"Is "hearing voices" connected to psychopathy/sociopathy in some way or other?"
Not really, no. They could be affected by them as well, but it's two separate matters. They are mutually exclusive (unless schizophrenia/mania is the source of both things, in which case it cancels it being diagnosable as ASPD).
"Seems like quite a few people here have had experience of it."
Yeah, it's interesting isn't it?
"It's nothing I've read anything about... It isn't really "madness" if it's just some kind of advice like in my case..."
Voices in your head aren't really something that root from stability. It could be responsible for a form of stability, but it itself is not a symptom of it. A voice shows a manifestation of a clash or disconnect that you are not in control of.
It might be "advice" now, but there's nothing to stop that from changing. It's not something that's wise to trust.
"I've had many strange experiences in my life and psychiatry is mostly just a hoax anyway."
You and self-justifying statements have a weird relationship.
I'm not sure about how well this fits on this thread, but here I go.
I've had a few times throughout life where I find it easier to cope with my thoughts and different feelings if I split them into their own personalities within my head. Often one is, well, me, and the other is harsher, cooler, or more ideal thoughts from myself. For example if I was going through a bad break up, I'd know I should move on as fast as possible, but my feelings would be tearing me up and keep me thinking over and over it. However, I often experience a sensation where a voice in my head, the more harsh and cold side of me, telling me to get a grip, get over it, and all that kinda stuff. Like someone constantly looking down on me for being emotional. Anyways, onto the topics...
A) if I constantly had the different voice inside of my head, telling me how I should be acting or treating me like an emotional idiot, then I'd probably start acting more like an idealized version of myself, or more like how I view myself internally. However, the kind of person I want to be changes frequently, so I'd probably be pretty unstable. (doesn't really answer the question properly, but yay for tangents)
C) I often imagine the thoughts with a deeper voice than my own, doing a lot of sniggering and being a general douchebag. He's a lot more cold and dominant, I guess.
(I'll probably answer more later when I'm less tired and my thoughts are straightened out)
Is "hearing voices" connected to psychopathy/sociopathy in some way or other? Seems like quite a few people here have had experience of it. It's nothing I've read anything about... It isn't really "madness" if it's just some kind of advice like in my case... And even though I know it isn't real, I'm not ruling out the possibility it could have some source other than myself. I've had many strange experiences in my life and psychiatry is mostly just a hoax anyway.
Nah man, hearing voices is pretty crazy, and that's not coming from someone inexperienced with it.
True, blood, but what I mean is that they minimize what's going on, ya know what I'm sayin'? They downplay it. Call it fake. Call it crazy talk, "a phase".
How long is this phase supposed to last? 2 decades? All my life? It's reached over a decade now since it began.
So this is still a thing?
Since it started. I learned to discern it from reality better.
I don't see why there'd be no questions or why there'd be trust in something like that.
Then again, my entry touches slightly on why that is for me. It's not wisdom, it's torture.
I can only trust that which is there for me always. People hardly ever are there for others but themselves.
Plus, he helped me with math, multiple times. Made me turn around in just the right time before danger. Told me truths I couldn't see with my own eyes.
Hard to explain.
Most of the time, though, it's an annoying fuck rambling and distracting me from my goals.
That's pretty much the only real advantage I can think of that came from my own version anyway.
I am a legit hikikomori. I don't really feel lonely, but I do crave mental stimulation, so for me, it's only natural to talk to the only thing talking with me.
What makes it make "more sense"? How nonsensical is the non-voice? Or is this you trying to say that "thinking" is the voice in your head?
It makes sense because s/he keeps it real. It's like a seed. He plants seeds with those words that make sense. It's like I see puzzles, and he shows me what the pattern is. I connect them.
Other people don't make sense.
Edit: I guess a "translator" could be a good way to describe what his role is...