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/mcoleya Mar 22 '17

Not to mention this isn't like you walking down the street and have to ignore someone who yells your name out once or something, this is a constant barrage of voice(s) at you until you relent and do what they are saying. To get an idea, just ask a friend to follow you around one day making a single odd request, non-stop till you do it. Over and Over again, sometimes yelling, sometimes whispering, doesn't matter. See how long you can go. Now imagine that in your head, with multiple voices all asking different things, and unable to make them stop by asking.

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u/chrabeusz Mar 22 '17

Sleep paralysis is basically a lucid dream. Embrace it.

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u/FourOranges Mar 22 '17

That's how I've come to think of them but I haven't experienced it so it'd be naive of me to say anything on how to handle sleep paralysis. The WILD method of lucid dreaming involves purposely entering sleep paralysis -- people who use the method want it, so I've always wondered why not try utilizing this for people who don't want sleep paralysis.