What If You Hear Voices In Your Head?

Everybody has an inner monologue. It may be reminding yourself to pay your phone bill or practicing a difficult discussion with a buddy.

However, what happens if that voice develops into voices that are uncontrollable?

According to a theory put out by psychologist Julian Jaynes, voices were formerly heard by all people. These voices were thought to have originated internally in the right hemisphere of the brain but were seen as external from the left (a phenomenon known as bipolarity).

These sounds were therefore taken to be messages from the gods.

But as modern awareness began to emerge about 1000 BC, these voices were acknowledged as being our own.

According to some psychiatrists, patients with schizophrenia may experience a reversion to this condition in which they are unable to identify some of their own ideas.

One percent of people suffer from schizophrenia, a disorder of the nervous system.

To be clear, having "multiple personality disorder" is not the same as having schizophrenia.

Hallucinations, which range from seeing things that aren't there to delusions like a greater belief in conspiracies, higher rates of sadness, and most famously hearing voices, are common symptoms.

Many conditions cause auditory hallucinations, ranging from basic noises to words or names being called, but schizophrenia patients experience voices that are very distinct from other disorders.

They are frequently linked to their present mental state and can be quite antagonistic, accusatory, threatening, or persecuting (58); in essence, they represent a lot of their anxieties.

Complement component 4 (C4) genes, which are linked to immune function, may be involved in schizophrenia, according to a 2006 study including over 3000 patients.

The C4 gene is involved in the process of pruning synapses in the brain. For instance, teenagers' brains go through a process called "synaptic pruning" whereby unnecessary connections are removed to improve brain function.

However, this C4 gene may be hyperactive in people with schizophrenia, reducing brain regions related to thinking, planning, and cognition.

There have also been connections established between gut microorganisms and immunological response, since internal microbes have been demonstrated to influence brain development.

According to one research, individuals with schizophrenia had noticeably greater levels of lactic acid bacteria, while another indicated that patients with schizophrenia also had far higher rates of lipid and glucose abnormalities.

Research has also shown that the cause of schizophrenia is a combination of these genetic factors along with some environmental stressors like growing up in an urbanized area, being a member of a minority group, and even cannabis use as THC can exaggerate psychotic response in some individuals with genetic risk or developmental trauma. Although the primary basis for diagnosing schizophrenia is behavior and reported experiences, the cause of the disorder is primarily unknown.

Nowadays, the majority of schizophrenia medications are designed to treat hallucinations and delusions; nevertheless, 49.5% of individuals with schizophrenia fail to take their prescribed medication.

For this reason, genetic research is crucial to the fight against this illness. Of course, a mix of medicine, counseling, and support can help some people recover and significantly lessen their symptoms.

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