New Zealand
Page updated 01/06/2008
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In the year since the inaugral meeting in New Zealand the Hearing Voices Network has accomplished a lot.
It is now an Incorporated Society called ” Hearing Voices Network Aotearoa New Zealand Incorporated.” The incorporation to ok place on September 14th 2007. World hearing Voices Day.
Thanks to a dedicated team of supporters for our network we are gradually acheiving our aims.
We have a Yahoo group site , closed to the public where we can exchange information about our network, and latest news and research from around the world for our members.
On this site we also have many links and files with helpful information and handouts.
We have designed a small pamphlet to give out to the community and have many handouts which we supply at our support groups and presentations.
We are planning a comprehensive website this coming year .
Our first support group meets every second Wednesday evening from 7.00pm to 8.30pm which has been running for almost a year now. We have people coming regularly. It is friendly and informal and all manner of things are discussed.There is no pressure to attend, all participation is voluntary. This is held at present at Henderson, Auckland. A second group is starting up on the North Shore.
We held a seminar for World hearing Voices Day this year, that introduced many various experiences of voice hearing, such as shamanism and spiritualism and during grief. We are planning to hold at least two similar events a year. The next one is coming up in May for our first Annual General meeting.
If anyone is interested in starting a support group in New Zealand, please contact us and we can help you with information, and assistance to get it going. We are always keen to have more helping hands whether you are a voice hearer , family, caregiver or mental health worker, you all have valuable help you can provide.
If you would like to become a member of our society and to support our network, please contact us and we can send you an application form, or for more information on our support groups please contact us as below.
Hearing Voices Network Aotearoa NZ Inc
PO Box 78-132
Grey Lynn
Auckland, New Zealand
email: hearingvoices@woosh.co.nz
Thanks and regards
Adrienne Giacon
Hearing Voices Network Aotearoa NZ
Comments
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this is a great site, I thought I was the only one in this situation, I live on the west coast, I would love to become a member and recieve more information
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Great Colin, you will need to email us directly at hearingvoices@woosh.co.nz, or by snails mail at the address above. I can then send you all the info you need. Regards Adrienne Secretary HVN Aotearoa NZ
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i hear voices and have done since 2006. and i have had doctor after docter tell that im not hearing voices that am making it all up. when im not making it up. they refuse to treat me or give me any help. they dont even accept that i hear these people talking to me. its like they have never herd of such a thing.
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hi my is richard mygirlfriend hears voices. it really gets between our relationship. she has paronoia. she thinks that iam cheating on her which i have never.it does not seem to matter how much i tell her iam not. she keeps on acueind me. i have depressoin my self. i love her but i do not no want to do.
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Hi Mary, Sorry that you are not being taken seriously. But there is a lot of ignorance about on hearing voices. Once you are taken into the mental health system and put on medication it is very hard to get back out again. This may be the reason your doctor doesnt want to treat you. If you are still enjoying a good quality of life, then it may be better for you to learn what you can from this site, talk to people in our forum, attend a support group if there is one in your area, read some of the recommended books, and decide to look after yourself. Learn how to deal with the voices, to have a positive relationship with them, and you will learn alot about your self. I am not dismissing your concerns, but hope you can find your help on another path. Regards Adrienne
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Hi Richard, I think I spoke to you on the phone. Often voices will blow any tiny fear a person has out of proportion. Which may be the case with your girlfriend. Maybe you could write her a list of why you love her, your loyal qualities, and hlp her to write a list for herself about why she is loveable. Every time she accuses you, let her know that you understand her fears, and remind her to go over her good qualities again. Often when people have been through a lot they forget they are loveable. Regards Adrienne
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New Zealand now have their own blog site. You can see it at http://hearingvoicesnetworkanz.wordpress.com
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Hi, 11 years ago when I was 43 I had a brain hemorrhage caused by a thin blood vessel exploding in my brain. After the scan they found a couple of blood vessels that were suspect also. I was offered an operation that was successful but I started getting ordinary seizeres. About 7 years ago I had started having Status Epilepticus fits. I had one two weeks ago and after waking up in hospital, this time I could hear people in my ward talking about me, getting instructions on how to do things. Nothing bad, just proceedures with cleaning etc in my head. Two days later and I was ok but I was very very scared. From what I can find out about it, I always get an aura prior to the fit but now I got this visual hallucination. It was all so real.
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my daughter is always asking for financual help. she is 34.has a 14 yr daughter.if i dont help i loss all which at this stage am doing.help
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my daughter is always asking for financual help. she is 34.has a 14 yr daughter.if i dont help i loss all which at this stage am doing.help