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QueenieSenior Contributor
My voices are really giving me the irrits today. I am trying to complete an assignment for my diploma and all I hear is mindless chatter, laughter and commentary. I've got to keep going with this assignment though even though it is difficult to focus.
Grrr! Anybody got any tips? I was going to put on some music that I like to try and drown them out, but I find listening to music while studying distracting.
I'm feeling very grumpy 😞
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Unknown userMember
Hi @Queenie,
we've not met, but Hi!
I find listening to my favourite tv shows or a podcast is the best. That way it is more voices and I find they can all blur into one and I can tune the nasty ones out. For some reason music just annoys me.
Don't know if it will help, but I hope your uni work goes okay!
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pipSenior Contributor
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QueenieSenior Contributor
@pip - The voices are pretty constant all day and sometimes have been known to wake me during the night (thankfully now I take medication to ensure a good night's sleep). I find when I am concentrating on something though, they are a distraction as I generally like a quiet environment to do things like study. I do take antipsychotics but after a while, they lose their efficacy and don't work as well.
I spoke to my psychiatrist aabout this recently (this week) and his response was to increase medication. Not exactly the response I was hoping for as medication often leaves me feeling drowsy and unmotivated. I might run this question by my voice hearer's group (I co-facilitate) and see what ideas they might have too.
Any advice is good advice! 🙂
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QueenieSenior Contributor
@Former-Member - I might give this a try. Thanks for the tip! 🙂
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PrincessmollySenior Contributor
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QueenieSenior Contributor
@Princessmolly that's a good idea, I hadn't thought of that. I'll give it a try. 🙂
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