I hear voices in my head telling me to do evil things like murder or other things. When I answer those voices, I get a reply. I feel like I'm going crazy. What can I do?
Remember, the voices are coming from within you. So the answers are coming from within you too. Don’t talk to them in response, or try to maintain confidence. One phrase that works for me is actually a quote from Labyrinth. Whenever I hear the man in my head talking to me and commanding me to do things (you’re experiencing command hallucinations) I tell him, either mentally or out loud ““you have no power over me.” See a psychiatrist and ask if they can prescribe you either an antipsychotic or another mood stabilizer like lithium. Personally, antipsychotics didn’t work for me because my hallucinations kept coming back, but for most people they work. Lithium works for me, and I’m at only a moderate dose. I also see a therapist weekly to discuss stressors, which cause my hallucinations, so I manage my stress to keep the hallucinations away. This may not be the case if you have a schizophrenia spectrum disorder, as these are not rooted in anxiety. I haven’t been diagnosed with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder, I have severe OCD and Asperger’s which makes me psychotic. Good luck to you, I hope you find a form of treatment!
Voices in my head are telling me to kill....?
So I'm self diagnosed as schizophrenic, but I'm not on any medication. My psychiatrist thinks i am Schizo as well, but it takes 6 months to diagnose, and I'm not there yet. The voices in my head are telling me to kill my dog, and they will hurt me if I don't. The voices tell me to cut myself, which I do. I'm scared that soon they will tell me to kill my family... Anyways, I'm scared i will actually kill my dog, because the voices really scare me a lot. What do I do? Go to a mental hospital? I am 14 and I don't know if my mom will believe me if I tell her that I hear voices, because my psychiatrist hasn't told her, I don't think. (He doesnt think they are dangerous, because I haven't told him what they tell me.) I am not good at talking so I don't know if i could tell my mom..... What should i do? I can't just tell my psychiatrist, our next appointment is in a month, and my last appointment was today.
Help! I get nervous when talking to people.?
I don't know what's wrong with me. Is it shyness or social anxiety? Well, let me start from the beginning. I might be talking to a friend, a family member, a co-worker, a guy, a girl, or basically anyone; and I'll always get kinda nervous. I might repeat myself multiple times. My body will be stiff and I tend to be too scared to move. This happens when I do a presentation as well. It's not terrible or anything but at the end of it all, I just feel so insecure. I'll think that I messed it all up. I said (or did) the wrong things, they might've taken it the wrong way, and then I'll always think that they're angry at me. I may avoid them next time because I'll feel as if they hate me or something. Like, because I was so nervous, they took it the wrong way and now they don't think I like them. What can I do? How can I "ease up" in these social settings? Please help, it's been bothering me for quite a time now. Thanks.