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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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BlueBaySenior Contributor15 May 2018, 7:53 pm AEST

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

I find at night alone in bed is worse for me. The stillness and quietness triggers me and it all starts. Stress for me is not good as well

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SmashpeaContributor15 May 2018, 7:54 pm AEST

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

@Bunniekins I don't get dizzy as such it's just really distracting and quite frightening to be honest

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Georgie_PaulikSenior Contributor15 May 2018, 7:55 pm AEST

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

@BlueBay I listen to the sound of rain on my phone (just a free white noise ap I downloaded) at night to help. I also find quietness and stillness makes it hard to sleep

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Georgie_PaulikSenior Contributor15 May 2018, 7:57 pm AEST

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

@Smashpea have you tried applying mindfulness techniques to observe the circles as more of a passing perceptual experience, rather than focusing your attention on the fear of the possible pending "merge"? I bet this would be incredibly hard, but if you could master it, probably quite helpful and may reduce how often the merge happens, seeing as the merge sounds like it is triggered by fear/anxiety. Just a thought.

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SmashpeaContributor15 May 2018, 7:59 pm AEST

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

Yeah Georgie, I've also heard that a lot. Unfortunately my voices have always been negative. I've been told that they can actually be protective but I don't understand how that can be when they are so nasty all the time

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lanae976Casual Contributor15 May 2018, 8:00 pm AEST

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

@Tasharosei too have wondered why my voices are constantly negative towards me (telling me i'm stupid, fat or worthless), and while i don't have it all worked out i noticed they are stronger when i am about to be in a situation where i'm very concerned of what other people;s opinion of me might be. ie say on the way to a job interview my primary voice (his name is RingMaster) might say "you're too stupid to get to the job". And in the past that may have made me afraid to go ahead with the job interview, but now i say to him " i realise you might be worried that I may fail, but there is a chance i may not so i am going to go ahead with it, but thank you for your concern"

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KoalaCasual Contributor15 May 2018, 8:00 pm AEST

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

Hi Everyone! I’ve experienced voices and they are my sign that I need medical help.

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Georgie_PaulikSenior Contributor15 May 2018, 8:00 pm AEST

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

@Queenie does artificial companionship help at night, like peer support forums or audiobooks/pod casts?

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TasharoseContributor15 May 2018, 8:01 pm AEST

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

This is a random question @Smashpea, have you ever had your vision checked for floaters? I am vision impaired and started seeing them about 10 years ago. It kinda sounds like what you are describing. I was terrified and went to my optmoetrist and she did a thorough eye exam and explained what floaters were. I do not in any way mean to take away from your scary experiences. It was just a thought that passed through my mind.

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Georgie_PaulikSenior Contributor15 May 2018, 8:01 pm AEST

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

We often use the term “hearing voices” to describe a range of different experiences. The reason for this is because most commonly people hear a voice (or several) talking directly to them or about them. Often the topic of conversation is highly relevant and personal to the hearer – though unfortunately not always positive. We can choose to talk back to our voices (or not) and the voice(s) will often respond back to what we have said. In this way, do we not have a “relationship” with our voice (even if this relationship is primarily a hostile /negative one)?

How do people feel about this concept? What is the relationship you have with your voice(s) like? Is change in the relationship possible, and if so how? Some big questions, but ones I’d love to hear peoples thoughts on.

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