I followed the voices and let it take over my mind, 13 voices Refusing to leave and multiplying
Has anyone else ever followed the voices and let it take over your mind, Refusing to leave and multiplying?
Yes, I have and went into psychosis. I wasn’t aware they were voices tho, I thought they were coming from sound waves of advanced technology, or hacking.. so loud and so many, took me months to realize they were voices in my head..13 different voices all very angry and otherworldly non stop bickering with each other and mostly yelling/screaming to me, afraid to sleep at night bc the voices get louder in silence.. some mean but over time we have learned to be kind to each other. , I even have a therapist voice… the brain is so powerful. The voices have not gone away I feel they are “there”, I am afraid to be in silence always noise in the background, tv on, air pods constantly in. The longest straight stay they had was 7 months straight… the second I wake up they’d be yelling, sounding otherworldly, scary, like a giant almost demonic if I didn’t kno better. One always came in sounding like a hurricane spinning. I haven’t heard them really for a month, but I feel as if they are right here still. Like if I wanted to hear them they would gladly start to form. It’s traumatic and I went into psychosis due to too much stress and anxiety that is being treated professionally. Instead of voices, my brain is shutting off with stress and anxiety, making it unbearable to go to work most days. Feeling doom and darkness for no real reason On unpredicted days. I am mentally and physically unable to leave my home… that’s how bad this new feeling is. My brain is saying it’s had enough it’s tired and needs to rest to heal. I hope I can move out of this phase into a better one. My brain is just trying to find its happy place, so at least it’s trying…. Better than hearing and meeting new voices 24/7. I am on medication and all of this started 15 months ago when I got clean from alcohol and Xanax. My brain doesn’t know how to deal with this new way of life, stress, Past trauma. I feel like it’s processing things from a decade ago right now bc the alcohol Numbed the processing state, where I could just forget about it. After getting clean It got so overwhelmed it became chemically imbalanced which stared to psychosis. The voices had came and went, always multiplying. I see a therapist weekly and am trying to put my mental health first, I just feel so alone. I never met anyone else who heard voices and hallucinations. I want to share and listen, find some normalicy… see others how they cope with their voices and what their relationship is like to each voice. I know I’m not alone in this, I need to find others who share this with me
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@EagleBelly
The good news is you're absolutely right - you are not alone. In fact, there are many, many people in this community who describe what you're sharing here. I am so glad you have been able to seek professional help and connect self-care to your symptom levels. Stress, sleep deprivation, lack of nutrition, anxiety, etc. can all contribute to the way we experience the world. It sounds like you have great insight surrounding your sobriety. I can't wait for you to be on the other side of this and experience some relief.
Have you had any formal diagnosis related to what you're experiencing?