It’s not the end of the world
Our information for parents and carers intended to help you to develop new and more empowering ways of thinking about your child’s experiences and to help you find ways to assist your child.
Written by Dr. Sandra Escher is from the Netherlands, an expert on the issue of children who hear voices, shed has spent the last fifteen years talking to children who hear voices and to their parents and carers. Sandra has carried out the most detailed and thorough research into the phenomenon in the world to date. In this article she offers a new perspective on what the voices may represent and how you can help your child cope if they are hearing voices.
Why we have written this information leaflet
We have written this information leaflet for parents and carers in the hope that it will enable you to develop a new and more empowering way of thinking about the your child’s experiences and that it will help you in finding ways to assist your child in their emotional development and recovery from hearing overwhelming voices.
Unfortunately, there is very little practical advice available about children who hear voices that addresses your needs as parents and family members, this is a shame because you are the most important form of support to your child. So, we wanted you to know that there are some simple common sense things that you can do to help your child. We hope you will find the information helpful.
Introduction
First things first, From the research that we have carried out into the experience of adults and children who hear voices it has became apparent that:
- To hear voices is in itself is a normal though unusual experience
- However, it is possible that you can become ill as a result of hearing voices when you cannot cope with them
- For most children (60%) the voices will disappear over time as the child develops and as they learn to cope with the life’s problems (and the emotions and feelings involved with these problems) that led to the voices starting in the first place
How do most parents react when their child talks about hearing voices?
When you find out that your child hears voices it can be devastating. Some parents have said it “felt like my whole world had collapsed.” This reaction is understandable, for as parents we are naturally very protective of our children and do not want to see them distressed, hurt or confused. However, there is a crucial question that needs to be asked about why we react in this way when we discover a child is hearing voices.
Our reactions are based on information we have picked up about the meaning of hearing voices. Mostly these are based on assumptions held by society, especially the widely held belief that to hear voices is the same as the mental illness “schizophrenia”.
The good news is that this belief is not correct. Whilst it is the case that hearing voices is apparent in about 60% of the persons who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. It is not the other way around! If you hear voices that does not mean you have schizophrenia.
There is an even more important issue that you may not be aware of: hearing voices in itself is normal – but – it is possible to become ill from hearing voices if you cannot cope with them. This means that it is coping with hearing voices that is the problem and not the voices in themselves.
Normal” children and adults hear voices
This little known fact is based on a lot of research. Several large scale population (epidemiological) studies have shown that about 4 % of the population hears voices. Of these 4% of the people who hear voices about 30% seek assistance from mental health services. Amongst children however, even more of the “normal” population hears voices (8%) and as with adults about 30% are referred to mental health services.
What this means is that there are apparently many more people who hear voices who do not require the support of mental health services then those that do. This is because they can cope with the voices and function well in in their everyday lives.
Unfortunately, most of the information that we have about the experience of hearing voices comes exclusively from research with patients; people who obviously cannot cope with the voices and needed help. These are people who feel that the voices made them feel powerless and who were overwhelmed by them. This is the case for research for adults and children who are hearing voices. However, in other articles on this site you can find out more about people who can cope with their voices or even have positive experiences.
Hearing voices and traumatic experiences
In our research we found that a common theme in both groups (adults and children) is the high percentage of traumatic experiences that have been found to have been the trigger for hearing voices. In adults around 75% began to hear voices in relationship to a trauma or situation that made them feel powerless.
Examples of the kinds of traumas that trigger voices include the death of a loved one, divorce, losing a job, failing an exam, but also longer lasting situations like being physically, emotionally or sexually abused. With children the percentage was even higher at 85%, with some traumas specifically related to childhood. These traumas might include being bullied by peers or teachers, or being unable to perform at a certain level at school, another commonly reported traumatic incident related to hearing voices is being admitted to a hospital for long periods because of a physical illness.
I would say that hearing voices is mostly a reaction to a situation or a problem the child or young person cannot cope with.
