Why is it, whenever someone "hears voices"...

[brooklynite]

...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]

1. Maybe the

Voices are bored?

[jberryhill]

2. Personally, I blame phonics as a method of teaching reading

[Agnosticsherbet]

3. Because the voices are most often a manifestation of fear or anger.

A still, quiet voice that tells you to do good things is considered an angel.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. ...they don't tell the old guy next door to turn Fox News off?

[Glassunion]

5. They do.

We just never hear about it. It's not newsworthy.

[etherealtruth]

15. that was my first thought

[WinkyDink]

6. Hundreds of thousands, if not more, probably do. Then there are the others.

[lunasun]

7. schizophrenia can tell you you're the king of England !!!

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 0.3–0.7%.[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]

8. There might be a new way to look at this phenomenon

[cthulu2016]

9. Serious answer: They sometimes do. (And we don't hear about it)

[Posteritatis]

10. Why do you think you'd hear about those cases in the news?

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]

11. if they did, how would you find out about it? it would just be a guy in the corner

probably muttering

[hunter]

12. I ignore the voices in my head.

I ignore the voices outside my head too.

[Jamaal510]

13. This reminds me of

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]

14. When the voices come from "God"

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]

16. "Mr. Huberty - Yes, God? - You wouldn't happen to have any power tools?"

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]

17. sigh

I really hope you take the time to learn more about mental illness.