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What can be done to avoid hearing voices that tell me to do something wrong?

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Published At March 9, 2019
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Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

I am a 21-year-old mother of a 10-month-old. I have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, borderline personality disorder, and major depression. I have been experiencing what sounds like my voice telling me horrible things about myself and the people around me for quite some time now but in the past year, this voice tells me to do horrible awful things to myself and others. The other night it felt like something completely took over my mind and body and did something terrible that could have effected my whole life. Have I been wrongly diagnosed?

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

If you have symptoms like voices telling you to do something wrong and you have feeling that these voices are real and are not your doubts then this needs re-evaluation. This could be due to some psychotic issues. Hearing voices giving running commentary could be due to auditory hallucination. You should discuss this with your psychiatrist during your next visit. Explain the symptoms in detail. This will help you.

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Seikhoo Bishnui
Dr. Seikhoo Bishnui

Psychiatry

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