It is a signal.
Voices as messengers
Another striking finding is that what the voices say often gives an indication of the problem that the child has.
An example:
The voices told an 8-year-old boy to blind himself. This frightened his mother. But when we discussed whether there was something in the life of the boy he could not face, she understood the voices message. The boy could not cope with the problematic marriage of his parents. He did not want to see it.
What we saw in our research is that if attention was given to the problems the child was facing, they will be able to establish a more constructive kind of relationship with the voices. As a result children become less afraid of their voices. When a child is able to consider the problems that are at the root of their distress and with the emotions and feelings involved, the voices stop being the child’s only focus of attention.
For many children voices disappear over time
Recently I conducted a 3-year follow up study on 80 children who heard voices who were aged between 8 and 19 years of age. Half of this group of children were receiving mental health care because of their voices, however, the other half were not in care at all. I interviewed the children 4 times at yearly intervals. At the end of the research period 60% of the children I interviewed reported that the voices had disappeared.
Of course figures and statistics like this do not directly relate to you. But the overall message is that the chance that the voice might disappear is quite high.
We saw that the children’s problems often stopped their development through the voice experience. However, if the problems were handled or their situation changed; for example because the child changed schools, the voices disappeared.
The voices may stay but children can cope with them
It is important that we appreciate that the the desire to make the voices disappear is a goal of the mental health care services and not necessarily that of the children themselves. There are some children who did not want to lose their voices. This is OK, for the most important thing is that the voices no longer remain at the centre of their attention. This is because as the relationship with the voices changed and became more positive, instead of hindering the child the voices start to take on an advisory role. If children find within themselves the resources to cope with their voices and the emotions involved with hearing them then they can lead happy and balanced lives.
Supporting your child
The most important element in the process of positively changing your child’s relationship with their voice is the support they got from the family. Unfortunately, our research has shown that being in the mental health care system had no positive effect on the voices, although we did find that being referred to a psychotherapist who accepted the reality of the voices and were prepared to discuss their meaning with the child did have a positive influence on how the child coped with their voices.
We also saw that “normalising” the experience can help parents to deal with the voices – try not to think of it as a terrible disaster, but as a signal for something that is troubling your child and that can be resolved. On the other hand, if parents cannot accept that voice hearing in itself is normal, but believe the voices to be an illness and are afraid of the voices, then the child naturally picks up this feeling. Imagine for a moment if you were the child and were afraid of the voices and when you looked for support from your Mum and Dad you found that they were even even more afraid of the voices then you were. This would obviously put you under great pressure and probably mean that you would become reluctant about talking about your experiences at all.
There is a second problem,at if you are afraid of the voices then you can become obsessed with the fear of the voices alone and not what the voices mean. When you are distressed and anxious you cannot listen very well to the story your child tells about their experiences and may fail to pick up on the related problems and emotions that the voices represent.
In our experience what helps children the most is a systematic approach to understanding the voices. So to help we have developed an interview to help map the experience. This can be used as a way to understand the stress the child is under and then to work together to find solutions for the problems raised by the voice hearing experience..
More information
This information is just a brief introduction to a new way of thinking about children who hear voices that might help you to face the problems you have. If you want more information about the research, about the elements of the therapy that helped the children or you want a copy of the interview form we used to in our research to help you with your child please let us know.
Download your copy here: Maastricht Interview for children
Sandra Escher, MPhil, PhD.
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I was so relieved to find this – please could you send me a copy of the research and therapy elements.
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thanks for all your work! please send me an interview
please email me a copy of the interview. many thanks
Hi. You can download the interview here: http://www.intervoiceonline.org/children-and-young-people/resources.
Thank you for this! It is really needed information simply presented.
This was a very helpful article. I would very much appreciate a copy of the interview form.
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Could you please send me the interview you referred to in the article above to help us map the experience with our daugther. Very helpful article!! Thank you.
