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Bipolar Forums › General & Support › Does anyone else with BP hear voices?
11/30/2011 08:28 PM
tranquila
 
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Ok, hi, just wondering if I "hear voices" or at least repeated swearing in my head does that mean I'm misdiagnosed as Bipolar & i'm actually still schizoaffective as they first thought?

Also does anyone else suspect that they are involved in spiritual warfare or demonic attack for the sake of their soul / mind?

Am I alone here? Is this a delusion? Or could it actually be real & behind much of my menatl health battles?

Discussion on this topic is most welcome.

I might add for background information that I dabbled in the occult when I was

young & niave and believed that to be the cause of my psych. probs.
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11/30/2011 09:38 PM  Top
Iam1ShadyLady
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I believe in demonic possession and I believe that the devil comes against us daily. He wants our soul and will do anything to get it. That being said I believe that God gave the gift of medicine to mankind and we need to use it.

If you think you are having schizo problems you need to be treated for it and take the meds regularly. My sister is schizophrenic and she will not take any meds at all and she has went off the deep end with religion. We are glad that she went that way and not into other bad things but she says she hears the devil talking to her and she goes against him. She has done some really crazy things and I have often wondered if she is possessed.

Hope this helps you. I will talk about it more with you if you want.

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11/30/2011 09:45 PM  Top
MadAsAHatter
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Psychosis may accompany BP I. Talk to your doctor!
Regrets are a fool's way of wasting time.

I am not a doctor. Any advice I give is from personal experience and should be neither taken as fact (without references) or something that will work perfectly for you. Everyone is different.

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11/30/2011 11:26 PM  Top
Cthebird
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When I have been manic or mixed manic I have heard voices. I've heard some people with severe depression can also hallucinate. When I'm stable the only auditory hallucinations I've had were musical hallucinations, and those were seizure based. If you are truly stable, then I doubt you would have auditory hallucinations with bipolar disorder unless it was something like seizure based. I'd talk to your doctor about your mood and see if it could be schizoaffective or schizophrenia or other (if you're currently stable).

Post edited by: Cthebird, at: 11/30/2011 11:27 PM

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My mix is side effect friendly for me.

11/30/2011 11:33 PM  Top
pheonixanime
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its weird that you mention voices. I dont know if this counts but I have often heard sounds that sound like voices that are far away and I cannot make out whats being said. I dont know if i am "hearing voices" or if its just ambient noice but its something ive wondered about.
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12/01/2011 04:10 AM  Top
fobs12
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yeah, I also have other auditory hallucinations. They ask me about it every time I go to the doctor. I have a hard time figuring out what is a real hallucination and what's me thinking I hear one though because my hearing is going... so if ya hear stuff, it sucks but you aren't alone.

as for the preternatural stuff, send me a PM if you want to talk about that, I don't want to discuss that stuff in public.

12/01/2011 06:17 AM  Top
bob333
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I am bipolar 1 n hear voices, i have 4 voices in my head, 3 of them stay in the background n just talk amongst themselves as if its 3 ppl having a conversation beside u whereas the other 1 is like the chief voice he constantly has a go at me and sometimes orders me to do some outrageous stuff. I was also worried about having schizophrenia because one of my best friends who is schizophrenic has pretty much the same thing but my psychiatrist reassures me its psychosis related to my bipolar. Also, many of the drugs used to treat bipolar are also used to treat schizophrenia.
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12/01/2011 06:26 AM  Top
tranquila
 
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Here's my thoughts again, i'm not psychotic, i've been there & it's like being in a reality of your own creation.

but i'm hearing repeated swearing so; maybe if i didn't smoke pot- the symptom would vanish!

or maybe it's satans emissary's putting thoughts in my head.

who knows but i've got little to lose by trying to quit weed.

and much to gain if i could restore my faith & spirituality...

please forgive the lack of capitals i'm a bit lazy

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12/01/2011 08:07 AM  Top
Aravis
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Ya I admit I have the demonic delusions - usually when highly stressed/anxious or in mixed state. But there is a logical side of me that can control the sensations.

I do not believe in the devil, I think that's a pile of sh*t. Religion has caused way more harm in history than any imaginary demons. (Uh oh, I just offended people, I know, sorry sorry.). I was just saying that because I think its dangerous not to realize that these dark realities exist in our heads, not in the real world around us. If you don't believe in evil, then it can't hurt you or take over your waking life, yep?

I believe in life, and in love and compassion, empathy. Action with the desire to change things for the better. I don't believe dark dreams. Yep they haunt me occasionally, but I can control them with rationality and the love of life and for others, that I have within me!

I know its hard sometimes, but strength! we all have so much strength within us, I think! We special people, and mental illness can be a curse, but I can also appreciate parts of it that have made me the determined person I am! Smile

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12/01/2011 08:23 AM  Top
tranquila
 
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thankyou, aravis that was very positive & thoughtful.

no, i'm not one of those offended, i beleive people are entitled to their beleifs, & mine could be wrong!

i felt much of my spirtual experiences were real & thus they reinforced my beliefs in a creator & some weird ongoing war between good & evil being waged in the spiritual realm as well as here....

sorry, iknow i sound crazy, possibly thats coz i am

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