Can you hear others thoughts?

Can you hear others thoughts?

Intrusive thoughts tend to show up as distinct thoughts, so you “hear” them in your own mental voice just as you would any other thought. With auditory hallucinations, you hear the voice of someone else or a distinct sound.

How do you know if you’re hearing voices?

feel voices are coming from outside and heard through your ears like other sounds. feel as if you are hearing other people’s thoughts or as if other people can hear your thoughts. experience nasty or threatening voices that tell you to do dangerous and unacceptable things or try to control you.

Why do I hear something different than what someone says?

First things first: hearing words incorrectly is not uncommon. It is very likely that hearing but not understanding words is due to a condition called sloping high-frequency hearing loss. If that is the case, know that it is a highly-treatable form of hearing loss.

What is it called when you don’t have an inner monologue?

The lack of an inner monologue has been linked to a condition called aphantasia — sometimes called “blindness of the mind’s eye.” People who experience aphantasia don’t experience visualizations in their mind; they can’t mentally picture their bedroom or their mother’s face.

Can a person hear what someone is saying?

People who suffer from audible hallucinations are very aware of what the hallucinations are saying, the meaning of the words are clear and usually distressing. Also, there is a tendency for people in various states of psychosis to read a different meaning in what people say than the speaker intended.

What happens if you think you heard someone say something but didn’t?

If that person was talking and you believe you heard something different from what he said, then you misinterpreted what he said and it is not a hallucination. This does not mean at all that you are mentally ill, many people have this kind of experience without suffering from any mental health problem.

Why do I hear things but can’t hear them?

Some people have hearing problems that cause distorted hearing. Most kids get hearing tests when young so they know if they have a hearing problem or not, but keep in mind that infection, accident or other issues can damage hearing. Sometimes seizure disorders cause things that are ‘not there’ to be heard.

Do you have to pay attention when speaking to someone?

In the real world, however, the situation is usually far more complicated. First, to mentally process the message, the person to whom you are speaking has to be paying attention.