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We would like a copy of the interview referred to in the article above. Thank you so much for your help.
Thank you for an informative article and advice. Could I please have a copy of the interview.
Thanks for the enlightening information. I would like to read more about the research and the interview tool.
Thank you.
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I would like to receive information about your research, therapy elements and interview please.
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thank you for this helpful article please send me the interview my husband had real trouble with this as a child and I think still does and my middle son is experiencing the same difficulties now and I want to know how best to help
I would greatly appreciate the interview and any extra information and research. This article really helped me to know how to better approach this with my son. Thank you!
Please send me info. my daughter is going through this same situation.
Thank you for writing this article. I found it reassuring and hopeful. Could I please have a copy of the interview form.
Please send me a copy of the interview questions. Thank you.
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If you click on the Links and Resources line it will take you to another page from where you can dowload the questions.
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I would like to read more about the research and the interview tool Thank you.
I would like a copy of the interview questions.
Thank you.
Interesting article. Please forward a copy of the interview questions.
Thank you.
Could I also get a copy of the interview form?
My wonderful young son (7) choked on a grape about three weeks ago. He was very distressed by it to say the least. Four days ago he told me the guy in his head is telling him to choke himself. He is now afraid to eat and believes this will help the man in his head go away. I truly believe this is probably prompted from the choking event of three weeks ago. He said the guy in his head told him to choke himself three or four times since Thursday. I am reassuring him it will be OK, I appear to be more worried than he is, but I am not sure what to say to him. I have told him this is probably his thoughts and not a guy in his head. Please help!!! I do not want to get the medical community involved yet. I do not believe he is mentally ill, but how do I normalize his fears.
Thanks for the information. It has helped with some of my anxiety but they are many more questions that i have. Eg. What are the other signs of schizo should i look out for in my 3 year old? When should i see a psychiatrist? What are ways of talking with him so he is not alarmed?
Thanks
Hello,
Thank you for such an interesting helpful very well informed article! I have a 12 yr. Old son that is hearing very distraught voices in his head. If you could please send me a copy of the interview questions, it would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you very much!
Great website and fantastic article. I was concerned about my son’s voices but not anymore. I would love a copy of the interview so I can help him work through this. I would be very happy if he were able to reach a point where he were happy to live with his ‘guides’. Sounds like they could be useful!!
Despite the admin comment above it took me ages to find the link referred to, and even then only by researching the author and being directed back here – and I like researching!! So for others , to save time and frustration, I’d like to include the following link to the interview questions:
http://www.intervoiceonline.org/2852/support/recovery/recovering-from-voices-by-changing-your-relationship.html
Copy and paste into your browser if need be.
Thank you for an excellent article. Our son started hearing voices after he expelled from school for not ‘coping’ and getting sufficiently high grades. They increased after his friends then left to go to university and he has stayed home. His psychiatrist seems to think he needs more meds but the meds are not working; at least they don’t seem to make the voices go away. They are voices of his friends and of famous actors. I think in a way he needs the voices. Please can you send the questionnaire? That would be so helpful, thankyou.
Hi Edwina. I’m glad that you found the article helpful. You can find the questionnaire here: http://www.intervoiceonline.org/children-and-young-people/resources. Also, there is an organisation supporting young people who hear voices or have visions in the UK called Voice Collective. It’s based in London, but they can offer information/resources to people anywhere. Have a look at http://www.voicecollective.co.uk if you’re interested.
Excellent articles and comments. Please can you send me through a copy of the interview questions. Thanking you in anticipation!
Glad you found this information helpful. You can download the Interview here: http://www.intervoiceonline.org/children-and-young-people/resources
My 13 year old son has been hearing voices for quite awhile now. If you would please send me a copy of the interview you have.
