One time, after a 3 day meth bender (I dont use meth anymore and have less than 10 times, dont dare touch any stimulants anymore), I was hearing the voices of all my ex girlfriends and old friends in my car while driving. I was talking back to them and they'd respond accordingly. It sounded like it was coming from my environment through my ears. I tore the thing apart looking for a speaker. The voices would stop when I wasn't in the car, and begin again when I was in it. I imagine this is what schizophrenia and having your subconscious turn on you might be like. Seeing my friend struggle, it seemed more like a spiritual battle, and his ramblings didn't make sense in the context of any conversation he could have thought he was having. Many of us also experienced strange phenomenon around him.What do you guys mean you hear voices?
I talk to myself all the time. But not vocally, in my head. Cannot say I have an imaginary friend. However thinking out loud is quite common.
Do you guys literally have a friend you hang out with? Or is just some voice in your head that won't go away?
I would think some of these drugs (DMT, lsd, etc) wouldn't be good for this as I am pretty certain I did have a side buddy on a few trips and told him to look out for me.
The thing is, the studies are coming in now. -Specifically: the 5HT2a receptor sight studies showing, ( in as little as I may understand ) what seems to be some “nuerogenisis” or rather, brain or signal pathway growth, or lasting potentiation.
What do you guys mean you hear voices?
I talk to myself all the time. But not vocally, in my head. Cannot say I have an imaginary friend. However thinking out loud is quite common.
Do you guys literally have a friend you hang out with? Or is just some voice in your head that won't go away?
I would think some of these drugs (DMT, lsd, etc) wouldn't be good for this as I am pretty certain I did have a side buddy on a few trips and told him to look out for me.
What do you guys mean you hear voices?
I talk to myself all the time. But not vocally, in my head. Cannot say I have an imaginary friend. However thinking out loud is quite common.
Do you guys literally have a friend you hang out with? Or is just some voice in your head that won't go away?
I would think some of these drugs (DMT, lsd, etc) wouldn't be good for this as I am pretty certain I did have a side buddy on a few trips and told him to look out for me.
I believe the difference between schizophenic voices and stuff like having an imaginary friend, talking to "God" or just having an internal monologue is that with schizophrenia you hear those voices when you're not supposed to. Apparently it's a very different thing.
I think this is a pretty good lecture on schizophrenia, a bit long but worth it in my opinion. Kind of amazing, and sad, how debilitating it can be and how the disease keeps progressing (unless you treat it properly) untill the person becomes completely disfuncional... Even the Maasai people (completely different from western culture) understand how problematic it can be.
Starts at the 23min 40s.
You can also know when the voices are gonna talk. If your schizophrenic symptoms are mixed with ocdI believe the difference between schizophenic voices and stuff like having an imaginary friend, talking to "God" or just having an internal monologue is that with schizophrenia you hear those voices when you're not supposed to. Apparently it's a very different thing.
I believe the difference between schizophenic voices and stuff like having an imaginary friend, talking to "God" or just having an internal monologue is that with schizophrenia you hear those voices when you're not supposed to. Apparently it's a very different thing.
It certainly is different and something you can only really understand when you experience it. Just like with any inner workings of your consciousness it's very hard to explain to others.You can also know when the voices are gonna talk. If your schizophrenic symptoms are mixed with ocd
There is no cure to Schizophrenia because we do not understand this phenomena adequately. The closest we have got is thinking of the symptoms caused by a dopamine deficiency, yet there is no conclusive proof, and in some cases the contrary comes to light. The only thing one can do is manage it, and certain psychedelics can help come to a better subjective understanding of one's illness, but only in controlled circumstances and even then doing such a thing will not be advisable in the foreseeable future.
I could see this potential. As a crazy person myself, who has trauma-linked auditory hallucinations while sober on occasion (or im being drugged or gaslit idk lol), I really am hoping to experience this some day. I could also see something like ketamine working well for this, though not nearly to the extent of LSD, nd maybe not even possible in the same way.there are also very high functioning schizophernics out there like the movie a beautiful mind in college we had post doc math researchers who were schizophrenic who could just whip solutions out of thin air for extreme complex cutting edge math.
Mad geniuses have propelled this world foward. 1960's they were able to cure some shcizophernics with LSD by having the therapist also take it medium to high doses and go inside the shcizophernics mind on the trip together and guide them out and rewire their thoughts. Doing this alone somebody is more likely to just damage and disorder their mind more. But if totally done right it is a possible cure but requires a very advanced therapist who knows LSD very well with many trips and is willing to take the dangers of also fragmenting their own mind in healing the other person.