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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy is it, whenever someone "hears voices"...
...the voices never tell them to sit quietly in the corner?
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/17/us/navy-yard-shooting-main/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
yuiyoshida
(41,818 posts)Voices are bored?
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)A still, quiet voice that tells you to do good things is considered an angel.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,167 posts)Glassunion
(10,201 posts)We just never hear about it. It's not newsworthy.
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)lunasun
(21,646 posts)Schizophrenia (/ˌskɪtsɵˈfrɛniə/ or /ˌskɪtsɵˈfriːniə/) is a mental disorder characterized by a breakdown of thought processes and by a deficit of typical emotional responses.[1] Common symptoms are delusions and disorganized thinking including auditory hallucinations, paranoia, bizarre delusions, disorganized speech, and it is accompanied by significant social or occupational dysfunction. The onset of symptoms typically occurs in young adulthood, with a global lifetime prevalence of about 0.30.7%.[2] Diagnosis is based on observed behavior and the patient's reported experiences.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophrenia
SO we hear about the violent ones
news will not report on those quietly in the corner
Warpy
(111,122 posts)cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)Posteritatis
(18,807 posts)For every person who does something like that there's probably scores who just withdraw.
Nice of you to broad-brush 'em all though.
La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)probably muttering
hunter
(38,301 posts)I ignore the voices outside my head too.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)how on some old cartoons, whenever a person's 2 consciences are arguing, the evil one usually wins and drowns out the one resembling the angel.
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In the case of these crazed madmen, the voice of reason and sanity is obviously being suppressed by the voice of ill-will.
xfundy
(5,105 posts)How can they possibly resist? After all, they've been taught not to mess with "god" or they'll end up in his loving Hell, burning forever, cuz Jesus loves you.
FSogol
(45,435 posts)Take Me to the Specialist by the Dead Milkmen (Limited to 4 paragraphs for Copyright reasons)
I know that I'm crazy
I know that I'm nuts
But at least I admit it
And I think that takes some guts
The specialist doesn't care
What the voices say
He's got a lot of pretty pills
To make the voices go away
Take me to the specialist
- Mr. Huberty
- Yes, God?
- You wouldn't happen to have any power tools?
(psychopathic laughter)
And if I'm hopeless
Well, that's the breaks
The cookie crumbles
The loony shakes
The specialist can see it
From my point of view
He understands me
'Cause he hears voices too
Take me to the specialist (x4)
I hear weasels! (x10)
Hey you kids!
Cut that crap out!
Hey come back here!
I know who your parents are.
Wouldn't do this if Nixon was in the White House.
C'mon, I'm the walrus dammit!
blogslut
(37,981 posts)I really hope you take the time to learn more about mental illness.