[VR-80]

My voices are really getting to me, they say the nastiest things mostly about things they want me to do, they sicken me and i can't cope. Can anyone offer advice on how to live with this?

[insilence]

get gold bond lotion and white lotus and yi yi ren lotion. apply to face, neck, chest, ears. that should reduce them a little. im on zyprexa which takes care of them a little, but my blocks like styrofoam, weedblock fabric, charcoal mesh screen, copper/silver/gold bead wire thick. i have a silver wire around my left ankle. places they tend to be blocked externaly are around fridges, and if you get a "gauss meter" for your smart phone and find high levels of magnetic flux, cover those areas with the above materials. you can push the sound away by tightening your brain and pushing outwards mentally. you can reduce them and deflect them with your brain. you just need to figure it out. it wont stop them, but it will reduce the intensity.

[ofthevalley]

Originally Posted by VR-80

My voices are really getting to me, they say the nastiest things mostly about things they want me to do, they sicken me and i can't cope. Can anyone offer advice on how to live with this?

I've found a good AP can help along with distractions.

A therapist and out patient counseling, group therapy. Those are the only things i know about besides medications.

[ickydog2006]

Ideally meds. But therapy can help with changing thinking patterns, developing ways to combat the thoughts/voices. For me, therapy did not lessen the voices and finally I got so worried I would give in, and it was affecting my ability to care for my son, that I agreed to meds. After several psych hospital stays and trial and error with meds, I don't hear voices anymore and I'm so thankful I sought treatment, although I felt like giving up many times. Before treatment with anti psychotics, I did therapy and took anti depressants and anti anxiety meds, which didn't help with hallucinations but made me able to tolerate them a little better. Not only did hallucinations take a toll on me, they also impacted my relationships and caused pain to all who loved me. As much as we like to think, this disease affects us and should be no one else's business, and that we are able to live with the voices; it isn't all about us. I discovered I would rather live in a shared reality than one my brain makes up and forces alienation from people I care about. My brain lies to me.

[miss_rainy]

For me, I just distractions work better, if you could keep doing them. I sleep a lot and force myself to play my favorite game. Not only that but I go to a day program where I'm around other people. Being around other people help too.

[ofthevalley]

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[VR-80]

Thanks for your comments everyone,
I used to be on zyprexa but after years of it i got sick of being tired and lethargic all the time, although it did help, now i'm on abilify and have more energy but the voices are worse, guess i'll try therapy and distraction

[junkDNA]

Originally Posted by VR-80

Thanks for your comments everyone,
I used to be on zyprexa but after years of it i got sick of being tired and lethargic all the time, although it did help, now i'm on abilify and have more energy but the voices are worse, guess i'll try therapy and distraction

can you be around others? are there any groups in your area for hearing voices? there is a network called Hearing Voices Network that have groups for people that hear voices and/or have unusual experiences.

[optimistic_dolphin]

When the voices are nice, i am alright with them
these days are harder, not only i am seeing them, i hear them, and they say nastier things
they are always trying to hurt me
my cp and mom wants me go inpatient to stablise, the med are not helping now