Vicky
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Hi Seagull,
Interesting topic on hearing voices. I think it could be true that some schizophrenic people are hearing and responding to real voices but don't know how to distinguish them from what's part of their illness. When I was going to college and rode the public bus, a young man who is saw everyday would sit there conversing with someone no one could see. I began talking with him and he would carry on quite normally with me and was very pleasant. In talking with him I learned that he knows he has mental issues, and he rides the bus going to and from psychiatric therapy. He said that he cannot distinguish between real people and those who are not really there, so he just treats everyone the same, with kindness and graciousness. He truly was a very genuinely kind person. I thought it was fascinating. His conversations with whoever else he was talking to were quite real sounding, pleasant, and normal. So I don't know what to think. Perhaps not all of the voices he hears are illness... some are, but it could be his illness also allows him to perceive on levels most of us cannot.
I myself have heard a voice that tells me things, which I've come to realize is the voice of my Guidance. It's rare, I wish it happened more, but I'm now no longer afraid of it. Yes, when it first began I thought I was having mental issues! But what I hear is positive, helpful advice about things I couldn't possibly know through normal means of perception. It tells me of things from the near future or across the miles, things I can't possibly know, so as they become verified I've learned I can trust it. I know it is just part of how my psychic ability works.
Sometimes when I'm doing retrieval or other nonphysical contact experiences I hear voices from those I'm in contact with. To me it's just another way to perceive. Truly fascinating!
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