Hearing "Voices"???

[tidycat]

My housekeeper, age 44, states she "hears voices" most of the time. These voices curse her and belittle her. She shuts her eyes momentarily, and holds her breath. Since I have never had this "problem", I am at a loss to help her. She is afraid to tell her physician, as she can not afford to be "hospitalized". She thinks these "voices" may be the "devil"?? Does any one have any information that could be helpful to me in trying to help her??
Thank you.

[Emma1978]

hope this helps

Facts about Hearing Voices


Hearing voices does not mean that you
are crazy
Hearing voices is a special but not
exceptional experience
About 10% of people hear voices at some point in their lives and
2% hear them regularly
Not all of those people who hear voices have mental health problems (less than half of those who hear them regularly)
Some people hear voices, others see visions or feel strange sensations.
Voices can be experienced as inside or outside the head or body
Sometimes voices are unpleasant and cause distress, but some voices are pleasant
People of all ages may hear voices, including children and elders
Some famous people who heard voices include *****, Joan of Arc, Mohammed, Carl Jung, Ghandi, Alfred Wallis, Socrates, Michael Barrymore, Zoe Wannamaker and Anthony Hopkins







Explanations for Voices
No-one really knows where voices come from. A number of different explanations may be valid. Different ones may be helpful for different people.

Some explanations for voices include:-

• A response to feeling powerless – this can be worsened if people have negative experiences in psychiatric services where they feel even more powerless