12/31/2023 0 Comments Auditory hallucination youtube![]() ![]() We know that supportive social networks in the physical world are important in staying well, but in the absence of a strong physical network, perhaps online networks can provide some of this support.įinally I notice that Maya has subscribed to rawsammi’s channel, which I covered some time ago in another blog post. Beyond this, she is reaching out to her audience to form some social connection, as she notes that she has ‘no friends’ in the physical world. It seems that Maya is using YouTube to process her own experiences, and perhaps as a kind of therapy. And when we see her a month or so later (just two weeks before this post), struggling more with her voices (but still very coherent), this concern does not abate. Thus, when she tells us that she is coming off medicine without her doctor’s knowledge or help, I cannot help but feel concerned for her. This is a real person, providing regular updates about their progress. One of the more difficult things about these videos however is that they are done in ‘real-time’. They are well paced, concise and compelling, which is not always the case on YouTube. I’ve not watched them all, but those that I have all are excellent. This is just one of quite a few videos by Maya about her experience. However, the familiarity of this story may mean that it will be particularly useful for all those who have similar stories. This story is one I have heard all too many times from clients over the years (and I only began my clinical training in 2009). She says that she now has 7 voices and discusses briefly how the voices evolved over time and how they relate to her experiences of abuse. Having told the doctor that she was thinking of suicide as he was admitted to hospital, at which point she told the doctors about the voices she was hearing. In her early teens, she lost interest in the things she used to like (such as sports), and this led to her father taking her to a doctor. ![]() She tells of how her problems started with sexual abuse that began at age 10 and lasted for a decade. ![]() In this video Maya briefly recounts her experience of developing voices and her diagnosis of schizophrenia at 17. The list of videos below is far from exhaustive and as always I welcome any other suggestions and feedback from readers. I’ve gone a bit further than normal and added quite a lot of my own reflections on the videos (I hope this is a good thing). I’ve picked some of the most interesting material I could find and have summarised it below. There are some exceptionally brave people who have posted on YouTube about their experiences of psychosis. I’m back in media research mode now, and I’m teaching undergraduates about psychosis this week, hence the topic. ![]()
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