When you read, is there a voice in your head?
interesting question! I recently got into a discussion with a friend who went on a holiday and took sheet music to read on the train. Now I am not into music at all, and I can't read sheet music, so I asked her if she would "hear" the music when reading it. And she answered: "of course, like you "hear" a voice speaking when reading words!" I was SO surprised.. I never "hear words" when reading text, except when re-reading slowly when not understanding what is said, or when reading text lingo or when reading a foreign language I am not fluent in. I am certainly not a speed reader (I wish I were!), but I am sure I don't hear a voice in my head when reading a novel, the newspaper, subtitles when watching some movie etc. Boy, am I glad it's silent up there, it would drive me crazy, lol In the cases I "hear" what I am reading, it's not really a "voice" I could identify, it's more like very slow thinking. Which takes this all to another level.. do you think in words, in sentences? In general I don't, it's more like flashes of content, way faster than language, sentences and words. When I need to think about what to say to someone for instance, I might sort of get my brain into a lower gear and form sentences, but often that still is too fast, so I sit down and write down whatever I want to say. The only thing I seem to "hear" in my mind is for instance remembering someone making a hurting remark.. that can sort of ring through my mind: a memory with a soundbite. It must have made some emotional impact on me to be "recorded" in my mind though. These are interesting questions, for me anyway, as I never thought about it in my whole life, assuming everyone's mind works like mine. I seem to have been wrong.. :) PS.. come to think of it.. (English is not my native language... dit you "hear" an accent when reading my answer?)
You can't make the voice in your head quieter or louder, what are some other quirks the human mind has?
Quieter or louder is a feature of a physical sound that we sense through our ears. “The voice in our head” is not a physical sound.On the other hand if we are too distracted or in a noisy environment and try to concentrate and an idea, a thought, or in a paragraph we are reading, then we can try the equivalent of screaming in our head. Although no sound is emitted the resulting effect in our perception can be as intense as if it was physical sound.Other quirks: memory. We have a single word to name at least two different phenomena. The memory of sensations is different from the memory of concepts and other abstract thoughts and ideas. When we remember the flavor of that special cake tasted long ago or the view of the sky this morning we are using memory of sensations. The concept of liberty and how it differs from freedom can be analyzed and learned and then later we can remember it to correctly use it in a sentence or discourse because we have a memory of concepts.Creativity, inventiveness and imagination are also related in a similar fashion. Can we imagine how it feels to fly even if we have never done it. We can also create a new concept if we join other concepts that have never been put together by no one else. Imagination works assembling sensations and creativity does with concepts.There are many others!
Is this normal? I hear voices in my head...?
May The Peace and blessings be upon you.... I would seek refuge in The Protector from Satan the outcast if i were you! I would also listen to this for Protection. It will help if memorized, its a powerful prayer. Recite it when you wake up and before you go to sleep.....Insh'Allah this will help you, if The Lord is willing. May the protection of The Protector be showered upon you. when waking up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifIt9OujdzU before sleeping (always sleep on your right side) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIFLvzm1c9Y
Why do I have two voices in my head?
Ok so these are not voice that tell me to kill people and stuff they are merely consciousness I guess, you see I have many dreams that I want to work hard to come true, I want to start my own internet business someday, I have the ability to make it happen, actually I can make it happen, I am a man of ideas. But there's something that is hampering me I have two voices, I guess they have some relation to the popular representation of consciousness as the devil and the angel as often seen on Tv and in movies, I tend to procrastinate a lot, and when I do I have this voice I know it sounds weird but I have perceived him to have a voice similar to italo Americans, you know people from new england, He normally says "Hey what are you doing, get up and go do some work" or "Look at ya laying down watching tv instead of programming and doing something productive"... And then there's the other side of the spectrum.., I imagine this voice as almost as a skater guy hes like "Chill man, you can study after family guy is over " and when family guy is over.. the voice is like "Lets just see whats on the other channels before we go study" And ill find something interesting and pretty much procrastinate for hours.. So is this normal to hear voices in your head and also I tend to pay more attention to the skater dude.. How to just start been productive and listen to that Italian-american guy?
What does it mean when the voices in my head tell me I can’t trust my friends?
I also hear voices of the people I know usually when it’s in the dead of the night but I can distinguish when it’s only in my head and I can even play around with it and make the different voices of all my friends say my name. All fun, and I never questioned if I was crazy or experiencing some supernatural occurrence, but I’m feeling as if this is not the case for you.Can you distinguish if those voices in his head are real or is it just you making it all up? Do you suspect that it’s a supernatural phenomenon? Do you often hear these voices? Normal people don’t. And if you hear it pretty often, then maybe it is something supernatural or psychological, so maybe you should consult someone more adept on that field. For now, the simplest thing you can do about it is to ignore, and make yourself believe that it isn’t real. That’s why they say, ignorance is bliss.If it isn’t a normal occurrence for you then you can try to observe what these voices say. Maybe that voice you hear is you’re inner self or the other part of you that is talking. My brain also used to create thoughts that aren’t nice about other people, and I know that those thoughts are bad and I accept that there is a bad part of me, but what I do is that I counter those thoughts and suppress it. Accept the bad part of you but don’t give in. Reflect on your thoughts and think of positive things. But maybe you also have right reasons for your brain to make up those kinds of things, so better evaluate if your brain’s suspicions are right. And if it really is, then cut off your friendship because it obviously isn’t healthy for you. But don’t attribute these voices to anything supernatural, remember that your brain works in mysterious ways. There are things that we don’t understand and we just have to accept it. There’s a small chance of it being supernatural—if you believe in those—but it’s highly unlikely if you don’t have the affinity to it (like me and majority of the people in the world).
How can u make yourself hear voices in your head?
You cannot, sometimes it is started from abuse of street drugs, but for most people it is a gift. God bless!
The voices in my head won't shut up?
this works 24 hours a day and everyday my voices in my head won't shut even when I pee even when I wash the dishes it doesn't stop like earlier while I was washing the dishes the voice in my head said it's cold and I was surprised because it wasn't cold.. plus I speak different language it's Tagalog and my second language English which I only use in some occasions and my mind is talking in English! the worst part is it's speak disturbing things like molesting childrens (I'm 15 year old and a girl) so don't worry it's weird for me too, like making out with a old man, putting a shotgun on my dads azz thoughts it's disturbing I try to stop it but it just won't stop it is crossing the line it even makes me think bad thoughts about god and Jesus this is really madness please help!?