Thank you,
Michele Amlin-Erickson
Hi. You can download the interview here: http://www.intervoiceonline.org/children-and-young-people/resources. You may also be interested in Voice Collecitve, a UK based project that offers support and resources for young people who hear voices and their families. Their website is http://www.voicecollective.co.uk
My son just told me that he is hearing voices. He is not scared but I freaked out. I was happy to have read this article. Can you please send me any related articles and the interview form? I’d like to know how best to be supportive.
Hi. Many of the parents we hear from have a similar reaction – it can be very overwhelming to find out your child hears voices because there is so much stigma surrounding the experience. For many children and young people hearing voices isn’t a problem. If it does cause a problem, there is lots of things you can do to help. The following are some resources that might be helpful for you. Let us know if anything was particularly useful and we’ll be sure to share it on the site (if it’s not here already).
The Maastricht Interview for Children: http://www.intervoiceonline.org/children-and-young-people/resources
Children Hearing Voices: What you need to know and what you can do (a great book by Sandra Escher and Marius Romme, with chapters from Sami Timimi – a UK psychiatrist – and Rachel Waddingham (Voice Collective, UK). It’s aimed at both young people and their parents): http://www.pccs-books.co.uk/product.php?xProd=549
Voice Collective (a UK based project supporting children and young people who hear voices or see visions, check out their website for information on coping and ways of getting support): http://www.voicecollective.co.uk
Many Children ‘Hear Voices’ (an article about recent research published in 2010 showing almost 1 in 10 children hear voices): http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/01/25/us-children-voices-idUSTRE60O3BE20100125
We’re hoping to develop the young people’s area of Intervoice’s website. Do let us know if there’s any types of information that you think would be helpful to have on here.
Thank you for this perspective. Please send me a copy of the interview.
I’m glad you found this helpful. You can download the interview from this page on our site: http://www.intervoiceonline.org/children-and-young-people/resources
Please send me a copy of the interview form. Ty..
Hi. You can download the interview from this page on our site: http://www.intervoiceonline.org/children-and-young-people/resources
Hi very informative artical could you please send me the interview that was referred to in the artical please.
Sure. You can find the interview here: http://www.intervoiceonline.org/children-and-young-people/resources. I hope it’s helpful
Hello.. would love to have a copy of the whole interview.. Thank you.
Hi. You can download the interview from here: http://www.intervoiceonline.org/children-and-young-people/resources. Hope it’s helpful
It just happened two days ago…my little daughter (9 years) is scared about the voices she hears in silence. Those are screaming and confused voices, she says as in a stadium, but somehow she feels to be in danger! I don’t know how to behave and how to help her. I have to do something and at the same I have to reassure her. Should I ask her more often how it goes with her voices? Should I wait her to tell me about it? Should I be serious about it with her or should I play down with it??? Help!!!
This was a greatly needed posting for me. My daughter recently told me she was hearing voices. Please send me a copy of the interview form and any other information you may have available.
Hi. I’m glad that this post came at the right time for you. Finding out your child hears voices can be quite a shock for parents, but it’s great that she has told you about it. Many young people feel worried about telling people because of the stigma surrounding the experience. Below are some resources that you might find useful. Do let us know if there’s anything else you want to know. We don’t have all the answers – but we can extend the information on here to include some extra suggestions and ideas.
The Maastricht Interview for Children: http://www.intervoiceonline.org/children-and-young-people/resources
Children Hearing Voices: What you need to know and what you can do (a great book by Sandra Escher and Marius Romme, with chapters from Sami Timimi – a UK psychiatrist – and Rachel Waddingham (Voice Collective, UK)): http://www.pccs-books.co.uk/product.php?xProd=549
Voice Collective (a UK based project supporting children and young people who hear voices or see visions, check out their website for information on coping and ways of getting support): http://www.voicecollective.co.uk
Many Children ‘Hear Voices’ (an article about recent research published in 2010 showing almost 1 in 10 children hear voices): http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/01/25/us-children-voices-idUSTRE60O3BE20100125
Best wishes to you and your daughter
Thank you so much for this info.I just found out today that my 9 year old son has been hearing negative voices a year now.for example he just old me the voices says misbehave,poke his brother with a sciccors,runaway or even kill me.i am definitely going to seek some kind of out side help for him.I am NOT afriad of those voices.I thank you for your words of encouragements.
