Quote Originally Posted by az666
sweet i didnt know that but say if the voice in your head guided you and suggested things you wouldnt normally think of....good things....then it wouldnt really be a problem then would it....it possibly could tho....just wonderin if any 1 had heard of this??

A decent percentage of people with Schizophrenia say that sometimes the voices provide company, and the hallucinations are sometimes entertaining. But, almost all say its impossible to hold a job with voices in your head, and while they (the voices) may try to "help" you with their comments, they often tell you to do things the wrong way. Like you boss says " clean the kitchen and take out the garbage" and the voices tell you to do it reverse. The voices may be trying to help you, but its going to get you fired.




So to answer the question

"Do you think its possible for the person in someones head to be good and help them in their life??"


The voices can be "good" and even help them sometimes. One guy said its like having a radio on in his head. Another said the voices in his head helped write his x mas cards! But overall they almost always hurt the person. Having sex, while hearing voices talk about you and what you are doing ruins most patients sex lives.The majority of people dont hear commands, thats a hollywood thing. Most hear like a running commentary on what they are doing, sort like a sportscaster is commenting on your every move. It must feel very much like your privacy is being invaded. Other people hear like a mocking voice, telling them how much they suck. Other times its like 2 people talking to each other in your head. A cetain percent know they arent real, some arent sure, and some are convinced the voices are real. Many think that the gov are beaming these thoughts into their head. Doesnt sound like too much fun to me.


According to my textbook here
10 out of 50 patients would like to go on hearing voices if they could control them, but 49 of them had said hearing things had negative effects.
2/3 of them would rather not hear voices even if they could control when they would come.
But that still leaves a 1/3 that overall like the voices.