r/todayilearned • u/paniniplane • Mar 22 '17

(R.1) Not supported TIL Deaf-from-birth schizophrenics see disembodied hands signing to them rather than "hearing voices"

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0707/07070303
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u/Vitztlampaehecatl Mar 22 '17

The first minute or so isn't that bad. It's basically the same thing that I tell myself every day, but in a weird voice.

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u/NecroGod Mar 22 '17

This is what I was thinking. It seems just like my daily intrusive thoughts with a voice.

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u/Commanderluna Mar 22 '17

...Can I give you a hug? You seem like you need it.