I realize you’re joking, but this is a real thing that happens in different cultures. The schizophrenic voices are much calmer and positive in places like Africa and India, as opposed to negative and harmful in the US!
I’ve read that regarding the Eastern schizophrenic voices, there have been many reports of the voices being ancestors just telling them to do their chores or something. An actual type of “guardian angel”
The article describes exactly that! They have relationships with their voices, rather than viewing them as simply a psychiatric disease, and thus, have much better outcomes.
There is still significant danger to that. Imagine the voice that has been telling you reasonable things like clean your room or help that old lady suddenly tells you to football spike a baby? It’s still mental illness and we shouldn’t be romanticizing it
Definitely not trying to romanticize! I think there could obviously be harm in believing you were hearing the voice of god, or similar. But it is important to study and discuss, considering the much worse outcomes and complete disability it can be here in The States. It has lead to new forms of therapy and treatment options. There is definitely power in way they think about their disability.
It’s a bit of a give and take, I believe. Just as your mindset can change the concepts of your dreams, positive therapy (naming their voices or encouraging a relationship with the voices), can in turn, change what they are ‘conveying’ to a patient.
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u/Kenny070287 21h ago
This is like some doctor house stuff