6 year old tells me he hears voice in his head

[tricci]

My 6 year old son keeps telling me that his brain is telling him bad things.  This morning he was upset because his brain kept saying "I'm right" over and over and he says he can't stop it.  He says it gives him a headeache.  He usually won't tell me what he hears because he says they are bad words that he is not supposed to say.  He's been telling me this for awhile and I just kind of tell him that it's normal but I'm not so sure it is???We do have mental illness in our family (bipolar disorder) but I don't believe this is related.  Is it really normal that he would be hearing these things?

[Uncollectedkid]

It could be intrusive thoughts, had those as a kid all the time all the way up to now (no it's not "normal" you might wanna get a phyc)

[Kirstie_MHModerator]

Hi all,

Please keep in mind that the original post was made in 2010 - 7 year ago.  It is highly likely that the OP has resolved the situation by now.

[maigymay]

NOBODY ASKED ABOUT RELIGION STOP GIVING ******** ANSWERS IF YOURE NOT GOING TO ACTUALLY HELP DONT HELP

[Davidswifey0214]

Please take him to a child psychologist and get tested. PLEASE DON'T MAKE HIM FEEL DIFFERENT OR LIKE HE ISN'T NORMAL BECAUSE IT CAN LEAD TO OTHER PROBLEMS.


I also heard voices at a young age (I am 28 now and don't remember exactly how old I was) and my mom took me VERY SERIOUSLY and not 1 day did she make me feel like i wasn't normal. and I was diagnosed with bi-polar with psychosis  and schizophrenia with manic depression and have been on and off medications (as of now I am on depakote 250mg Xanax 1mg, lithium

[Davidswifey0214]

It cut me off.

Please take him serious and give him extra cuddles and lovings

[dayglow124]

There are many things that cause hallucinations...it is common in Schizophrenia, but it doesn't mean that a person who is experiencing hallucinatory phenomenon has Schizophrenia.

There are many non-psychotic people experiencing hallucinations that do not need serious medical intervention. Those who can identify triggers, and who understand that what they are hearing and seeing is just a product of their mind, are usually healthy individuals. You would be surprised at the amount of people and young children who experience non-psychotic hallucinations.

Schizophrenia is a thought processing disorder. If you are well enough to comprehend the fact that your hallucinations are not real, you very likely do not have schizophrenia.

[Poppany]

I have a family member with schizophrenia. It is not nice. A great person, such a good person and he is constantly tortured. The meds don't work, so he stopped taking them. It didn't start until he was in his 30's, much later than it's supposed to.

[Darden8989]

There is a strong link between vitamin B12 and schizophrenia an other brain issues. There might be an absorption issue (lack of intrinsic factor in the stomach). sublingual B12 can be tried (you can't overdose on it) just to see if it makes a difference. Perhpas read the book called "Could it be B12?"

[ArkansasJeff]

A bad chemical imbalance can cause the voices. Have him tested immediately! My brother heard voices until he almost committed suicide. Different doctors told us all sorts of things but a good dose of Paxil was all it took to fix everything. He was completely normal after a year.