conversations in my head

Can anyone tell me what this may be called or if they have had this happen to them. Sometimes when I am in a quiet enviroment and I find myself in deep thought about a conversation I would have with someone I can start to hear the conversation in my head. Sometimes its a conversatiuon between two other people. Its will usually start with me thinking about it then I will kinda put it to the back of my mind and think about something else. But a few moments later I will notice that I can still hear the conversation going on in the back of my mind. As soon as I reaqlize Im doing this I stop right away. Maybe its my subconscious or something but I can actually hear the conversation. I dont know if its my imiganation being over active or am I going crazy and hearing voices. I can stop it as soon as I realize it. Also most the time when this happen I am tired because its late at night and it usually happens when Im looking in the mirror focusing on brushing my teeth or plucking eyebrows or flossing or somthing that I am concentrated on. Like two days ago I was thinking of a tv show I watch and two of the characters on there having a conversation that I made up but then the conversation keeps going as if my minds is just doing it all on its own and Im not even thinking of the words they are going to say but they just play out in my head. And I can hear it in my head. Maybe this is a daydream to Im not sure but I have had it happen for a long time but it wasnt until recently that I wondered if it means something else. I do have a diagnosed anxiety disorder. Does this sound like how someone with a psychosis would hear voices. And might anyone else have experienced this or know what to call it?

[ILADVOCATE]

Before my current recovery from schizoaffective disorder I did experience auditory hallucination (aka "hearing voices") but I was generally not consciously aware of them so it would depend. It would be worthwhile to call this or any other symptoms you have, if you have not discussed them before, to the attention of your psychiatrist and ask where it might be coming from and how they can help you best as regards treating them.

[MrGreen]

Not saying I have any answers for you. But to clear things up so we can get a better picture of what you are saying. You can clearly hear the voices? As if it was two people in the same room as you? It is not just a silent conversation in your mind. Bit like we all have at times. You can actually hear the voices?

I found this article and thought it might be of interest to you. Not sure if to copy and paste it or just give you the web site address. Here's the address. It goes into full detail about hearing voices. Interesting reading too.

http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/mental-health-a-z/hearing-voices/

[i_am_who_i_am]

I dont hear them like I hear someone in the same room...it only happens occasionally and I have to be in a certain enviroment and it sounds like a voice but in my head. Its clearly in my head kinda like the way you could hear a song in your head.

[i_am_who_i_am]

basically its when im sitting in the quiet and i am thinking about a conversation between me and somone else or two completely diffferent people. Ill imagine the conversation in my mind but Ill end up getting very involved in it and basically zoning right out and it seems as if the conversation becomes more real like and in my head I can hear the talking. Then sometimes as this happens it seems as if my mind just automatically takes over and keeps the conversation rolling because its dont seem planned like Im not planning what the person will say next my mind just does it for me. This will go on for a few moments and to me its almost like a dream while Im awake only I dont see it and I am very much awake but zoneing out. As soon as I realize I am doing it I snap right out of it. For a few seconds I dont even realize its happening or maybe its just that Im that spaced out when it happens I forget. I dont know but maybe its a daydream or something. But for some reason it happens mostly late at night and it has to be quiet around me and usually Im doing something that requires focus but but the back of my mind will still be able to wander. Does this sound familliar to anyone?

[tonitalent]

this does sound very much familiar like i thought schizofrenia was like the voice actually sounding real but for me ill be completly zoned out in class ill think about something my room then ill hear my mothers voice in my mind yelling at me telling me im worthless then i hear myself saying yes im sorry and its almost like im just there watching/listening to me and my mother fight or me talk to my friend and think of what i would say to her and it feels like im just frozen there i dont even notice im doing it sometimes, would that be schizofrenia or just daydreaming because ive been wondering for a while.

[i_am_who_i_am]

Now that I have read your post tonitalent I have realized these are much more likely day dreams because we know we are in that state and allow ourselves to drift off to it. For someone with schizophrenia it would be them hearing voices like you would hear someone in the same room as you and it would not be somehthing you know you are consciously making happen. To me now that I have read what you wrote its seems much more likely that they are daydreams than anything else. I could be wrong though maybe someone else can offer some advice with more insight.

[alostcause]

I have the same thing. It's not just like day dreams though because I get it even when Im doing stuff alone or when Im with strangers without talking. Maybe it comes from loneliness... I don't know.

[tonitalent]

well i hope its really nothing because i am also an abuser and if i was even boarder line schizofrenioc im sure dxm, and other sedatives wont help me out so much. and for the lonliness part if thats true wow that would be another day in my life and i guess urs too i heard this many times its corny but true, if we're all alone we're all alone together :) insert hug there --->

[tonitalent]

but i wa\s reading from someones post i dnt know if it was urs or not but would you know if hearing someone calling ur name when theres running water or loud music is "normal", a type of schizofrenia or most likely due to taking hallucinogens.

[i_am_who_i_am]

hearing your name being called when there are other noises going on its denifately normal. You brain can sometimes misinterpret noises and send the wrong signals so it makes it sound like your name being called.It happens to everyone.

[i_am_who_i_am]

sometimes also when im alone and its quiet i will get this random word or phrase enter my head and i can almost hear it in my head like a very loud thought.

