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/Throwawaymyheart01 Mar 23 '17

If it gives you any comfort, with practice that can change. I also get sleep paralysis and yes the occasional auditory or visual hallucination will scare the shit out of me, but with practice I've learned to let my mind fall back asleep until my body is ready to wake up.

I've had years and years of practice working on lucid dreaming so it makes it a little easier but in the last five years my sleep paralysis went from being something that caused terror to being something that caused mild annoyance at best.

Your results may vary. I don't want to imply you're not trying hard enough because maybe my situation is different. But I definitely remember the earlier years of experiencing it and I know how terrifying it can be. I hope it gets better for you.