If you make a voice talk inside your head to have conversation in your head is that schizophrenia?
Thank you for the a2a.No, voices that talk in your head are not really a sign of schizophrenia. I don’t know about other people but I often have these internal dialogs/monologues where I try to convince myself of something, try and work up the motivation of doing something or something else.Your question reminded me of a conversation I had with my sister where she asked me why there are people who talk/mutter to themselves while walking on the street and we got talking about these voices in the head. According to her, yes, she sometimes has a voice or several voices that comment on stuff she had done but she never communicates with them the way I have described above…and if she did it would never be spoken or muttered. She found it really weird that there are people who talk to themselves. The way she acted during our conversation I don’t think she lied and she was honestly puzzled by people having any type of conversation with themselves in their heads or out loud.Now, my sister heard enough voices that I know of and she has reacted to them and talked to them but these voices were always external. That means she heard them from a person standing somewhere close (a hallucination) or heard a voice and took it to be someone else than who it actually was or she just heard voices from, say, the radio or TV or some inanimate object in her flat but those voices never originated in her head.
My x g friend was at work and wanted to have a conversation?
With me about some negative things !! And her work monitors and records the phone and we've been broken up for a month and I asked her if she wants to go to the lake and she asked me if I was going to dround her ,,, kinda strange why is she so paranoid or is it guity contionts cuz she did me wrong !!! She also said she has to tell all her family members that she is going with me and where where going. !!! Is that stange for a 43 year old lady that can over power me and can beat me up is thei a girl game or a set up for bryan higgins. I have never been mean or abusive to her in any way shape or form I'm a nice person that's not like that
Why am I so anxious and somewhat paranoid?
I'm 14 and I've had really bad anxiety since I was 11. It got to points where I would be hyperventilating. I don't have it that bad anymore but it still gets kind of bad. I'll talk and socialize with people and tell jokes and have a good time and then later I would think about the conversation and just go through everything I said and If I remember saying something a little edgy I start freaking out. I over analyze every conversation I have and start to feel panicky about it. Also I always feel like I am being watched which is kind of scary. I think everybody feels like they're being watched, right? Also, I can't handle silence at all. I have to have noise so I am not occupied with my own thoughts and silence. Even when I'm reading I have my tv on and listen to music so it's not quiet. At night I need noise as well because I hate silence and I hate listening to my own heart beat. It just really bothers me. I've been feeling more sad than usual lately. I know everyone has a point where they just feel sad and worthless but I've kind of never really thought that about myself until recently. I really couldn't help but think to kill myself but I know I would never have the guts to do it but I'm also very impulsive so I also thought I probably would do it if I really wanted to. What's wrong with me?
Why can't people just have a decent conversation about spaying/neutering? Sure, it can eliminate testicular cancer since they don't have that body part anymore, but there are negatives and pregnancy can be prevented.
Your question says, "Why can't people just have a decent conversation about spaying/neutering? Sure, it can eliminate testicular cancer since they don't have that body part anymore, but there are negatives and pregnancy can be prevented."I'm not aware of people having difficulty in discussing spaying/neutering, a procedure done to animals most often to prevent pregnancy and other problems that can be annoying and difficult to deal with.I've never heard of testicular cancer in animals being discussed, nor have I researched it so I'm not going to address that part.I am unaware of problems caused by spaying/neutering in animals, though I suppose there could be an occasional problem that I am not familiar with. As far as pregnancy, many people want to be pet and animal owners without having to deal with finding homes for offspring. There are so many homeless pets in shelters that preventing pregnancy in your pet is not viewed as a bad thing by society. However, a person can still make the personal decision not to spay or neuter their pets and animals and deal responsibly with the offspring. It is an individual's choice.Again, I am unaware of arguments being a problem in the topic of spaying/neutering of pets. Concerning wild and homeless animals, spaying/neutering is a way to stop overpopulation, neglected starving animals, and wild feral cats. It's generally a societal problem that only spaying/neutering can control due to the large numbers of homeless animals. With no one to care for them, pregnancies would only increase the problem exponentially and ongoing pregnancy prevention would be impractical, if not impossible. Therefore spaying/neutering is a humane way to deal with animal overpopulation.My best wishes!
