New telepathy test, the sequel.

Gamolon said:
You also missed this.

Sorry, this didn’t make sense. Let me ask again.

How can you tell the difference between hearing someone’s thoughts versus hearing their voices?
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When you hear someone's thoughts, you become aware of very private things you have little interest in, like "I must wash the dishes tonight", or "my son is going to call me at 8:00 p.m.".

When you hear someone's voice, it's as if the person was whispering to you, except that the person is bypassing your ears, and "talking directly into your brain". In addition, like in ordinary whispering, the person who is talking to you "mentally" can control what she/he says.
 
Michel H said:
When you hear someone's thoughts, you become aware of very private things you have little interest in, like "I must wash the dishes tonight", or "my son is going to call me at 8:00 p.m.".

When you hear someone's voice, it's as if the person was whispering to you, except that the person is bypassing your ears, and "talking directly into your brain". In addition, like in ordinary whispering, the person who is talking to you "mentally" can control what she/he says.
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Let's use the "I must wash the dishes tonight" example. How do you know that the words you heard in your mind were private or that someone was actually telling you that?

How does you "having little interest in what the other person is thinking" help you differentiate between a private thought (not meant for you) and one that someone is actually conveying to you? In both cases, you're "hearing" the words "I must wash the dishes tonight".
 
Michel H said:
When you hear someone's thoughts, you become aware of very private things you have little interest in, like "I must wash the dishes tonight", or "my son is going to call me at 8:00 p.m.".

When you hear someone's voice, it's as if the person was whispering to you, except that the person is bypassing your ears, and "talking directly into your brain". In addition, like in ordinary whispering, the person who is talking to you "mentally" can control what she/he says.
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Ummm, ...

So are you saying that you actually do sometimes hear voices in your head?

And that other times you actually do hear the thoughts that some people may be transmitting?

Please clarify and thanks much.
 
Crossbow said:
Ummm, ...

So are you saying that you actually do sometimes hear voices in your head?

And that other times you actually do hear the thoughts that some people may be transmitting?

Please clarify and thanks much.
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Ummmm...

Tread carefully. Michel has claimed to be para schiz, off his meds by personal choice against medical advice, and hearing voices. This is not me somehow hurling insults. this is what Michel himself states on this forum.
 
Crossbow said:
Ummm, ...

So are you saying that you actually do sometimes hear voices in your head?

And that other times you actually do hear the thoughts that some people may be transmitting?

Please clarify and thanks much.
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So are you saying that you actually do sometimes hear voices in your head?
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Yes I do, I often hear female voices which are generally hostile (but not always).
And that other times you actually do hear the thoughts that some people may be transmitting?
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No, I don't hear other people's thoughts, but I believe I know the process fairly well as a thought broadcaster myself, and observing people's reactions.
 
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abaddon said:
Ummmm...

Tread carefully. Michel has claimed to be para schiz, off his meds by personal choice against medical advice, and hearing voices. This is not me somehow hurling insults. this is what Michel himself states on this forum.
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I don't know what you mean by "para schiz", are you referring to "paranoid schizophrenia" ?

I don't think I have schizophrenia, and I don't think I said such a thing on this forum. A few years ago, a psychiatrist suggested I take neuroleptics, but it was just a suggestion, not an actual advice.
 
Michel H said:
I don't know what you mean by "para schiz", are you referring to "paranoid schizophrenia" ?

I don't think I have schizophrenia, and I don't think I said such a thing on this forum. A few years ago, a psychiatrist suggested I take neuroleptics, but it was just a suggestion, not an actual advice.
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I can link the posts where you claimed all of that. Want me to do it? It's a bit embarrassing to you, and I would prefer not to embarrass you in that way.
 
Gamolon said:
Let's use the "I must wash the dishes tonight" example. How do you know that the words you heard in your mind were private or that someone was actually telling you that?

How does you "having little interest in what the other person is thinking" help you differentiate between a private thought (not meant for you) and one that someone is actually conveying to you? In both cases, you're "hearing" the words "I must wash the dishes tonight".
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If a hostile female voice says "What do you do to kill yourself?" (a typical sentence), it seems obvious that this is a voice talking to me with bad intentions, it's not an internal discourse like "At what time do I do my shopping this afternoon?" (which would be much more neutral). So it's easy to differentiate.
 
Michel H said:
Yes I do, I often hear female voices which are generally hostile (but not always).

No, I don't hear other people's thoughts, but I believe I know the process fairly well as a thought broadcaster myself, and observing people's reactions.
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OK. Thanks much for the clarification and I sincerely hope that you get the help that you need.
 
I thought this might be worth saying.

A member of my family has schizophrenia, and used to get awful hallucinations.

However, with support from the family and a good psychiatrist has got it mostly under control.

It did take many months for the therapy with the doctor, and trying different meds and doses to become effective, but now he's a much happier and better adjusted person.

The point is that there's no one route through this problem, and you need to be prepared for set-backs on the way, but as my family member has proved it is possible to get it under at least partial control, so that he can now function better in society.

He still can't hold down a job at the moment, but it may be possible to find him something that has little to no pressure - as pressure of working had brought on the most severe hallucinations.

As I said earlier Michel, I wish you well. I just wanted to explain about how someone with similar hallucinations to you has managed to cope with it.
 
Michel H said:
I don't think I have schizophrenia, and I don't think I said such a thing on this forum. A few years ago, a psychiatrist suggested I take neuroleptics, but it was just a suggestion, not an actual advice.
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You may not think so, but what you have described are classic symptoms of schizophrenia. That said, armchair diagnosis of mental illness by unqualified strangers is wildly inappropriate and you should definitely seek the advice of a mental health professional.
 
arthwollipot said:
You may not think so, but what you have described are classic symptoms of schizophrenia. That said, armchair diagnosis of mental illness by unqualified strangers is wildly inappropriate and you should definitely seek the advice of a mental health professional.
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That has already happened. Michel told us so and further told us that he had abandoned his doc and the prescribed medication provided. Just ask him. He seems to be oddly proud of that fact.
 
abaddon said:
That has already happened. Michel told us so and further told us that he had abandoned his doc and the prescribed medication provided. Just ask him. He seems to be oddly proud of that fact.
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I'm aware of that, but it never hurts to give people a gentle reminder from time to time that mental health services are still available.
 
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