Reading this and seeing their are others, who like my daiughter is experiencing the same issue, is very comforting. Please foward the interview, I would be most greatful
Hi. I’m very glad that reading this has been helpful. Your daughter really isn’t on her own. You can download the interview from here: http://www.intervoiceonline.org/children-and-young-people/resources. I hope it’s helpful.
Hi, could I please have a copy of the interview please?
Sure. You can download it from here: http://www.intervoiceonline.org/children-and-young-people/resources
My son told me when he was 10 that he was hearing voices while trying to go to sleep at night, I had experienced the same thing at a similar age and was able to reassure him that he would grow out of it as I did. We didn’t make a fuss about it and within a few months he stopped mentioning it. When I asked him about it a year or so later he confirmed they had stopped a long time ago. He is 26 now and has heard no further voices. When I think back to my voices while I was trying to sleep at night, I remember them as arguing in my head, I used to tell them to shut up. Hope my experiences will be helpful in some way.
My 4 year old daughter, out of the blue, asked me yesterday if I ever heard voices in my head. After much probing & figuring out that she wasn’t talking about an imaginary friend; she really has people talking to her in her head. I was able to calmly talk about the voices with her. She is a bright, empathetic, loving child, so I’m not to concerned, but will continue to monitor her. She did however, tell me that the voices tell her to hurt herself & other people. This concerned me, but she stated that she was able to not listen to them. She is dealing with issues concerning her dad. He makes promises & then falls through with them. She first said something about her voices just a day after when he was supposed to be seeing her & failed to show. I’m wondering if this is her way of coping with that.Thank you SO much for this article. It has been a help & another reassurance NOT to panic!
Take her to the Paranormal Activity movies so she understands what is going on with herself. 😀 That would be helpful.
I enjoyed learning more about hearing voices for my 15 y/o son. My husband and myself are happy to understand his condition more and possibly what triggers it. This article was very helpful and described my son’s mood to the tee!
We had to put our dog down in December and my son was very traumatized by it however, at the time you would never know it. I didn’t realize how much until one day when he came home from school, he went straight to the patio door and flung the blinds back looking for his dog. I asked him that day about Mo mo (our dog) and if he always came in and looked for him and he said sometimes. He has been hearing voices since that time but he is learning how to cope with them.
Thanks!
(would love to get a copy of the interview)
I’m currently working with a child who hears voices. I found your article extremely helpful. Will you send me information about the elements of therapy that were helpful to children. Thank you!
Does anyone know what to do once you have completed the survey? Do we send it somewhere for evaluation.
Hi there…I was relieved to read this website. But I have a few questions that I hope can be answered. My 6 year old son just told my husband and myself that he hears voices calling his name and “tapping” him on the brain. I was totally freaked out, as was my husband. We adopted him when he was a newborn baby and we have a very loving household. We don’t spank, we give time out and we always encourage him. But his birhtmother did do meth while she was pregnant…Quite a bit of meth, actually. He hasn’t met her and he doesn’t really understand that he is adopted. What I am wondering is if the drug use during her pregnancy could be causing this? I can’t really think of any other “traumas” going on. Thanks very much.
Give your child music to listen to keep him away from psychaiatrist they going to kill your childs abilities talk to your child. Become close to him do not let the dr give him resperidone or paliperidone they are only in it fir the laughter and money. You as parent can help them. Keep him or her away from school for a while it is ok they can catch up, health and love is better. Then have a talk to them and ask them if they have a problem that you can talk about “schizoprenia” does not exist and is envented to to kill a persons spirit. God loves he’s children so much he gave what they need. You !!!
