A friend of mine keeps hearing voices in his head.
It told him to kill himself..and it also told him he was a screw-up who didn't deserve to live.
It also made him almost drown...it told him it wanted to die, and he nearly drowned when our school was at a waterpark yesterday.
He knows it's a voice in his head, he doesn't know what it is.
And I don't think is Schizophrenia.
2007-05-19 16:36:15 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Well, it's not Schizophrenia, because he knows it's not another person.
And it's not /me/..I'm getting help for a friend, literally...
2007-05-19 16:40:41 · update #1
He's not any different than normal, other than the voice.
He's incredibly smart, got mostly A's in school, he's perfectly sane in every way despite the voice, and what the voice tell him to do...
2007-05-19 16:46:19 · update #2
Never done drugs.
Inside his head.
Never been on meds- he's barely trusted anybody with telling them about the voice.
2007-05-19 16:48:10 · update #3
It's you!!!
Sorry, I thought you were joking!!! If you're really sure it's not Schizophrenia, it may be dysthymia, which is a type of depression that effects adolescents. Most major mental illnesses don't begin to exhibit symptoms until the early twenties. Schizophrenia is NOT the only mental illness to cause auditory hallucinations. Ask your friend if anyone in his family has mental illness. It's sometimes genetic. Either way, you should encourage him to get some help. So many excellent antidepressant and antiphsychotic drugs are available now that there is no reason for your friend to live with this...
Good luck, and I'm sorry for being flippant earlier.
Laurie
2007-05-19 16:39:04 · answer #1 · answered by boxturtle_21 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would think some type of psychosis. Does he do drugs? How do you know its not Schizophrenia? Are these voices "inside or outside " of his head. Sounds like he needs medication. Is he (or has he) been on meds for hearing voices? Bottom line, help him find a doctor so he can be evaluated. BTW, those type voices you describe are called command hallucinations. I hope he doesn't act on them.
Inside his head. He may be(*and I say may be) faking his symptoms. Psychotic voices come from outside a person's head. He still needs help.
2007-05-19 16:43:48 · answer #2 · answered by Max 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So far, so good. Why you wouldn't consider schizophrenia is strange, but it's a psychotic state, depression can go there, schiz., and also multiple personality, now known as Dissociative Identity Disorder. In any case it's not for this forum to dx. Go get him help!
2007-05-19 16:44:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My first thought is schizophrenia. There are different types of it and there are some related disorders. The bottom line is your friend is in serious trouble. If no one knows about this you need to tell some one. Tell your guidance counselor or your teacher.
2007-05-19 16:44:05 · answer #4 · answered by Stephanie H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It most likely IS schizophrenia, maybe paranoid schizophrenia, and he does need to be under the care of a trained medical professional ASAP!
2007-05-19 16:40:25 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i'm an same age as you and heavily, adequate with the reducing. tell your mother and father or get help from those who you recognize and love! I too each and every now and then the following voices in my head tricking me to do undesirable issues, yet I basically hit my head 3 cases, do the signal of the go 3 cases, and they go away. no longer well worth reducing your self for something like this.
2016-10-18 09:02:41 · answer #6 · answered by konen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Psychosis.
It is a terrible mental disorder, caused by significant chemical imbalance in the brain.
It affects the sleep center, appetite, memory and reasoning of the person who is afflicted with it.
Some of the symptoms are hallucinations, delusions and irrational behaviours ultimately causing self-destruction or harming others.
It must be controlled by medication and monitored by a capable medical psychiatrist.
2007-05-19 16:43:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is schizophrenia. that is pretty much the only thing that does this. it doesn't have to be another voice other than his. it's just something that tells him to do these things. i hope his family knows about this and is getting him much needed help.
2007-05-19 16:43:53 · answer #8 · answered by racer 51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he's just hearing voices and not really having visions, I believe it might just be schizophrenia. John Nash also had a similiar issue and he heard voices in his head.
2007-05-19 16:40:39 · answer #9 · answered by That Funny Kid 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Schizophrenia. Go see a DR.
2007-05-19 16:38:50 · answer #10 · answered by lindybindy77 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