I've been hearing voices

Reed said:

I just contacted my psychiatrist to get some help but, just wanted to share what has happened. So for the past couple of days, I've been hearing voices in my head stuff from the past or self-doubt from the present. The sad thing is I watched the movie Love and, Mercy a couple of days ago and, it triggered my voice to get worse it's really sad because I really enjoy that film and, I dunno if I can watch it anymore. It's really scary because I wake up from them or they keep me up at night. I'm also really scared to tell my parents I hear voices I dunno if I want to. I also don't want to go to the hospital because they really scare me as well. Also sometimes they hurt my ears or when I put headphones on they get louder

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A tired mind will play many tricks on us, and the secret is to let them come. Trying to stop thoughts is futile. But at the same time accept that they are only thoughts. There was never a death certificate that said 'he died of thoughts'. The voices are the result of what you have heard or seen in the past. They are like echos. When we have GAD the mind goes into autopilot. Logic and reason are no longer possible in a prolonged period of anxiety. We can be so easily led, and that is why we need to keep well away from Dr. Google and anyone like him. Also watching movies that can be distressing to an anxious person should be avoided. Even watching the news these days can be frightening. You would not take into your body anything you knew would upset you, and the same applies to the mind. We are bombarded these days with so much information about illness, is it surprising we become victims of HA?

What you may be describing could well be that critical inner voice that sits in the back of our mind waiting for us to “screw up.” I too thought i was “hearing voices”, but this phenomenon was merely the overactive mind due to the anxiety. Anxiety can work us into a very frenzied state of mind which causes too many thoughts rushing around in our head. I recommend Dr Claire Weekes’s acceptance method for dealing with anxiety. It is highly effective.