So I went through a bad time last year and one evening I had a 'psychotic episode' when I ended up in A&E due to my erratic behavior, i was borderline unresponsive for weeks. but slowly came out of it which took months. I hear voices in my head, have done since i was little. there are 7 in total, 3 of them my own point, 3 of them are different male voices and 1 is a girl. i constantly listen to them chatting away and sometimes i go quiet to listen which freaks people out. they vary in what they say or do and vary in volume. very distinct but I know they are in my head. after I had a mental health assessment, I talked to my mother who told me when I was little even in nursery 1 of the points of concern was that i would happily play then suddenly 'drop', so like my smile, my hands, id stand still and blank and hide under a table for hours and not respond to people. they never even thought to investigate it this was when i was like 3/4. so yes I have had it since i was a little girl. I have had some traumatizing experiences in my life which have made it worse starting with a rape when i was a very young girl going up to a more recent burglary. my moods change very quickly and randomly - so much so some people say i give them whip lash (lol) but it really is not easy. i do not get any help - the only help offered is general counselling which to be honest when you have said the exact same thing like 8 times in 8 lots of sessions to 8 different Councillors, it gets old.