like the sound of a detuned radio or tv, and hear muffled whispers in the noise... hard to describe, sometimes they yell to be louder then it... never nice

and I hate this, people who know always say 'he's a schizophrenic'... not a person, not someone with an illness, just 'a schizophrenic'... am I even a person?

[mr rip]

Originally Posted by Griffe

like the sound of a detuned radio or tv, and hear muffled whispers in the noise... hard to describe, sometimes they yell to be louder then it... never nice

and I hate this, people who know always say 'he's a schizophrenic'... not a person, not someone with an illness, just 'a schizophrenic'... am I even a person?

i sometimes wonder myself. who do u trust. when u leave in a alturd reality from the norm.

[Miracle1986]

Originally Posted by Griffe

like the sound of a detuned radio or tv, and hear muffled whispers in the noise... hard to describe, sometimes they yell to be louder then it... never nice

and I hate this, people who know always say 'he's a schizophrenic'... not a person, not someone with an illness, just 'a schizophrenic'... am I even a person?

I hear white noise all the time!!!

[brephi]

Originally Posted by Griffe

like the sound of a detuned radio or tv, and hear muffled whispers in the noise... hard to describe, sometimes they yell to be louder then it... never nice

and I hate this, people who know always say 'he's a schizophrenic'... not a person, not someone with an illness, just 'a schizophrenic'... am I even a person?

Griffe, I too, have been hearing the same type of sounds. It also sounds like a detuned TV or radio. It usually sounds like a conversation between 2 people -- always low-toned, never shouting. My husband never hears it. This has been going on for a couple of years. I hear the sounds always, always, early in the a.m. when absolutely nothing is turned on and no one is talking. It's really strange. So strange I can't talk to anyone else about it, but you.

[JeffreyD]

Originally Posted by Griffe

like the sound of a detuned radio or tv, and hear muffled whispers in the noise... hard to describe, sometimes they yell to be louder then it... never nice

and I hate this, people who know always say 'he's a schizophrenic'... not a person, not someone with an illness, just 'a schizophrenic'... am I even a person?

Sometimes all the voices and noise blends together. Feels like static in the air.

[Fuzzybear]

(((((((((((((((( Griffe )))))))))))))))))

[kaytibear]

I hear white noise too. It's annoying. You are still a person not defined by your illness.

[CLErical1]

Originally Posted by Griffe

like the sound of a detuned radio or tv, and hear muffled whispers in the noise... hard to describe, sometimes they yell to be louder then it... never nice

and I hate this, people who know always say 'he's a schizophrenic'... not a person, not someone with an illness, just 'a schizophrenic'... am I even a person?

I've heard things for years. It is horrible because you know yourself that you are just like everyone else, it's just that you hear things they don't. I think sometimes people are scared of me because of it, and what they read and hear in the media. I'm more likely to be scared of others than they need to be scared of me though. It's true though, we are just all grouped together, not classed as someone who is unwell, but more like an outcast. It makes me feel like they are being hostile towards me. It isnt nice.

I have no advice, but I do empathise.

[Perna]

A lot of people with hearing loss hear white noise; you could get your ears checked and see if you have some hearing loss. It could partly be your hearing playing tricks on you and/or you could use that "excuse" if it were true :-)

Nasty about the louder voices, I'm so sorry. I use to have a "group" of guys in my head discussing me, when that got bad I'd get my hair cut for a disguise :-) My T finally got rid of the group and I was glad of that.

[thephysacist]

I must be strange then.

I like it sometimes, the voices, that is; I'm so used to them that they're comforting. Some of my hallucinations too don't bother me.

[Malady156]

Originally Posted by Griffe

like the sound of a detuned radio or tv, and hear muffled whispers in the noise... hard to describe, sometimes they yell to be louder then it... never nice

and I hate this, people who know always say 'he's a schizophrenic'... not a person, not someone with an illness, just 'a schizophrenic'... am I even a person?

Oh crap, Mal gets that static white noise stuff ALL the time. That and hearing through it distant heavy-metal type music playing but tinny and distorted somewhat, along with the muffled whispers and clutter of voices which you can never make out what they say. This would be about the extent of actual AUDIBLE hallucinatory experiences, other than occasionally hearing a voice speaking one of our Names (VERY rare). Usually when Mal "hears voices" they would all be inaudible, interior ones through the same senses as one "hears" spirits or something. (Hallucinating through your sixth sense, lovely!)

Can sympathize with you about being considered an illness rather than a person, that really sucks. But look on the bright side. At least they legitimately consider you afflicted rather than trying to claim you to be just making it up to get attention or something. Which sucks miles long because then if they (the humans) start saying/believing/campaigning that crap about you, then they will start with other stuff, such as declaring that every time your perceptions about a situation or event differs from theirs, instead of differing they will say you have LIED about it.