When The Voices in Your Head Haunt You

Some people claim to hear voices inside their heads. Many others convey that such individuals are crazy, as it isn’t considered normal. However, it can happen more often than you realize, and in many different ways. 

 

George Miller, well known physiologist, stated back in 1956 that hearing voices in your head is normal. Reading this is probably a relief to know, but what can you do when those voices hunt you? 

 

Since you now know that hearing voices are normal, what is the difference between the two types of voices you hear in your head?

 

Your Voice

 

The voice you hear most often is your own voice. It’s called self-talk. Self-talk is a discussion you have with yourself, often inside your head without the actual words coming out of your mouth. As long as the self-talk is positive, this self-talk isn’t a problem. 

 

When the voice turns nasty and is always pointing out everything you did wrong or will go wrong…it can be very hard to feel good about your daily activities. This type of self-talk drains your energy and motivation to achieve even the simplest of tasks and can keep you awake at night.

 

Another Person’s Voice

 

What do I mean by another person’s voice inside your head? Well, this too is normal. As a human being, you not only hear your own self-talk, you also hear conversations from the past that others said. For example: If the voice in your head is one of your parents or teacher telling you that you will never achieve anything, this can be very debilitating. 

 

Now that we determine the two types of voices; one being your own and the other from another person, let’s discuss what to do to change the negative voices from haunting you forever and keeping you for a good night sleep.

 

They Take Your Power Away

 

Negative voices, whether from you or someone else, can over power you from having a happy healthy life. Usually these voices come from significant experiences in your life when someone hurt you with their words. These words hunt you by replaying over and over again in your mind. Because you are often much younger when this happens, you take these comments as being the truth about who you are and what you are capable of. Even if it is your own voice you hear, it often comes from someone else initially. Isn’t it time to take away the power these words have over you?

 

Changing Your Reactions To The Same Words

 

You may not realize, but you can change your reactions to what others say to you and regain your power in a few easy steps. 

 

Just before the holidays, Dr. Donna Schwontkowski and I offered a free tele-seminar on Emotional De-stress. Even though this tele-seminar was directed to improve the holiday season, the techniques used will explain how to change your reaction to people that have unnerved you over and over again. You may even find yourself smiling or even laughing at what has bothered you for years. The download of this seminar has been made available at:   http://www.lifepotential.ca/teleseminar_download.php

 

Many people never experienced changing the voices they have in their head before. Just like anything we learn…the first time is always a new discovery.

 

Ronda Degaust is the author of How To Heal from Years of Criticism, Insults, Abuse & Rejection. She is a Break-thru Coach & International NLP Trainer. Find out more at her website www.lifepotential.ca or email her at breakthru@lifepotential.ca