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hm…well, i’m still hearing voices, only not nearly like i was. mostly now, i hear other stuff…noises that make me turn around and look when nothing is there. things like glass shattering and garage doors closing – that sort of thing. usually, the noises are not appropriate to the environment i’m in, so i know they’re not real, only it’s really hard not to look. i’ve been trying to train myself to -not- respond to any sort of loud noise – at least not initially. that way, i can sort of casually look in the direction it came from and see if it was real or not. or watch the faces of other people around me to see if they respond. the noisier it gets in my head, the more calm i get on the outside. and i hate it, because it’s like another secret i have to keep from people. does anyone else hear noises that don’t belong? In black, there are all colors, Where darkness, always the light, Iridescent the raven’s wing in sunlight. – Brooke Medicine Eagle
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hm…well, i’m still hearing voices, only not nearly like i was. mostly now, i hear other stuff…noises that make me turn around and look when nothing is there. things like glass shattering and garage doors closing – that sort of thing. usually, the noises are not appropriate to the environment i’m in, so i know they’re not real, only it’s really hard not to look.
i hear these things too. people calling my name, sirens, things breaking… also see things out of the corners of my eyes. small movements like cats usually, but sometimes it’s in my field of vision, kind of a pattern that lays accross reality like an undulating web of electricity. i’ve often wondered what these things are. sometimes i think i might be crazy. :-) i’ve been trying to train myself to -not- respond to any sort of loud noise – at least not initially. that way, i can sort of casually look in the direction it came from and see if it was real or not. or watch the faces of other people around me to see if they respond.
i sometimes plug my ears to see if the sound continues, that way i know if it’s inside or outside my head. the noisier it gets in my head, the more calm i get on the outside. and i hate it, because it’s like another secret i have to keep from people.
i think i’ve always had the noises. it’s just part of the background for me, like the arguing voice who tells me i’m wrong, i’m bad, i don’t deserve to be happy… it’s jnust something that’s there for me. does anyone else hear noises that don’t belong?
i guess that would be a yes, then. -kelly
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hm…well, i’m still hearing voices, only not nearly like
i was. mostly now, i hear other stuff…noises that make me turn around and
look when nothing is there. things like glass shattering and garage doors
closing – that sort of thing. usually, the noises are not appropriate to the
environment i’m in, so i know they’re not real, only it’s really hard not to look. i’ve been trying to train myself to -not- respond to any
sort of loud noise – at least not initially. that way, i can sort of casually
look in the direction it came from and see if it was real or not. or watch the
faces of other people around me to see if they respond. the noisier it gets in my head, the more calm i get on the
outside. and i hate it, because it’s like another secret i have to keep from people. does anyone else hear noises that don’t belong?
not that i’m aware of. i assume it’s all real. sound’s very important to me. when i was a kid, though, sometimes i would hear the sky sigh. looking back, i’m pretty sure it had something to do with the steel plant less than a mile away as the crow flies…but it made me wonder. *whimsical smile* the last few days, though, i’ve been "seeing" stuff that’s not really there. like i was working in the apartment yesterday, and thought sure i saw dave (or somebody) walk past the door of the room i was in. when i double-checked, there was nothing there, nothing moving. things like that have happened 2 other times in the last 2 or 3 days. i’ve always been able to verify that it *wasn’t* real…which ironically means i *passed* my reality tests (not being able to figure it out would have meant i failed)…but that kinda thing’s pretty rare for me. i sorta attribute it to the increased ptsd symptoms i’ve been having to put up with since the nayboor thing. someone in my head suggested that i ask if you’ve talked with a doc/pdoc/neurologist or anyone abt the things you hear, and is this a relatively new occurance, or just same-old-same-old? did it get worse recently? or just more noticeable? beyond the practical considerations, however, i’m sorry that there’s yet one more thing u feel like u need to hide. i’m glad u don’t have to hide it here. *caring* jt – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – In black, there are all colors, Where darkness, always the light, Iridescent the raven’s wing in sunlight. – Brooke Medicine Eagle
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – hm…well, i’m still hearing voices, only not nearly like i was. mostly now, i hear other stuff…noises that make me turn around and look when nothing is there. things like glass shattering and garage doors closing – that sort of thing. usually, the noises are not appropriate to the environment i’m in, so i know they’re not real, only it’s really hard not to look. i’ve been trying to train myself to -not- respond to any sort of loud noise – at least not initially. that way, i can sort of casually look in the direction it came from and see if it was real or not. or watch the faces of other people around me to see if they respond. the noisier it gets in my head, the more calm i get on the outside. and i hate it, because it’s like another secret i have to keep from people. does anyone else hear noises that don’t belong?
I used to. The more anxious I was the more I heard them. They were all related to ptsd and anxiety. Now I not only hear ‘real’ sounds *grin* but react to them appropriately. Of course it still feels odd to do this and I always have a split second hesitation to decide if I should hide my reaction. Yesterday we had a huge thunder storm and there was a lightning and thunder at the same time that sounded like it was just outside the kitchen. I jumped a foot and my heart did a weird little lurching thing. I _still_ had a second’s hesitation that I maybe should be acting all calm and cool 
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I was _convinced_ that a 250 year old pine tree just outside the kitchen was cracked in half and coming for the house! Rainbow Colors (Jill) — The colors blend, the edges soften. Swirling and mixing we are becoming white light.
