc also i have been hearing voices for over a year my pdoc does not get it she says its audible hallucinations this is what i hear its like different conversations from random people as if you walk into a crowded mall and as you pass by u hear them planning and talking then you keep walking and you hear other conversations then i hear voices of my family conversing together with random people and some random person yells out my name and i cover my ears, i see my pdoc in a couple of weeks and its not the meds, what the heck would you call this

They are considered "audible hallucinations" because you hear them and others do not. I do think, as mgran posted, it is a combination of hallucinations and paranoia. I used to hear this type of thing a lot and referred to it as "noise" as it seemed to be the same type of chatter one would find in a crowded area such as a mall. My only suggestion is to maintain as normal a life as you can for as long as you can and frequent "quiet" spaces as opposed to populated areas.

I sincerely wish you the very best. Peace.

[Rose3]

Is it stress that is contributing to these experiences? Or uncomfortable situations, places, etc?