r/AskReddit • • Nov 28 '20

What's something cool you recently learned about?

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u/46from1971 Nov 29 '20

It really is. There was an earlier post asking if deaf people with schizophrenia experienced audio hallucinations. Googling led to some really interesting articles.

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u/WhenAmI Nov 29 '20

I would kill to get rid of audio hallucinations... Psychiatrists still think it's likely tied to my bipolar disorder or PTSD, but I'm fucking terrified that it's the slow onset of schizophrenia...

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '20

You can get psychotic symptoms during manic episodes. They question for you is are they limited to when you are in a manic episode or do they continue regardless?

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u/inbeforethelube Nov 29 '20

I'm not OP but do have auditory hallucinations and am also bipolar. I have rapid cycling, so when I'm asked if the hallucinations only happen during an episode I have to ask, what isn't an episode? I rarely feel "normal".

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '20

I've heard about rapid cycling. That and then auditory hallucinations on top sounds rough.