JD: The Hearing Voices Network (HVN) in England is an influential, grassroots organisation, which works to promote acceptance and understanding of hearing voices, seeing visions and other unusual ...

Many people live with a secret that feels almost impossible to describe. They hear speech or whispers that nobody else ...

Auditory hallucinations, including hearing voices, are one of the hallmarks of schizophrenia, as up to 80 percent of people diagnosed with schizophrenia report hearing voices. Auditory hallucinations ...

‘Hearing voices’ or ‘Auditory hallucinations’ is always seen as a sign of someone without a ‘healthy’ or ‘sound’ mind. Yet, many misunderstand what these experiences truly represent. Auditory ...

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Auditory verbal hallucinations – hearing voices that aren’t there – are one of the most common and distressing symptoms of schizophrenia. Around 60–80% of people with the condition experience them at ...

Around 8% of young people are thought to hear voices at some stage in childhood, making it about as common as having asthma or dyslexia.