Have any of you gotten rid of cruel voices/personalities?

Breaking Dawn · Sep 10, 2022 at 07:48 AM

And can you tell me how you accomplished it? Thank you for whatever you can share.

TheGal · Sep 10, 2022 at 07:13 PM

Hi Breaking Dawn,

I once had met a drama therapist who said people successfully calmed voices (as well as images too) by "acting" them out. Essentially, the patient became the director with the help of the therapist and instructed actors on what the voices were saying. The actors used the words and phrases and tones that were in the patient's head. And by externalizing the voices this way, actually calmed them down or in some cases, made them disappear altogether.

avagabor · 05:22 PM

With meds. I had a voice

Possible trigger:

telling me to kill myself

(luckily this was unusual) and my doc added another anti-depressant and that worked. Yay! Abilify takes out most of the voices. Your mileage may vary.

I'm sorry you are dealing with this.

Breaking Dawn · Sep 22, 2022 at 06:34 AM

I just finished a conversation with the main voices about emotions, & they claim that they don't know what emotional pain, sadness, or compassion feels like. So they don't understand what suffering feels like. I'm waiting for covid to go away before I go for medical help. I've been keeping the voices a secret so far, except for one friend, who helped me find these forums.

MuddyBoots · Sep 22, 2022 at 07:38 AM

Completely? Not without good meds. But focusing intensely on something (music, reading something I can get lost in, using grounding techniques) helps quell them temporarily.

Skeezyks · Sep 22, 2022 at 06:29 PM

I strive to meet them with compassionate abiding.

Relieve Distress By Allowing It: Compassionate Abiding 101 | Mindset: Perspective Is Everything

Breaking Dawn · Sep 22, 2022 at 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skeezyks

I strive to meet them with compassionate abiding.

Relieve Distress By Allowing It: Compassionate Abiding 101 | Mindset: Perspective Is Everything

Thank you, @Skeezyks, for the link. I just now read part of the article & will finish it later.

Skeezyks · Sep 23, 2022 at 12:50 PM

@Breaking Dawn Compassionate Abiding is a Buddhist practice. And everything I know about it I learned from reading the writings of the Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön. It is my go-to practice for any-&-all things in my life which are anxiety as well as depression producing. (And there are a multitude of them.) I highly recommend Ani Pema's books. There are also videos, on YouTube, of talks she has given over the years.

Breaking Dawn · Sep 23, 2022 at 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skeezyks

@Breaking Dawn Compassionate Abiding is a Buddhist practice. And everything I know about it I learned from reading the writings of the Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön. It is my go-to practice for any-&-all things in my life which are anxiety as well as depression producing. (And there are a multitude of them.) I highly recommend Ani Pema's books. There are also videos, on YouTube, of talks she has given over the years.

Thank you very much, @Skeezyks. That's really kind of you. I'll look for her books.

Truth22 · Oct 06, 2022 at 12:50 PM

Medication and meditation help me. I haven't heard voices in a long time.

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Breaking Dawn Legendary Breaking Dawn Thankful for my blessings. Member Since: Sep 2019 Location: USA Posts: 16,689 (SuperPoster!) 42.9k hugs given	Sep 10, 2022 at 07:48 AM #1 And can you tell me how you accomplished it? Thank you for whatever you can share. __________________ "Every moment is a fresh beginning." (T. S. Eliot) "Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines."(Robert H. Schiuller) * * * * * *
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avagabor New Member avagabor has no updates. Member Since: Sep 2022 Location: Ocean Shores, WA Posts: 5 4 hugs given	Sep 20, 2022 at 02:36 PM #3 With meds. I had a voice Possible trigger: telling me to kill myself (luckily this was unusual) and my doc added another anti-depressant and that worked. Yay! Abilify takes out most of the voices. Your mileage may vary. I'm sorry you are dealing with this. Last edited by CANDC; Sep 20, 2022 at 05:22 PM.. Reason: add trigger code
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MuddyBoots Mountain Climber MuddyBoots Sweating all my sins out Member Since: Sep 2020 Location: 11 Posts: 3,212 (SuperPoster!) 4,197 hugs given	Sep 22, 2022 at 07:38 AM #5 Completely? Not without good meds. But focusing intensely on something (music, reading something I can get lost in, using grounding techniques) helps quell them temporarily. __________________ I've changed my mind so much I can't even trust it My mind changed me so much I can't even trust myself
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Truth22 Member Truth22 has no updates. Member Since: Mar 2022 Location: North America Posts: 27 57 hugs given	Oct 06, 2022 at 12:50 PM #10 Medication and meditation help me. I haven't heard voices in a long time.
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