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Post by Hannah on Jun 26, 2008 15:04:55 GMT 1
This is something I was told I would have to do if I was to get better. Apparently, letting my voices control my life isn't a good option, and I need to change my relationship with them. Yet, I feel too weak to fight back to the voices. To even ask them to be quiet for a bit seems too rude on my part. Or even just to question them- not tell them that they are wrong, but question them to find reasons for saying these things seems too much to do.
Has anyone else been told to do this, and had any success in doing it?
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Post by lyric on Jun 26, 2008 20:01:36 GMT 1
Hi Hannah I was told by my last psych to do this. I havent managed to do it yet. I guess i find it hard because it seems to make the voices more real if that makes sense. I try and kid myself theyre not there. In your case you have every right to question them hun, they are in your life and it is not rude to ask them why they are there. I was told to tell them where to go if they were talking to me and be quite nasty to them, i dont really agree with that but just questioning them may make you understand them more.
L xx
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Post by butternutsquash on Jun 27, 2008 19:34:03 GMT 1
My voices are very rude and mumble at me rather than saying anything that I can make out. I often tell them that they should speak up because it's rude to mumble. If they're around when I wake in the night, I get annoyed and tell them to shut up. They don't listen and still natter on just at loudly as before, but it does make me feel better when I stand up to them.
Perhaps little steps at a time. Could you write your voices a letter? Perhaps it would be a starting point and you could, with time, read out parts of your letter to them.
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Post by Hannah on Jun 28, 2008 17:40:51 GMT 1
Thanks for the replies you two. I might try writing a letter, cos then I am not telling them directly to shove off, and so might feel able to do that.
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