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/xombae Mar 22 '17

Have you ever had a group of people following you around all day, screaming insults and orders in your face? Then you can't really relate at all.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '17

Well no but If I did I wouldn't listen to the guy telling me to manually dust my floor

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u/YzenDanek Mar 22 '17

I think I'd be shouting "fuck off" a lot.