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The Voices In My Head by Eleanor Longden ● ● ●

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Went to get medical help ○ Psychiatrist Hospital admission Voices became hostile ○ Persecutors and companions to her ○ ex) pull out 3 strand of hair to harming herself or others 2 years later ○ Terrifying voices ○ Delusions ○ She endured sexual and physical abuse She attempted to drill a hole in her head to get the voices out Mother never gave up on her Doctor said recovery was possible People believed she could become healed and whole again Voices are meaningful response to childhood trauma Separate metaphorical meaning from what she’d previously interpreted to be a literal truth ○ ex) attack home → her own sense of fear ○ ex) don't leave house so she would fight them and said she felt safe Communication and collaboration Voices were tied with aspects of herself ○ Assault, low self-worth Worst voices came from when she was hurt the most profoundly ○ Needed to most compassion Withdrew from medication 10 years after voices, she graduated Good at eavesdropping Worked in mental health services, spoke at conferences, published books chapters and articles, and argued the relevance of the following concept: ○ Part of Intervoice ○ Locates voice hearing as a survival strategy ○ Understand and respects voice hearing ○ Has established networks ○ Create new language and a sense of hope Beliefs can change the world “We don't have to live our lives forever defined by the damaging things that have happened to us” ○ Unique and irreplaceable...