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?

[Apo11o]

This is a theory i have about my 4 year old brother. Is there any medicines, or drugs out there that may be associated with this kind of behavior and the child might've got ahold of some or possibly tricked into taking them? If so, what can be done in identifying which one he could've  ingested.
Best of luck to all,
Apollo

[Sandman2]

   Margypops has pretty well identified the usual cause.  I highly doubt that any medicines or drugs could cause this.  And they would be out of the system by now anyway.

[TENS]

my 8 yr old has been telling me from time to time that his brain tells him to hurt himself.. it has only happened like 3-4 times in 2yr period but does anyone have any ideas if this is just his age, or could there be something up?

[yoshidesu]

I find this is very helpful comment. May I ask what you are basing it on?   -Fred

[Oia]

I base it on my own life. And a family therapist I know.
It is hard to be grown up and have very strong negative feelings
AND ADMIT IT.
so often, without knowledge,  these feelings are projected on the most vulnerable member of the family and then everybody else can feel god about them self. This is " making of the black sheep" in the family. Sometimes this family pattern runs so deep and is so  old that everybody have to be crying for years if they EVER ADMIT their true and strong overvelming feelings. Which btw. are often carried through generations. Don't forget the spiritual aspect of life and use every faith method that you feel in your heart will help.

[alison29]

i hope things have got better for you my nephew is going thr the very same thing he is 7 and says ghosts are in his head and telling him to kill his Mother and his brother