Hearing Voices
For non-voice
hearers it is hard to imagine what it is like to experience
an uncontrollable barrage of voices in or around the head
that nobody else can hear. Gina - a voice hearer who
underwent the Silent Mind Technique two years ago in
Australia - described her experience prior to the treatment
as 'like having thirty drunk students camped out in the
lounge room of her mind, yelling at each other while
watching bad daytime TV' - See the testimonials for her
description of the experience. It takes incredible
fortitude to cope with what many people regard as
relentless torture. The consequent effects of living with
this condition for years can be debilitating to say the
least.
Some people believe the voices to be part of them, others
that the voices are demonic. Many can point to specific
areas around the head where they perceive each voice
originates from, each with its own emotional tone or
personality. Others experience the voice as their own and
centred in the head. Not all voices are regarded as
problematic though. One of our clients wanted to keep his
'comical voice' because it made him laugh - that was until
it continued to keep him awake at night. Whichever way the
voices are experienced it is possible to eliminate them
with these new technique. However, we understand that some
people are attached to their voices and regard them as
having value in their lives. We very much respect the right
of the client to choose and will only help remove the
voices with full consent and with due regards to the
changes in life experience that the technique can
facilitate.