Do you ever hear voices or see things that others don"t?

Question

Please no sarcasm. I am really serious.

Answer 1

Yes I was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia at about age 14, it runs in both sides of my family and have had it all my life. Even as a child I would experience hallucinations which truly scared me such as a witch puppet I had (not a cute one with a broom and hat an old shriveled hag who wore rags) would wake me up in the night banging from the inside of my cupboard threatening to kill me amongst other things.
I still get frequent hallucinations visual and auditory, most are easy for me to understand they are not real (such as large black monsters that roam around) but other's are hard to spot like day to day people others claim weren't there.

Answer 2

While I am a spiritual person and not wholly convinced that ghosts do not exist, I am very skeptical that it is a psychic experience. Schizophrenia develops (typically) in the late teens and early 20's. If you fall in this age range and are experiencing hallucinations, seeing images or people (when others claim they do not exist) might necessitate a visit to a psychologist. Please keep in mind that these hallucinations etc. have to be disturbing enough to your lifestyle and cause you distress. The occasional "huh?" or "what?" when nothing was there isn't anything to worry about. However, if they are consistently reoccurring, it is time to see a psychologist.
The first session you have with your therapist will be just a general background assessment. This will help them understand what might be contributing to your problem. After they've got a better picture of what's going on, they'll begin talking more in detail about the problem. After you and your therapist have really pinpointed the problem, the psychologist may ask if you'd feel comfortable trying a low dose medication and see if it helps reduce the hallucinations or voices.

Answer 3

I do every now and then. I am labled as Bi-polar (Level 1) w/ Psycotic Features and I have a Paranoid Personality Disorder. I see shadows that aren't really there And sometimes I see something run across the floor. I don't hear voices tho...Except one time and it souded like a couple kids talking in a tunnel and the voices were far away. They said " Aren't you going to call your Mom?" These things only happen when I am extremly manic tho.

Answer 4

I think this very much depends on your other behaviour, and exactly what your seeing and hearing, are you seeing shapes and mistaking them for other things or can you look straight at them and they remain and other people cant see them. I think you need to talk to you doctor about it, they should be able to do a full assessment, i know its hard but trust them, they can help you and you are better of with hat help to manage any illness (if you have) than to not, its a scary place when you question your sanity, and it can be very isolating to keep it your self and not seek help. G'luck and i hope you sort it out soon.

Answer 5

Hearing voices is a serious mental issue, you need to seek help immediately, I don't know what you see but the voices can be quieted with medication

Answer 6

You may have some psychic abilities that need to be explored. What do these voices say? If they are bad, then you may have some mental problems. I know some people that hear and see things that I don't but they are good voices and usually not scary to pay attention to. Again, we all have some degree of psychic abilities, just not a lot of people take stock of it. We only use something like 5% of our brain, what does the rest of it do?????

Answer 7

Every day. Just think about the difference between your personal experiences as compared to others and you will see that there are things only you experience, and if you 'see' or 'hear' anything
others don't, consider yourself both unique, and the same, at the
same time...but don't expect too much from others, whom you cannot control, as these 'others' tend to compete for your attention in any way they can...

Answer 8

yes i do! the walls move i see streaks of light.balls of light.the sealing moves.i hear crowds of people.i hear the TV talking to me,this girl talks to me,the walls look like they are getting closer.it just depends on where i am at i see and hear a LOTT of things that are not there.i have schizophrenia.it's always good to learn new things about people.that's what you want to do am assuming!

Answer 9

Yes, but they are all "normal". Are you seeing ghosts, or things as though you are psychic? Or is it more like schizophrenia? If you are really paranoid and seeing things or hearing voices frequently, there could be a problem. Otherwise you might be psychic, or just very senstitive.

Answer 10

yes, it's called psychosis. you may be bipolar with delusions or schizophrenic. get some info. but if it doesnt bother you, hell, you have a right to be crazy, ya no? there is a stereotype that experiencing hallucinations is BAD and that people must be locked up asap. they're just jealous.