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01-06-2023 10:15 PM
01-06-2023 10:15 PM
Hearing Voices
Hi there, I hope everyone is doing well. As I was wondering if anyone has a experience with hearing voices. As recently due to a lot stress, anxiety and dipression. And also because of lot of sensatize conversations, directed towards me. Caused me hearing voices. As now it has happened, I'm looking for a ways to deal with it. So that I can help myself. I will really appreciate your inputs.
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01-06-2023 10:27 PM
01-06-2023 10:27 PM
Re: Hearing Voices
Hi @sandym
i have had your symptoms but never heard voices. I am sure some will reply.
Have you had a change on medication if you are on any? Any drugs or alcohol with medication? You do not have to answer that. Just putting it out there.
As far as the stress, anxiety and depression go, I hope you are sleeping alright, eating alright and not overthinking things. If so, play some music or watch something light to shift your focuss. Even if for 2 - 5 minutes.
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02-06-2023 05:52 AM
02-06-2023 05:52 AM
Re: Hearing Voices
Hi and welcome, @sandym
I'm wondering if you have any professional support? Like a counsellor, meds, psychologist or psychiatrist?
If not, then the first step is to visit your GP and ask for a Mental Health Care Plan. This will entitle you to 10 subsidised sessions with a psychologist per year. The only thing is that psychologists are so overwhelmed with demand at the moment that it could take 6 months to get in to see one. But it's a good idea to get on the waiting list now.
You can help this process by googling then ringing round psychologists in your area to ask: are they taking new patients at the moment, what is the wait time for a new patient to start, what are the costs, etc. Then you can take a name to your GP for the Mental Health Care Plan referral. (GPs might not know which psychologists are taking new patients and which have stopped as they are full.)
An important SANE Forums tip is if you type @ and then click on a name in the drop-down box, that person will get a notification and won't miss your reply.
I hope you find the forums supportive...
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02-06-2023 09:07 PM
02-06-2023 09:07 PM
Re: Hearing Voices
Thanks so much for your reply. I really appreciate it. But I am just not into music at the moment. Everything else seems to be okay so far. No I am not using any illicit drugs (street drugs) But on opioid replacement therapy [medication name removed by moderators]. I'm doing in the public methodone clinic. If that counts drugs. But it's helpful, if it is, what it is supposed to be. Or what they say it's. Anyway everything I do is under surveillance, broadcasted to general public. So in reality there is nothing much can do about it. It's a gang stalking.
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02-06-2023 09:09 PM
02-06-2023 09:09 PM