Hello. I am now 16, but heard voices as a child, and am terrified that they are going to resurface. Do I need to tell someone, or is this a situation where it’s a normal phase? I haven’t heard any voices for at least 7 years.
I’m so glad I found this page. Last night was the first time my 8 year old son told me he was hearing “whispers” in his head. I am devastated, the statement of feeling like your world just collapsed is exactly how I feel. My son is already in counseling for self esteem issues that involve his father, but these voices are new. After reading this article I’m feeling much better. Does anyone know of a support group forum for parents? I would also like to have a copy of the research and therapy. Anything to help my child. Thank you!
They are demons, you know that, right? It’s not a psychological issue, they are real entities. Psychiatrists just say it is a mental illness, but it’s not. Not usually…read about the Djinn. They are everywhere here now, but people don’t realize what they are. They are over-head, hint hint..out in the open, but not recognized. Watch B.O.B.s video “The Watchers”. They can talk to you. Banish them, and seek spiritual help.
I Hear voices that calls me names and tell me hurt others and myself and I see dead people by the way I’m 18 I use to have these when I was 14 and 17
my son (8) has been hearing voices, which alarmed me as my ex-husband (his bio-dad) suffered from the same thing and was sectioned a few times, so my so is getting referred to a pyschologist, as a few things hes been saying is that hes got good and evil voices thats telling him to do things and one of the scaryiest things he said was that the evil voices were telling him to get scissors and stab his dad in the neck !!!!, so am a bit scared incase he does something stupid not that he could to my ex (thats the dad hes on about not his step-dad)as hes disappeared from our area a few years ago
Please can you send me the questions and any other information you have as my 5 year old has just told me he bit a friend in his class because (the bumpers in his head) told him to do it I am worried, concerned confussed as you can imagine many thanks
Our 11 year son mentioned to his mother that he was heard voices in his head this freaked us out I have reassured him that there is no problem that can’t be sorted and have told him that we would wait a day or two to see if there is a repeat. He seems to have calmed down. We are quite worried and are keeping a close watch on him without being intrusive.
Looking for help & advice…PLEASE send me more information!
My daughter had a nightmare a cuple of weeks ago and it was a mans voice counting in her head and counting faster and faster. She woke up in distress and she felt hot so I thought it was because she had a fever. A few days latet she told me that she heard this voice during the day as well when she had her friend here and that her friends voice also got louder. Should I be concerned? I’m keeping an close eye on her. Thankful for answers
In 2002, the Air Force Research Laboratory patented precisely such a technology: Nonleghal weapon which includes (1) a neuro-electromagnetic device which uses microwave transmission of sound into the skull of persons or animals by way of pulse-modulated microwave radiation; and (2) a silent sound device which can transmit sound into the skull of person or animals. NOTE: The sound modulation may be voice or audio subliminal messages. One application of Voice to Skull is use as an electronic scarecrow to frighten birds in the vicinity of airports. Many mind control victims also have claimed to be harassed by Voice to Skull technologies.
(http://peacepink.ning.com/forum/topics/introduce-v2k-voice-to-skull )
It is possible nowadays to read someone’s mind by remotely measuring their brain activity, researchers have shown. This technique can even extract information from individuals that they are unaware of themselves.
( http://peacepink.ning.com/forum/topics/information-about-mind-reading )
It is sometimes hard for victims to find evidence of microwave or electromagnetic mind control technology. However, some news articles are starting to report the development of government mind control weapons.
( http://peacepink.ning.com/forum/topics/introduce-mind-control-and )
Please send me copy of interview
My both kids one is 7 and other one is 6 are hearing threating whispering
Hi – you can find a copy of the interview by following the “Resources” link on the Young People’s page of the website.