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – hm…well, i’m still hearing voices, only not nearly like i was. mostly now, i hear other stuff…noises that make me turn around and look when nothing is there. things like glass shattering and garage doors closing – that sort of thing. usually, the noises are not appropriate to the environment i’m in, so i know they’re not real, only it’s really hard not to look. i hear these things too. people calling my name, sirens, things breaking… also see things out of the corners of my eyes. small movements like cats usually, but sometimes it’s in my field of vision, kind of a pattern that lays accross reality like an undulating web of
electricity. i get the patterns in my field of vision. spent many an hour trying to "catch" them (cuz they’re never in the *center*) so i could "see" them clearly when i was a kid. those are neurological things, i’m pretty sure. ’s pretty much the same kind of thing as the aura that can accompany migraines. i’ve often wondered what these things are. sometimes i think i might be crazy. :-)
nah…that would mean i am, too! :) i’ve been trying to train myself to -not- respond to any sort of loud noise – at least not initially. that way, i can sort of
casually look in the direction it came from and see if it was real or not. or watch the faces of other people around me to see if they respond. i sometimes plug my ears to see if the sound continues, that way i know if it’s inside or outside my head.
that’s a really cool idea! the noisier it gets in my head, the more calm i get on the outside. and i hate it, because it’s like another secret i have to keep from people. i think i’ve always had the noises. it’s just part of the background for me, like the arguing voice who tells me i’m wrong, i’m
bad, i don’t deserve to be happy… it’s jnust something that’s there for me.
ahh…that voice. that used to be me. tell that voice for me that i appreciate all the work it’s done keeping you safe all these years, n that i know d*mned well how hard a job that is. tell it i said thanks. and that there’s an easier way to do that job, and it’s sooo much better, and it’s worth it. tell it i said it can talk to me anytime, and i don’t care if it cusses me out or tells me i’m stupid. that’s fine w/me. when i encounter another voice like i used to be inside my head, i tell it "hey, it’s ok. it’s safe now. what’s wrong?" …but before i got to that point, i used to say "it’s ok. i forgive u for having to be an ashole. i lv u." but i always say "thanks", cuz it is NOT fun, being that voice. but we couldn’t have survived without me. and the other protectors like me. i just wish i hadn’t had to h*rt the kids so much along the way… but they forgave me, even though i didn’t think i deserved it. l8r blue (jt) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – does anyone else hear noises that don’t belong? i guess that would be a yes, then. -kelly
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hm…well, i’m still hearing voices, only not nearly like i was. mostly now, i hear other stuff…noises that make me turn around and look when nothing is there. things like glass shattering and garage doors closing – that sort of thing. usually, the noises are not appropriate to the environment i’m in, so i know they’re not real, only it’s really hard not to look. i’ve been trying to train myself to -not- respond to any sort of loud noise – at least not initially. that way, i can sort of casually look in the direction it came from and see if it was real or not. or watch the faces of other people around me to see if they respond.
Wow. Impressive. the noisier it gets in my head, the more calm i get on the outside. and i hate it, because it’s like another secret i have to keep from people.
Yick. does anyone else hear noises that don’t belong?
Noooo. But time was I saw things which didn’t. Could be pretty grisly, but psychedelically-coloured cilia gently waving from the walls were pretty neat. Used to be associated with – urgh, call it anxiety – massive whelm, really. And lack of sleep. Still see spiders occasionally, but since I moderately like them, insofar as a (slightly) sane person can like a creature with an exoskeleton, it’s not a big deal. Baba Yaga
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Yes, I do hear noises sometimes – often late at night when I am by myself, in my bed. Sometimes I experience synaesthesia – the thing where one sense-stimulation produces effects of another sense, e.g., a loud noise (or sense of it) also produces the sense of a brilliant flash of colored light. Sometimes I hear a collection of frightening voices in a rush. Sometimes I see images of faces (behind my eyelids). Sometimes, yes, I am awakened, or so, by loud noises of some sort. Did I dream them? Maybe. Beauty. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – hm…well, i’m still hearing voices, only not nearly like i was. mostly now, i hear other stuff…noises that make me turn around and look when nothing is there. things like glass shattering and garage doors closing – that sort of thing. usually, the noises are not appropriate to the environment i’m in, so i know they’re not real, only it’s really hard not to look. i’ve been trying to train myself to -not- respond to any sort of loud noise – at least not initially. that way, i can sort of casually look in the direction it came from and see if it was real or not. or watch the faces of other people around me to see if they respond. the noisier it gets in my head, the more calm i get on the outside. and i hate it, because it’s like another secret i have to keep from people. does anyone else hear noises that don’t belong? In black, there are all colors, Where darkness, always the light, Iridescent the raven’s wing in sunlight. – Brooke Medicine Eagle
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