Could hearing unexisisting voices result in a more serious health issue?

Question

I am 21, and since I was about 14 I have been hearing these voices. They aren't scary or harmful in anyway, but just hearing someone else's voice, (whom I don't recognize at all) can be very distracting and at times very annoying. One of my older sisters has the same thing going on with her too, and she says the same things I do when she hears them, "Uh, what?!" When I hear these voices, they don't make any sense whatsoever. Everytime I hear something, it is completely random. They are fragmented, and I have no idea why I am hearing them in the first place! Can somebody help me out with this? Even if you're not a licensed professional, it would just be nice to hear what you have to say!

Answer 1

talk to someone I'm bipolar with pyschotic tendencies and I hear them to, their also fragmented and make no sense. The other idiots that answered your question with "your crazy and your psycho" are just feeding a stereotype. I lead a very normal life. I have 2 children I'm married and I have a job. You can have a normal life too, just talk to a professional find out whats going on and follow their advice. Good Luck.

Answer 2

As a healthcare provider I believe you need to be evaluated before this progresses. Sometimes schizophrenia starts like this...and it has a definite genetic link...which could be why your sister also has the same problem. This condition tends to get worse with time. The voices eventually can become abusive and interupt your life completely. We have medication which can help you lead a long and productive life without the burden of this condition. Seek help....and encourage your sister to also seek help.

Answer 3

I think we all honestly have "voices". Mine come from my wild imagination. I don't usually respond to them out loud, well except in the case when I'm "having a conversation with myself". (or sometimes, I swear I thought my husband said something to me, and he didn't, he does the same) Yanno? I can't honestly say you're *crazy* or *nuts* because I don't know. But to be honest, I think you're just experiencing an over active imagination, or simple your inner consciousness (sp). If I get the feeling I'm going down a wrong road, I'll hear myself telling me in my head "this isn't right...I need another choice". Perfect example, I originally was going to major in Computer Programming. I love it. But I couldn't see myself sitting at a desk in an office for hours pouring over code - I saw myself finger painting, and teaching ABC's to kindergardners instead. I have a natural talent with young children, they *see* something unique in me and I realized this was a talent that would be best suited in a kindergarden classroom, than hunched over a computer figuring out code. I even had an entire conversation about it in my head =D.

I have been diagnosed with ADD so I know why my thoughts are fragmented, run so fast, and distract me. I'm not saying this is your case, I'm not the right person to say. But it was about the same age 12 or so, that my imagination seemed to kick into overtime.

Anyways, I guess what I wanted to explain was "hearing voices" is kinda like picking your nose, singing and/or dancing along to the music when you think no one is looking, farting in public and blaming it on someone else when ask...etc. Lots of social "fopah's" that we've all done at least once (I blamed a tiny fart on my sneakers skidding in school and one on my cat to my husband). Point is, we've all done these once, or will do them at least once in our life whether we admit to them or not (including answering our conversations we're having in our heads out loud when others are around - my mother used to have the conversation under her breath w/me and my sister in the car).

I don't think you're *crazy* or going schizo. When voices start telling you to do harmful things, that's when it becomes a danger, to you and/or others around you. If you can give names to each voice, then I'd be concerned - maybe, then again having an over active imagination, I have "names" for certain voices (which become characters, or already are characters) as I try to imagine how a conversation would go between two characters - but that's a bit different than what I mean. If you can identify each voice as it comes to you by a name and personality - that's where I'd be concerned. It's a matter of what the voices are telling us, and how they tell us, if they have personalities, and can control our daily lives(sp), that lets us know whether there's something wrong mentally. There's been many times, I've been in a conversation with myself in my head and forgotten other's were around and quirked a brow and answered out loud "What?" or other responses. (And don't worry, there are ways to quiet the "noise in your head", there is medication that can help, let your doctor decide what's best for you - you don't have to be 7 to be diagnosed with something so familiar as ADD, I was in my 20's in fact I was 23 when I was diagnosed - again, it may be something completely different - I only throw it in because your description reminds me of the thoughts that randomly run through my head so fast all the time).

If you're concerned about it, seek out a professional. They often have free initial visits or your insurance will pay for the visit (if you have it, if not I believe even medicare/medicaid pay for mental health considering how many people are on medicare/medicaid that have mental health issues that got them there to begin with, I'd expect them to have some plan for it). Schizophrenia, multiple personalties and ADD have been shown to pass through genetically, which might be why you're sister is experiencing the same thing. Then again, you both could have a fantastic imagination and not realize it's trying to burst free. There's several techniques used to help quiet the "noise in your head", some people use meditation (I find that hard to do when I'm not on my ADD meds lol). Biofeedback I've heard is another technique - just harder to learn and requires several visits to a psychologist for this (I've been looking into biofeedback to shut out chronic pain and from what little of it I've tried, it's *not* easy to learn - but you could be a fast learner, who knows!)

I hope some of this helped, I don't believe you have anything to worry about but since I'm not a licensed professional, it's possible everything I'm saying is bull pucky. In which case you've lost nothing but the time it took to read this, in which case, I'm sorry for rambling (and not spellchecking, I'm sleepy today) =).

Answer 4

well sometimes i hear people calling me but its like my mom when she s not even in the same house or my grandma (which lives in spain and i live in miami )or my dad but not that serious.maybe you should go see a expert but dont listen to #1 that was mean if you find out what it is then please tell me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 5

since your sister has it too it could be schizophrenia. my great aunt has it and her dad had it. but she thinks there are people out to get her and you don't seem to think that, so it could be something completly different

Answer 6

You maybe have a gift????