Category Archives: hearing voices

ParaNorman


Norman is a normal kid – he sees and talks with people others don’t, including his grandmother who, long passed away, sits on the sofa knitting and bounces on his bed. The Townsfolk, the kids at school call him names “weird” … Continue reading

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What a day ! …..World Hearing Voices Day 2012, in Toronto


Huge thanks to everyone who helped us put on our first event celebrating World Hearing Voices Day here in Toronto. . Early bird stands in line to get caffeine My day started 3am, an hour earlier than my alarm’s, eager looking … Continue reading

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World Hearing Voices Day – 14 Sep 2012


Today is World Hearing Voices Day 14th September 2012 The International Community for Hearing Voices today celebrates a growing awareness that voice hearing is part of the diversity of human experience and that people can hear voices and be healthy. … Continue reading

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what’s that sound ?


“people don’t only hear voices but they often hear sounds and music as well voices sometimes say rude and inapropriate things they can also be very funny” http://soundcloud.com/nadagaz/whats-that-sound-hearing Come join us celebrating and encourage diversity within us and amongst us… … Continue reading

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I hear, I hear what you don’t hear [documentary] – Robin Timmers


Robin Timmers’ experience  with voice hearing. “I’m Robin Timmers and I hear voices – and I’m mentally healthy” A short [10 mins] documentary/ artistic interpretation of a common experience. Robin Timmers first hears voices after his mother passes away and he … Continue reading

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Living With Voices – T M Lurmann


Here’s a very well written article published in American Scholar magazine, written by TM Lurhmann [thankyou M ] about a “new” way to live with voices. In North America it’s called “new”:. Compared with the “New World”, which to some of … Continue reading

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A little insight


Here’s a short animated information film made by young people about the experience of hearing voices. The movie is the result of a project by Voice Collective in London and is a creative and simple  way of presenting different experiences insights … Continue reading

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World Hearing Voices Day Fri 14 Sep 2012 -Toronto [Update]


A few days only to your chance to be part of Toronto’s first participation in the global celebration of World  Hearing Voices Community. “I believe hearing voices approach is emancipatory – not only for voice hearers but also for families and carers, and … Continue reading

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Mrs Brown talks with God


From Mrs Brown’s Boys. Laugh out loud Irish  comedy with Brendan O’Carroll as Agnes Brown. Here Mrs Brown has a conversation with God. Note- You may find Mrs Browns language a bit “fruity”, even when she’s talking to God. More … Continue reading

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haunted by voices


Article today 23 Aug 2012 in The West Australian From Western Australia, a nice snippet on the Hearing Voices approach and how its working out in Australia. Lest you think that if a person hears voices then  they must be ill, then … Continue reading

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