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I would be very interested in any information you can either send to me or give me links to, my six year old is hearing voices and he is currently in therapy for other problems. The hearing voices just started with him and I would like to know as much as possible about this, the voice he heard scared me and him and I don’t want to damage him any more than he is so any information you can provide me with will be a huge help, thank you very much. I did download a copy of the interview and I am going to make two copies one for me to talk with my son about and one I am going to have his counselor go over with him.
This is just my life story.It may seem selfish of me but those who are in the same situation as i will understand me.My name is Alex George and i live in Germany.I fell in love with the love of my life since my high school her name is Nicky Young, no matter how i tried to make her see reasons that i was in love with her, it was all a waste of time.She was in love with a guy who does not deserve her love for any reason i mean he was a cheat and he never made her happy.All the time she was married to the guy she always seem so unhappy cause he was never at home always hang out with his scum friends and even get wasted and lead to drunk sex.She was so aware of the fact that he cheats on her with cheap girls.Watching her like that was so hard.I tried all i could to make her understand that there was some one who actually care for her but it never happened.The worst happened she found out that the man she call her husband was married to another woman living in New York.This was the saddest moment of her life he wasn’t ready to end things up with the other woman because he claimed that she is the mother of his children he don’t want to miss out from the life of his children.Nicky was not lucky enough to be carrying his offspring and that was something i loved so much cause Nicky is too special to carry the child of a monster.Off course he ask for a divorce but she was not going to give it to help i talked to her, her parent did the same but she claimed to be in love and i said when you are in love you fight for those you love.This words made me took the action i took to get her to myself with the help of a spell caster from Dr sunshine .I mean she was in pain and was depressed she started taking pain drugs, even made everything more complicated but i was able to make her quit.Even after all this problem she had because of that guy she still wanted him back but he didn’t want anything to do with her.I decided that she was too good to suffer for that guy.When i first contacted Dr sunshine i told him how Nicky married her husband and how unhappy she has been and how she doesn’t want me even when she knows i love her so much.Dr sunshine told me that i was going to get some material to push through with the spell he was going to help me with.I asked him to get the material for me so that i will pay for them.All he kept telling me was that all my heart desires will come to me.I wish i knew what he did but it made Nicky love me more than her last husband i was so in love as much as she was to me it was so obvious that Dr sunshine killed the pain She was having and made the love between us so strong that no one can put asunder.Thanks to Dr sunshine we are getting married soon.I just want to say thank you for the spell.contact him now
Please send me more information, my 17 year old son and 13 year old niece reported to us of hearing negative voices. I appreciate this information; we’ve been so worried since they came to us. Thank you.
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I have a 7 year old girl. She has been hearing voices since she was molested at age 3 1/2. She called them the good brain and the bad brain. I seen this as a way of protecting herself from what happened. The bad brain was very aggressive towards me and herself. I seen this as her blaming me for dropping her off at the house it happened and not protecting her. Now that she is 7 the bad brain fights with the good brain all the time if there is something that happens in her life. If the bad brain wins he wants to kill me her mother. She has been seeing a specialist and has been diagnosed with mood disorder NOS, Anxiety, PTSD, and ADHD. She has also been giving medication for these problems. I don’t know where to turn seems like everyone is not worried about this but even though I don’t show it much to her I am worried she will wake up and hurt me. she has a plan on how to do it and it is detailed. She also gets headaches, stomach aches and sometimes a mild fever when the bad brain is present. If you have any suggestions please let me know. Thank you very much.
