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I hear voices, or inserted thoughts as I call them. It's like hearing a thought in your head (not an audible voice), but your brain didn't produce it! Like my M

by andy 10y ago

I hear voices, or inserted thoughts as I call them. It's like hearing a thought in your head (not an audible voice), but your brain didn't produce it! Like my Mom said who heard a non threatening inserted thought about a month ago "it's like it's coming from a different spot in my brain" I have written down some of the inserted thoughts I heard. They are from a couple years ago. http://pastebin.com/FdNGwmRJ http://pastebin.com/FdNGwmRJ http://pastebin.com/7f4cTkDW http://pastebin.com/7f4cTkDW http://pastebin.com/BREdSSGb http://pastebin.com/BREdSSGb http://pastebin.com/VLEPLFzJ http://pastebin.com/VLEPLFzJ http://pastebin.com/Zy1JbCTC http://pastebin.com/Zy1JbCTC I'm a member of Intervoice on Facebook. I take Perphenazine, and see a Psychiatrist every 6 months.

wojt_eu 10y ago
WOW, it was disturbing even to read. "i'm checking up on you every so often" "don't write that down" "you're lost in your own little world up here"
mcs 10y ago
Does the Perphenazine reduce the frequency?
- andy 10y ago
  Yes it does.
xaedes 10y ago
How do you tell, "your brain didn't produce it"? I don't really understand by what your voices are different from what I simply call my thoughts. I mean I also hear random thoughts. Just the same kind of thoughts that you wrote down. Often it's a dialog or chatter from multiple different voices. They are different in what they say. Isn't that normal? Do other people have a mute inner voice? How are your voices different from your thoughts?
- grahamburger 10y ago
  I have what I guess would be a 'mute' inner voice. There's no sound quality to it. It feels more like writing than like speaking.
- andy 10y ago
  Here's a good example of when I think my brain didn't produce the inserted thoughts: http://andytriboletti.tumblr.com/post/32437656234/roger-waters http://andytriboletti.tumblr.com/post/32437656234/roger-wate... "A couple years ago I was reading Incognito where they mention Pink Floyd’s lyrics “There’s someone in my head but it’s not me”. Later that night I was lying in bed trying to go to sleep when I thought “Roger Waters” At the time I didn’t know who he was but I found his Wikipedia page."
  - theWatcher37 10y ago
    Hello. I created an account on this website specifically to reply to your comment despite the fact that I usually only lurk here. I read your linked blog and honestly, if that's yours, I feel compelled to reach out to you. The behavior you've documented (helpfully, for both yourself and others) is textbook schizophrenia. The paranoia, the the voices, the "I could control what showed up on tv" all fits the bill for mental illness. You have to learn to stop trusting your own head and document with outside sources. In the TV case, film yourself on your phone. Say what's going to show up, then wait for it. Watch it. See if you "remember" being able to control it. Then watch the video back later, then realize nothing you said actually was right. You've got to use the wonderful technological tools available to you to fight this, and included a trusted healthcare professional. I'm reaching out in hopes that this helps you, not trying to troll/insult at all. There's no shame in what's happening to you. The only shame is that science doesn't understand the brain well enough yet to detect/heal these things before they impact our lives.
    - x5n1 10y ago
      He says above that he is on perphenazine and that he sees are professional every 6 months. Seems like he knows what's up. No need to be concerned.

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wojt_eu 10y ago

WOW, it was disturbing even to read. "i'm checking up on you every so often" "don't write that down" "you're lost in your own little world up here"

mcs 10y ago

Does the Perphenazine reduce the frequency?

andy 10y ago
Yes it does.

xaedes 10y ago

How do you tell, "your brain didn't produce it"? I don't really understand by what your voices are different from what I simply call my thoughts. I mean I also hear random thoughts. Just the same kind of thoughts that you wrote down. Often it's a dialog or chatter from multiple different voices. They are different in what they say. Isn't that normal? Do other people have a mute inner voice? How are your voices different from your thoughts?

grahamburger 10y ago
I have what I guess would be a 'mute' inner voice. There's no sound quality to it. It feels more like writing than like speaking.
andy 10y ago
Here's a good example of when I think my brain didn't produce the inserted thoughts: http://andytriboletti.tumblr.com/post/32437656234/roger-waters http://andytriboletti.tumblr.com/post/32437656234/roger-wate... "A couple years ago I was reading Incognito where they mention Pink Floyd’s lyrics “There’s someone in my head but it’s not me”. Later that night I was lying in bed trying to go to sleep when I thought “Roger Waters” At the time I didn’t know who he was but I found his Wikipedia page."
- theWatcher37 10y ago
  Hello. I created an account on this website specifically to reply to your comment despite the fact that I usually only lurk here. I read your linked blog and honestly, if that's yours, I feel compelled to reach out to you. The behavior you've documented (helpfully, for both yourself and others) is textbook schizophrenia. The paranoia, the the voices, the "I could control what showed up on tv" all fits the bill for mental illness. You have to learn to stop trusting your own head and document with outside sources. In the TV case, film yourself on your phone. Say what's going to show up, then wait for it. Watch it. See if you "remember" being able to control it. Then watch the video back later, then realize nothing you said actually was right. You've got to use the wonderful technological tools available to you to fight this, and included a trusted healthcare professional. I'm reaching out in hopes that this helps you, not trying to troll/insult at all. There's no shame in what's happening to you. The only shame is that science doesn't understand the brain well enough yet to detect/heal these things before they impact our lives.
  - x5n1 10y ago
    He says above that he is on perphenazine and that he sees are professional every 6 months. Seems like he knows what's up. No need to be concerned.