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Voices yelling in the shower

SullenKitty
SullenKitty

I've experienced this several times in the recent past and I can remember experiencing it for as long as I can remember, off and on. It seems to have gotten more frequent and/or more disturbing. But does anyone else experience yelling or screaming when they're in the shower? Its accompanied by this urgent feeling, like fear, but also a numbness, like I know it isnt real so theres no need to react to it, but I hurry through my shower and shake afterwards. I only hear it when in the shower, I'm not sure if it's only during mood episodes or not. Is it something alot of people hear sometimes, like a reaction in your ear/brain from the sound of running water hissing out of the shower head or is it something related to bipolar and psychosis? I'm currently teetering back and forth with a mixed episode and recently had my first experience with hearing voices. Is this the same thing or different? 

SullenKitty
SullenKitty
I should add the voices used to be just inaudible murmuring, like people talking in another room when I knew that wasnt the case, its recently escalated to angry screaming and yelling.

It's very unsettling. I cant stop shaking.
arfie
arfie
I don't experience this phenom in the shower, but auditory hallucinations are a well-defined part of my hyper-vigilance. The intensity of the voices is a clear indicator of how far escalated my anxiety is.

Yes, it is VERY unsettling. Just breathe. . . Ply therapy tools, as needed.
scottyb865
scottyb865
yea i have had the same problem it started like i thought someone was saying my name out side the door but no on there no let me be clear this doesnt only happen in the shower with me its all through out my day. At times itsounds like screaming other times just talking that i cant make out what is said and at time i hear my name being called but know one around. Some one said that it was myself wanting to come back because one of my altars took over but i havent found out for sure. Big hugs and if you need help im here and will do my best to give the advice you need
SullenKitty
SullenKitty
I heard the voice a couple of weeks ago, not in the shower. It was during a state of very high anxiety and panic.

This screaming and feeling like everything is very intense and everything too loud only happens in the shower and only sometimes.

Thanks, guys. It's nice to know someone is here for me right now.
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
Big hug Sullen..... I would perhaps see your pdoc sweetie.... Maybe a med tweak?..... xo
Sunshinegirl0228
Sunshinegirl0228
I’ve never had an experience of hearing voices anywhere. I guess I’m lucky. Is this possibly a side effect of on of your meds? Definitely tell your pdoc about this
SullenKitty
SullenKitty
Thanks everyone.

Kisses, the one voice was when I was without my antipsychotic for almost 2 days because the pharmacy was out of it and my pdoc never called me back. Can you have severe withdrawal after that short of time?
irishwriter
irishwriter
definitely worth a call to your pdoc. this sounds very nightmarish for you to live with. I often hear people or whispers calling my name but felt so silly about it i never really mentioned it. thank you for posting this, i think I will now mention it to my new pdoc. hugs
OlderCPer
OlderCPer
BPI with Mixed States and Psychosis....its not an uncommon thing to hallucinate or hear voices. You should definitely talk to your Pdoc about it. Disrupting your anti-psychotic meds can make the "psychosis" symptoms worse, i.e. the hallucinations or voices.
Dynamo
Dynamo
What is it about the shower. I hear music differently in the shower sometimes like they are performing the song differently.
Community Leaderacuriousfish
acuriousfish
Sound travels differently in water. It travels alot faster - in air it's going 340 metres / sec, in water 1400 metres / sec. So you will hear a mix of music which has differently delays on it. That means you will get phase differences - some frequencies might disappear, others will be louder - and that will be changing all the time as the mix of air / water the music is travelling through is constantly changing.
Dynamo
Dynamo
I knew it all along!! lol thanks fishy....
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