Is my boyfriend gay or am I paranoid?
Boy, are you gullible. What tosh you have been spun. The fact is that if your guy was gay, no way would he be sexually active with you, because gay guys don't want sex with girls, they want it with guys. So he obviously isn't gay. If he is bisexual, that's another ball game. But it's wrong of you to speculate from the nonsense your coworker has come up with from his poor interpretation of astrology, it's unfair towards your boyfriend and certainly an unnecessary cause of stress for yourself. And just to clarify the bit about being bisexual. If by some remote chance that he is and he comes out as such, it doesn't mean he prefers guys. People born bisexual may have equal attraction to both genders, or they may be more attracted to one over the other. They are as capable of forming and keeping to a committed relationship as anyone else. So give your guy some slack and stop obsessing about stuff that is more on your mind than evident fact.
(Fictional) characters with schizophrenia, paranoia, hallucinations and/or inner/outer thoughts/conversations?
There's a book called "I Know This Much Is True". The main character is the twin of a schizophrenic. His twin chops off his left hand to protest the Gulf War based on a line in the Bible. A more comical schizophrenic is in "The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove" and "The Stupidest Angel" by Christopher Moore. There's a retired actress that has a voice in her head she calls "the narrator" that she argues with. If you want an author with lots of inner monologue, I would try Virginia Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway" or some books from that era.
I enjoy having 1-on-1 conversation, but feel extremely anxious in group settings. Something wrong?
It's not something wrong, it's just an aspect of your personality. As others have pointed out,many people feel this way. For me I prefer social situations which involve small groups. I find 1 on 1 a bit too intense unless I know the other person well. In large groups I pretty much shut down, actually it's a bit embarrassing and it's very difficult for me to enjoy parties.You can decide for yourself whether you feel you want to change this aspect of yourself or make peace with it.For me, I made peace with it. of course I do not want to insult my friends by never showing up at their parties, I found a middle ground by showing up late and giving myself a time limit after which I can leave if things are too overwhelming. I've found this has helped me and sometimes I actually enjoy it enough to overstay my time limit. (This doesn't work for every type of event but even if you do need to show up on time, giving yourself permission to leave early can help you get through)
Is she losing interest or am I just paranoid and over thinking it?
Well this girl at my school that has been messaging me back and forth everyday for a couple of weeks. Even though she is still messages me everyday, the conversations seem to end rather quickly. Even though I am very cautious about doing this, I've been thinking about asking her out. However the thing is every time I build up the nerve she is never there. Is she losing interest in me? How can I regain it?
I'm afraid of losing my best friend. Am I being too paranoid?
Bah, that’s always weird and sad when it happens.There can definitely be lulls in friendships though. A guy who was my closest friend for 2 years knew me better than anyone else, and just this year we grew apart. Conversation that used to flow so naturally had halted and it had to be forced. It was a loss, and I had to grieve over it. I know how you feel, friend. It sounds like you may be feeling anxious and concerned.What you can doDefinitely talk with them about it! Communication is essential for every relationship you make in your life. Just having an open conversation about how you feel. You might start off by saying, “Hey, ___, I feel like we’ve grown apart. Do you feel that way as well?” or something like that. When it’s your own genuine words, people will know and will be able to pick up on it.Tell her how much she means to you. I am not sure if you’re the same way, so I can only speak for myself, but I know for a fact that when I am in friendships I am a very lowkey friend, which means I can go for weeks without talking to a friend, and still feel close as ever to them! This can end up being so extreme regardless of me not being in control, to where it’s an actual flaw of mine. If you don’t tell people how you feel, then they’ll never know.Things to keep in mindIt is an unfortunate truth that no matter how much work or energy you put into something, you can still end up losing it. Losing this does not mean failure! It just means change—and it’s a hard change. Losing your friend for unknown circumstances is a reality, I am sorry to have to tell you that, but it’s how it goes.It’s not your fault if there’s a lull in the conversation—she may be sleepy or may be up to some other things while talking with you.Don’t be hard on yourself if there ever is a lull, lulls cannot always be controlledThink: how many close friendships have you personally ended due to lulls in the conversations?You’ll be okay, friend