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Yes, people with schizophrenia can hear voices while they are speaking. These auditory hallucinations can feel very real - in fact, brain scans show that when people hear these voices, the same parts of their brain activate as when hearing real people talk. The brain may be misinterpreting the person's own thoughts as if Show Full Answer

Yes, people with schizophrenia can hear voices while they are speaking. These auditory hallucinations can feel very real - in fact, brain scans show that when people hear these voices, the same parts of their brain activate as when hearing real people talk. The brain may be misinterpreting the person's own thoughts as if they're coming from external sources.

These voices can vary greatly in how they present:
• They might be loud or quiet
• Sound male, female, or childlike
• Feel like they're coming from inside or outside the head
• Be a single voice or multiple voices talking Sometimes people may respond out loud to these voices without realizing they're talking to themselves. The voices can range from being pleasant to annoying or even abusive. While this can be distressing, it's important to know that antipsychotic medications can help make the voices quieter and more manageable, even if they don't completely go away.

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