Schizophrenic voices are known for their derogatory abuse, insults and put downs. Years of listening to this unwelcome material can seriously erode your life’s quality and your self respect. One strategy I have found effective for nullifying or reducing the level of incoming abuse is to use mockery and irony to point out to the voices how rediculous they are. I mention rediculous because while my voices have been relentlessly abusive, they also claim to be trying to help me. I say back to them inside my own head: “So you claim to be there to help me while pumping 10 year’s of relentless abuse ..read more

There are currently seven billion people alive today and the Population Reference Bureau estimates that about 107 billion people have ever lived (BBC, 2012). So, if 1% of the population receive schizophrenia, then (1% of 107 billion =) 1.07 billion people have had schizophrenia throughout human history ..read more

I’ve experienced three approaches to voice-hearing. Fight the voices Ignore the voices Work with the voices Let me know which approach works best for you in the comments below ..read more

Getting diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder is a real life-changer. These disorders are often accompanied by hearing voices, either inside or outside your head. The voices can often be derogatory and relentlessly harass and abuse you. This is extremely difficult to deal with. With medication, the audio volume of the voices can decrease, so they’re easier to deal with. With time, you might start asking the voices why they are there. This is the approach recommended by leading voice-hearing advocate Rufus May. When you start asking questions of the voices you hear, you may s ..read more

It can be very useful to keep a mood diary. The good old traditional way of putting pen to paper is great but can be tedious for some, especially for those who do not wish to relive their day and just want to track mood specifically. There are some good mood tracking apps that are easy to use and simple to input: Pixels – Mental Self-Awareness (Android) Jade – Mood Tracker, Diary, Journal (Android) Daylio (Android & iOS) Youper (Web App ..read more

Schizophrenia is a brutal psychological disease. It is known for producing voices inside or outside the patient’s own head which abuse, harass, horrify, and drastically reduce the quality of the patient’s life. I myself have had schizophrenia since 2012, and in that time I’ve learned to not let them bully me into any corners. This article is about how to fight back against the horror and bullying that schizophrenia voices inject into a patient’s ears and heads, and to give yourself some time, space and more control over schizophrenia. The nature of my voices After the initial 6 months of relen ..read more

if the voices are being unpleasant: How exactly are you helping me? if the voices are repeating a claim you don’t think is true: Do you have any evidence to support that claim? If the voices are not responding to you: did you hear what I said to you? If the voices are not giving you any detail: can you tell me more about *? if you can’t explain that statement or provide any detail, can you stop repeating that statement please? If the voices are being unhelpful: can you give me one example of you helping me please ..read more

Schizoaffective disorder (SZA, SZD or SAD) is a mental or psychological disorder characterized by abnormal thought processes and deregulated emotions. The diagnosis is made when the patient has features of both schizophrenia and a mood disorder—either bipolar disorder or depression—but does not strictly meet diagnostic criteria for either alone. The bipolar type is distinguished by symptoms of mania, hypomania, or mixed episode; the depressive type by symptoms of depression only. Common symptoms of the disorder include hallucinations, paranoid delusions, and disorganized speech and thinking. T ..read more