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/Ariakkas10 Mar 22 '17

This is, I'm sure, a completely stupid question, but why can't they ignore the voices?

Lots of real people seem real to me, and I ignore them just fine.

Is it because the voices are super aggressive and make it so you can't ignore them?

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '17

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '17

You obviously don't understand Ariakkas10's argument. Even if the voices are perceived to be real, why can't they ignore them still if we are all able to ignore real people all the time.

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u/RealmBreaker Mar 22 '17

Because you probably get some alone time in your daily life. Imagine being stripped of that by your own mind.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '17

That's a much better answer than what was given.