[joey_oldskool]

THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO DO WITH ANXIETY OR OCD! i have recently been diagnosed with anxiety, until taking citaopram i was only suffering from panic attacks, uneasiness derealization worrying/obsessing etc etc then i started to have the same problem, i 'think' first of all it was me playing in my head what i was going to tell my therapist since ive had the condition for a while and was scared i would miss something important for some reason :-S but ever since have been having exactly the same problem as if there are just random conversations playing out in my had that to me seem meaningless and untill lately caused me great anxiety, i thought coming off the meds would help since it started after i started taking them (i think i blamed it on the meds) but although sort of quieter it still happens from time to time but with less anxiety just more frustration as i seem to have no control.... sorry for rambling but am comfrted to see other people have experienced this too.. you are not alone.. thnks alot :)

[joey_oldskool]

peace and happiness to all anxiety sufferers

[joker13]

heres something i wrote yrs ago:

darkness within

alone i walk from one shadow to the next- never really knowing what to expect- from light to dark and back- one against another feelings attack- mixed emotions of sadness and joy- inside left feeling broken and destroyed- in my head voices ramble on and on- like a mad raging storm that crashes down- to a mass confusion that seems to pound- head hurts mind's on overload- slowly the doors start to close- finally peace of mind- but i know it'll only last a short time- then it all starts again- a fight with my self deep within- why cant i be at peace? when will it cease?- don't understand why with myself i fight- when i try to stop it with all my might- moods seem to always change- and i find myself back in my own mind game

[kay2486]

this sounds like schizophrenia, i needs sorting because it can lead to voices saying do this or that, i remember a boy i went school with his dad was schizophrenic but didnt know it he heard a voice saying kill "him", "him" was 5 and als his son he ended up stabbing him to death and now has to live with the consequences, he was jailed and watched permantly in a mentall institution. he cant recall doing it either. im not saying you'll do this but it can happen. go get help

[joey_oldskool]

this is not schizohrenia alot of mental illness symptoms can cross over and you CAN get similar symptoms in completely different dissorders. from what ive seen this is completely normal, people with anxiety dissorders tend to examine their thoughts alot more put that with racing thoughts and fear that something is wrong.... well you know what im trying to say.

[chiquiti]

my boyfriend seems to think that we are being tapped and followed on a daily basis. His theory is its some bad people who dont like him. this story is long but in a nutshell, he started hearing them say about 4 phrases daily to him everytime i walk away from him. he assures its loud and clear, but ive not heard it. it doesnt matter where we are or where we go, the same 4 phrases always. hes been diagosed with depression, anxiety and panic disorders. he drinks too. im wondering if it can be schizophrenia (on a different note i suspect hes bipolar too).

[lissame73]

I have this too. I have dealt with depression my whole life and I am currently off my anti depressants and Ive noticed it happening again. LIke just a few minutes ago I was somewhere between awake and asleep and I could hear in my head  (the same as you would a song in your head ) a gruff sounding old man at first I couldnt make out what he was saying it was like a hum or mumbled voice then I clearly heard "and jenny collins lived over here" ( i have no idea who jenny collins is) then more muffled sounds and then I heard "and she would go see" at that point I stopped myself from listening cuz I freaks me out when this happens. I know its all in my head and like you I can stop it but I dont know where it comes from. I think mine is anxiety related because thats what my antidepressants are for and i hear this stuff when I stop taking them.. But I can differentiate between whats real and what s in my head and if you can too then I think you'e fine.. Maybe its our subconscious picking up on conversations we have heard during the day. Does it happen after you've been around crowd during the day? Instead of looking at whats going on in that moment what went on earlier in the day..?

[Michaelbrain]

i experience the same thing but the conversations go on even when i an asleep. I engage in loud discusions in my head and though i am asleep i am aware and this is so disturbing.

[c_louise111]

I recently searched in google the combination of anxiety disorder, OCD disorder and that I hear voices having random conversations in my head. This description of them saying bizarre things and noticing it mostly when you're in the bathroom performing silent tasks is exactly how it occurs to me! I noticed that this post was from almost two years ago - I was wondering if you could tell me how you dealt with this? I have been booked into a psychiatrist because my doctor was concerned.

[zzz_zzz_zzz_zzz]

I "think" random blurted-out crap "in my head", too when I am laying down trying to fall asleep.  It doesn't happen each time I'm laying down, but I think my mind just hasn't settled down from the day yet.  I can sort of "hear" different voices (men and women) but it seems it is just my mind in over-drive.  Sometimes my mind "thinks" stuff that may be bothering me (on my mind) and i have "racing thoughts" like anxiety/insomnia.  Other times, it makes no sense at all and I am starting to freak out that this is happening.  I also have had depression/anxiety for years, but am also chronically sleep deprived, working nights as a nurse and then caring for my 2 little boys at home.  my toddler is "out of control" at times and I feel I cannot handle all this.  I worry that I have a serious mental illness and that I may have passed it on to my little boy, as he has aggressive behavior, poor sleeping habits as well, and I really think he has ADHD.  All this worrying is making the anxiety/depression worse, but I don't know if I need serious help or just need to chillax a bit:)  Has anyone been able to get a medical diagnosis on what this is??  Please "ease my mind"!!!

[elenalena]

Yes, I do sometimes experience exactly what you've explained. I really don't think you should worry about it at all; i think you have a very imaginitive mind. As long as you know that the conversations are all made up in your mind and that it didn't really happen, then I really don't see a problem. It's called daydreaming. Daydreams can happen anytime while you're awake - even late at night -If you let your mind wander. It usually doesn't happen when your mind is alert, though. So it makes sense that you start to daydream about these conversations while you're doing something and that it usually happens in a specific kind of environment. Don't try to scare yourself; schizohrenia is something you can't just snap out of.