Research about alternative perspectives
Voice hearing in history and religion (click here for full text)
The experience of hearing voices unheard by others is probably as old as mankind and well known to the ancient Greeks, we also know it was commonly experienced in Egyptian and early Christian cultures, indeed until the eighteenth century the experience was regarded as divine rather than being considered a health issue.
Recovery from a Maori Perspective:
"Four Maori Korero about their Experience of Mental Illness"
(click here for full text)
As Adrienne points out in the online forum, this article includes some of the Maori spiritual aspects that they found important in their healing, such as acknowledging their experiences as part of maori concepts and viewing psychoses as an event that needed to be worked through rather than medicated for.
Affective reactions to auditory hallucinations in psychotic, evangelical and control groups (click here for full text)
The experiences of "auditory hallucinations" in psychotic, evangelical and control groups were examined in this study.
Comments
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I have noticed a lack of healing potential since I have been forced to take medication for the hearing of voices. Before, I used to do absent healing and draw pictures and information into my mind all before I was hospitalised after an episode ten years ago. I was also painting and it is just lately that I have been getting my life back on track.
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I have noticed a lack of healing potential since I have been forced to take medication for the hearing of voices. Before, I used to do absent healing and draw pictures and information into my mind all before I was hospitalised after an episode ten years ago. I was also painting and it is just lately that I have been getting my life back on track. I just attended the intervoice confernece in Perth, Australia, it was really informative and I really got a lot out of it.
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To set the record straight as I did the above comments...I tried to ease off my meds by writing down what the voices said, on of the strategies that I learned at the intervoice conference, just recently. I found that my voices went wild and hurtful and I quickly found that I was in another space which wasn't too good. So I wrote down on a piece of paper that I would stop writing down what the voices said and took some meds. The result peace in my head again. I know for now that it is just too much for me to fight the voices on my own. I need help with it. I also found that writing down the voices was introspective. thank you.
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introspective. and for the people like me he/she got to have a good long look at what he was dealing with his insides got mad ... simplyy becausethe only yreson for writing it down was to rid him/her from being in the situation in the first place once it become reall it holds the stering wheel... so take it back the longes why i've found is to forget don't talk back do not respond let it freely give it's oppinion once you r capable of this you r in control only then will you really ysee it for what it is once your there it's your choce to do with it what you want it will bitch and it will complain just let it carry on if anything you get a second appinion if you can accept it you will be rid of it p.s. my last attemp lasted 6 mounths it's slow at the start but the more times it works the stronger your deffence will be good luck to you all i'd love feed back it's nice to know that i'm not alone
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The Maori perspective on mental health link didnt seem to work. Here is another link to the same article http://www.hawaii.edu/hivandaids/Four%20Maori%20Korero%20About%20Their%20Experience%20of%20Mental%20Illness.pdf
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I've had 2 experiences hearing an odd and deep male voice. Once, after a dream in which I was going to solve a poltergiest problem and was attacked in the dream, after I woke up and was laying there with my eyes closed he said " Join Me". Just a few days ago, I had just laid down to sleep and a loud voice in my head stated " Someone wants to talk to you". The dream and the subsequent male voice were both very disturbing and also after both events, I had images flash in my mind of disturbing scenes or pictures of grotesque looking people. Needless to say after each event I prayed for protection. I am not crazy and have a very happy life. I dont drink nor do drugs and otherwise have no other problems other than normal every day life. Just curious if any one else has experienced similiar situations.
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From the christian perspective the bible tells us that the lamb of God will slay these demons with the Truth. This little piece of knowledge has helped me immensely over the span of my ordeal. One is often tempted to seek out new and unfamiliar ways to deal with these experiences. however I have found that as long as I try to stay rooted in the truth of my life experiences and my upbringing that it is somehow sufficient to see me thru most of my episodes. To explain it in a rather common manner I say simply that each of us must eat, drink ,deficate,urinate, expel gas,and occasionally copulate, and sleep, and for the most of us this means that we must get off our respective arses and go to work. Anything that interferes with these simple functions is in my opinion is either an asshole, a demon, or in the case of most Americans a replubican. The truth seems to make all of the aforementioned scurry for cover. Slay these imbicillic torturers with the TRUTH.