I'm seeing things....?

Question

Often I hear weird noises that aren't actually happening and I see objects, people, or animals that aren't actually there. Sometimes it's disturbing, too; I'll see skeletons (which scare me so much, I don't know why) or a relative that is dying or has passed away. It's getting a little freaky. I also get chronic headaches that are there one minute and gone the next. What's going on with me?

and just to make this clear for everyone, I'm NOT taking hallucinogens

Answer 1

Hallucinations like that can come from a lot of health issues, mental and physical, and especially with chronic headaches, I need to urge you to see a doctor ASAP! You could have a variety of neurological, mental, or physical problems. Don't get stressed out, there's a lot of not so serious things that could cause those problems, and they're not necessarily related, but they could be related and they could be signs of a real problem. Get into your doctor this week.
Especially because of the headaches, they'll probably want to give you a blood test and possibly an MRI to rule out more serious neurological issues and make sure your other bodily functions are within normal ranges. If that's all turns out alright, you might need to start seeing a psychiatrist and taking some medication. Hallucinations like that can be the result of various mood and mental disorders, not just schizophrenia, but obviously that's well known to cause hallucinations.

Oh, and obviously, if you're doing drugs, knock it off. It doesn't matter if they're halucinagens or not. You could just have hallucinations and headaches from alcohol withdrawal, but I assume you'd tell us if that was the issue.

Answer 2

Those symptoms can be distressing.
If you go to your Dr., or to a Psychiatrist,
tell them all you've told us.
There may be a specific reason for your hallucinations.
Or, the Dr. may prescribe a medication to take daily
that will cut down on your symptoms.

There are a number of medications that can address it.
If one does not work very well, there are others the Dr.
can have you try.

(Addressing the answer above mine: Trauma and extreme abuse in your background, as well as dissociative problems can also be accompanied by audio or visual hallucinations.)

Answer 3

The psychotic spectrum of mental disorders (schizophrenia, major depression with psychotic features, bipolar disease with psychotic features, etc) usually results in hearing voices rather than seeing things.

Visual hallucinations are usually the result of drug ingestion. Rarely they are seen in mental disorders. They can sometimes be seen in structural problems with the brain, such as tumors, but this is very rare.

I would go see a doctor about this soon. They can refer you to a mental health specialist if you need it.

Answer 4

You would benefit a great deal by seeing your family Dr. first, you may need a referral to a specialist of some sort, especially if this has been happening for a while already.

Answer 5

Do you hear voices? or only noises?? Are they inside or outside of your head?
Do you see people other than "dead relatives'"?
Any drug use like weed?

Answer these questions and see a psychiatrist if what you are experiencing is interfering with your daily functioning.

Honestly, it sounds like psychotic symptoms due to marijuana use. Daily MJ use can cause symptoms you are describing.
However, You didn't mention marijuana use.

Answer 6

I would go to the Neurologist first to rule out any medical conditions and then go to a psych. Do you think people are out to get you or do you feel really paranoid? If you can tell yourself it's not normal and you know it's not normal to feel the way you do your not psychotic.

Answer 7

ur suffering stress and are halucinating( bad spelling sorry). try to rest more and think of ways to relief some stress. ALSO, talk to a psycharatrist. it could be a mental disorder like depression. dont worry ur not the only one.

Answer 8

talk to dr