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Topic Tuesday // Hearing Voices // Tues 15 May, 7pm AEST

Unknown userMember27 Apr 2018, 3:57 pm AEST

Topic Tuesday // Hearing Voices // Tues 15 May, 7pm AEST

For this Topic Tuesday we will have Special Guest @Georgie_Paulik from our partner organisation Perth Voices Clinic joining the discussion around your experiences of hearing voices, the impact this has and management tips.

@Georgie_Paulik is a clinical Psychologist and is the Clinical Director and Founder of Perth Voices Clinic. A bit more about her career:

Georgie completed her PhD in 2007 from the University of WA and her thesis investigated the role of anxiety in the hearing voices experience.
She has undertaken research into voice hearing so that we can understand the experience better – why it happens, when it is most likely to happen, and most importantly, what can we do to reduce distress around it.
She helped develop a novel intervention for voice hearers, called Relating Therapy, which helps people to change the relationship they have with their voice (which unfortunately can often be a very negative and bullying relationship) a bit more about that here
She has a keen interest in the role of trauma and voices – how trauma can cause voices (for some people) and how to best address underlying trauma.

With Georgie’s wealth of experience, this will be a very interesting and insightful night! We are really looking forward to having everyone involved!

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In response to: Topic Tuesday // Hearing Voices // Tues 15 May, 7pm AEST

lanae976Casual Contributor15 May 2018, 7:41 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // Hearing Voices // Tues 15 May, 7pm AEST

Hi @BlueBay

I understand how hard it can be to open up to a psychologist, I ended up giving my first psychologist a letter that i had written because i couldn't figure how to bring it up in a session, is something like that possible for you? There are peer support groups about, it is a good safe environment to open up about hearing voices which may in time make it easier to tell your treating team.

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BlueBaySenior Contributor15 May 2018, 7:43 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // Hearing Voices // Tues 15 May, 7pm AEST

Hi @lanae976
I could write s letter to my psychologist. Thst would be easier than saying it.
Thsnks for the suggestion. I think I do need to open up to be able to get the help snd support.

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jbellCasual Contributor15 May 2018, 7:44 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // Hearing Voices // Tues 15 May, 7pm AEST

I see things like this as well, it looks like a black pearl with a ring around it, and I also see floaty things that float around in my eye, some of them look like hairs that have clear eggs in them

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Georgie_PaulikSenior Contributor15 May 2018, 7:44 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // Hearing Voices // Tues 15 May, 7pm AEST

@Tasharose and @Bunniekins - yep, stress is a big one, whether its stress around daily living or specific things like being in crowds or eating! It's so important to get balance where you can and take time to have a bath or do soemthing you find helpful, like listening to relaxing music.

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TasharoseContributor15 May 2018, 7:44 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // Hearing Voices // Tues 15 May, 7pm AEST

Thanks @Gerorgie_Paulik, I will source this book and see if I can find something that helps. At the moment I am in hospital because the voices have been really bad. I used to hear a little girl but I have been overrun by negative voices of late. Why do voices seem to be so negative, what is their negative voice trying to tell me?

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Unknown userMember15 May 2018, 7:45 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // Hearing Voices // Tues 15 May, 7pm AEST

Hi @Cathy - thanks for joining us tonight - great to see you here to get a better understanding. Stigma is a hard thing and its always good to get more knowledge when you are unsure

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Georgie_PaulikSenior Contributor15 May 2018, 7:45 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // Hearing Voices // Tues 15 May, 7pm AEST

Recent evidence links social isolation and loneliness with an increased tendency to hear voices and have other related perceptual experiences. For many, isolation occurs prior to the experience of voices (perhaps because of other life difficulties occurring at the time), and for others they tend to isolate themselves because of their voices and what they are saying to them. We know that social isolation and loneliness can in turn make the voices worse and therefor is best to try reduce.

Have you seen a link between your voices and spending more time at home in isolation? What tips do you have to help others to get out of the house more?

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Unknown userMember15 May 2018, 7:47 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // Hearing Voices // Tues 15 May, 7pm AEST

Hi @jbell welcome! Thanks for sharing with us

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BlueBaySenior Contributor15 May 2018, 7:47 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // Hearing Voices // Tues 15 May, 7pm AEST

That's a good point @Tasharose why are the voices negative ?
@Georgie_Paulik ?

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BunniekinsSenior Contributor15 May 2018, 7:47 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // Hearing Voices // Tues 15 May, 7pm AEST

@Smashpea I hope this doesnt sound like a stupid question but with the black orbs floating behind you and moving around plus talking to you you must get dizzy amongst other things. I cannot imagine anything like that.

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