HI,..CAN ANYONE HELP ME..?….PLEASE.!!!!..MY 23 YEAR OLD GIRL IS HEARING VOICES THAT TELL HER TO KILL HERSELF.SHE LIVES 8 HOURS AWAY IF I DRIVE. I,VE TRIED TO BRING HER HOME AND AFTER DRIVING ALL NIGHT TWICE AT HER REQUEST SHE REFUSES TO COME HOME,…AT FIRST SHE STATED IT WAS HER DEAD MOTHERINLAW THE SHE SAID IT WAS MY DEAD MOTHER WHO WAS WATCHING OVER HER, SHE ALSO HEARS VOICES THAT SOUND LIKE PEOPLE SHE KNOWS CALLING HER INTO THE NEARBY WOODS,NOW ONE NIGHT AT 6 AM I GOT A CALL THAT THEY WANTED HER TO KILL HERSELF,OH YEA I ALMOST FORGOT HER 40 YEAR OLD LIVEIN BOYFRIEND HEARS THEM TOO..THE TRAILER THEY LIVE IN GETS SHOOK AROUND AND THEY HER BANGING ON THE DOOR AND WALLS…OMG WHAT DO I DO.!!!! I,VE TRIED HOLY WATER(WHEN I WENT UP THERE) AND IT DIDN,T WORK PLEASE IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME…I,M SOOOO UPSET AND FEELING HELPLESS.!!!!COULD THIS BE REAL THEY SEEM TO THINK SO,..PRAY FOR US MY DAUGHTERS NAME IS ESTELA….WE NEED YOUR PRAYERS I DON,T KNOW WHERE TO TURN….
My stepson lost his mother when he was 7years, he is now 13 years. he started saying with us beginning of this year. He is not doing well at school. He told us he hears voices telling him to “destroy this family”
should we worry? or will it go away? please help
Thank you SO MUCH for the info.– my 6-year-old told me last night about the voice who tells him to do things he doesn’t want to do; the voice tells him that if he doesn’t do what’s requested it will never stop bothering him. But he does what is asked…and the voice is still there and teases him because he was tricked. He calls the voice god (we’re not a religious family). When he shared this, I felt like my world collapsed and the phrase “mental illness” kept me up all night. I’m so relieved to find that this is not uncommon. We’re going to start with his pediatrician and go from there- I like the idea of learning how to handle the voices and changing the way he/we think about them. Also trying to find the root cause. Thank you from Seattle!
My soon to be 8 yr old daughter has disclosed that she hears a voice telling her that she will never see me again, this occurs in the evening, she stated midnight although she is unable to tell the time (but definitely sleep related). I am naturally concerned and unsure how best to proceed and approach the situation (she has issues dealing with change that I am aware of) any advice, direction you have to offer I would be extremely greatful.
My daughter is hearing a voice n it just started when I found out I’m having another baby. She is the only child and I don’t know how to help her through this. Any suggestions Dr.??
Hello
Thank you for your findings , could u send me a copy of your interview questions
Regards
What an amazing piece of work, and such a relief to hear of your study and get some immediate insight. My son is eight later this month and has just started hearing voices, sometimes in the day but mostly at night. It is the night time that is worse as it stops him sleeping and he is scared. At their worst he describes them as shouting and they won’t stop.
Before this he has been a very happy and content boy and has suffered no traumas that might be the trigger for it.
I would very much like any more information particularly the “elements of the therapy that helped the children” that you mention.
Many thanks in advance.
Simon Farbrother
I am so glad I found this article. I am currently dealing with a 7 year old who is hearing voices. when I first found out, I didn’t know what to do or how to deal. This article has made everything less scary to deal with. Thank you so much.
I heard Voices as a child, it was like hundreds of people whispering at the same time, I could never make out what they said, except sometimes one of them would shout my name really loud, the whispering faded as I got older but sometimes I still here my name being shouted, it’s never bothered me, I was more curious than anything else, I remember walking into the hallway one day trying to here better, I sat on the floor & said one at a time please, I can’t here what your saying, I was 4yrs old, I even remember I was wearing a red jumper. As an adult, I think in my mid-twenties, I heard them again, I was in bed trying to get to sleep, as I was starting a new job next day, I was worried about not sleeping, when suddenly it felt like a weight on me and a mans voice said, it’s ok you can go to sleep now, I said who are you, then I heard a woman’s voice whispering, then nothing else. not heard any for a long time, always thought of them as someone watching over me, keeping me safe, well it’s nice to think so anyway.