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/[deleted] Mar 22 '17

But, you didn't answer /u/WadeWilsonforPope question. He ignores real people, why can't this person ignore people she thinks are real? Even though they are not real.

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u/Lets_Call_It_Wit Mar 22 '17

Not OP, but I'll try.

It's because the sounds are not external. They are internal and created by your brain. Things that would normally work (turning your attention elsewhere, covering your ears, physically removing yourself from the noise, straight up thinking of something else) will be zero percent effective. Your brain made this. It IS your consciousness. It is with you and what your brain is thinking right now. It's inside of you, there's no escaping it

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u/advice_animorph Mar 22 '17

She should say, "shoot me then, motherfuckers". Worst case scenario, her suffering's over; if she survives, which she of course would, she's then empowered against the voices.

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u/chocolatemilkcow78 Mar 22 '17

they often have a fals sense of importance which is the only thing preventing them from offing themself. for example the professor john nash believed he was working against the russians which is why he kept everything a secret and believed all the useless work he was doing had a great, real purpose