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Post by butternutsquash on Jul 21, 2008 19:15:47 GMT 1
Does anyone else find that the voices make it harder to take in what other people are saying?
At work, I have to ask people to say the same thing to me a few times before I can catch what it is they want me to do. Sometimes it's difficult to filter out their voices from the others.
I feel like screaming "can you speak up; yours isn't the only voice I'm hearing" but I feel that might make me appear a bit mad.
I wish that this thing wouldn't screw with my everyday life. I'm trying so hard to get on with it.
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Lwona
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Post by Lwona on Jul 22, 2008 12:26:38 GMT 1
Yes, I find it tough sometimes. I find it helps if I focus on the persons mouth and I sort of lip read which makes me focus and the voices tune out a bit. Don't know if that'll work for you but it's worked for me in the past x
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Post by Hannah on Jul 22, 2008 19:20:08 GMT 1
I also find it tough too. I also lip read to take it in (and it avoids eye contact, which I find tricky.)
Got nothing useful to suggest, unfortunately. x
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Post by butternutsquash on Jul 22, 2008 19:47:35 GMT 1
Thank you for the replies Yeah, I do the lip reading thing. It does help a bit. I see my CPN on Thursday so I can ask for her advice. I'm just worried that she'll want me to see the psych again to up the meds or something - last time I saw him I told him that the voices were still there but that I'd rather try and cope with them than change meds/up the dose. I have to work and can't be at all sedated. Even at night I have to do sleep ins sometimes, so can't even have meds that make me tired at night. The risperidone is just about ok now and I don't want to risk being unable to function well enough to do my job. Though I guess I'm not doing a brilliant job now if I can't take in what other people are saying to me. Grr. xx
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