Bipolar and voices? Anyone?

Hi @Bellaswan

I'm not sure i've met you, but hi!

I dont have any answers for this but sounds like it worries you a bit. Have you talked with your care team about it?

There are many people on the forums who've talked about experiences like this but its a bit quiet being Easter 🙂

hope you're doing ok

lj

I am bipolar and i hear things they scare me and sometimes are mean but when i am manic they can be nice. i understand the issues with antipsychotics they dont help me either. i just try to ignore it and i always have something around like tv on or listening to music so i cant hear them if they happen. it is hard though and i am sorry you are dealing with this but you are not alone.

Hi @Bellaswan I live with schizoaffective disorder which is like having schizophrenia and bipolar in one disorder. I live with voices almost every day. They sometimes can be difficult to live with and are nearly always derogatory in nature. I manage them with a combination of medications, meditation (usually mindfulness practices), cognitive behavioural therapy with a good psychologist, listening to music I enjoy and distraction techniques. Some of these distractions work better than others at differing times. For example, I try to make my voices make an appointment with me and I call it soapbox hour. During this hour, my voices have free reign and I will also communicate back to them. After that hour is up, I go back to distraction and the management strategies I mentioned above.

Have you voiced your concern about weight gain with your psychiatrist at all? There are some medications which have reportedly had minimal weight gain in consumers. I'm on one of these at the moment and while the damage has already been done (I am obese), I haven't gained anymore weight since.