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What's going on: voices in my head
Sometimes I'll go to sleep at 10 then wake up at 3 totally awake and filled with energy. Sometimes I hear these voices in my head. I know it's not my own thought sometimes I can't make out what they're saying and they tell me bad things every now and then but I can't sound them out! Why?
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I had a brother with this problem and knew another person besides him with same issue. If one hears voices, whether clearly or not, but the general intent is to scare you or tell you bad things or to do bad things, it's usually mental illness and in my experience with the two, it was schizophrenia. A doctor can diagnose and get you on the right medicine for you. There are several and when you have finally found the right one, you can lead a normal life.
I want to explain further that there are people who hear a voice in their head, Gods, when they pray and know its not their own. The difference here is that you have initiated the conversation with God and sometimes after a long time of praying, months, years, you finally are able to hear God speaking back. Not that He wasn't all along, your mind hadn't learned how to recieve his answers yet. Another difference is that God does not mumble or make words unintelligible, so this can't be GOd, whats happening with you. He also does not tell people bad things or to do bad things as He is perfect and good and would not say such things to you, so again, it must be a mental illness. Hon, don't worry that you are imperfect or bad yourself, there are many people in the world with mental illness today and there are medicines that can help many lead normal lives.
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There are actually two different subjects here. The voices you are hearing and waking up after five hours of sleep and being full of energy.
First: Hearing voices that are not your own thoughts or sound track is a problem that needs medical intervention. Hearing voices that are telling you to do bad things is reason to pick up a phone and dial 911 for immediate help. At the very least you should be telling your parents about these voices and what they are telling you. If they do not schedule an immediate visit with a doctor then pick up a phone and dial 911. You never need permission to call 911 for help. Tell the call taker what you have written us about the voices and help will be sent to you.
Second: Waking on five hours sleep full of energy. This is not unusual some of us need less sleep than others though most teenagers need a full eight hours of sleep. I sometimes awake in the middle of the night feeling fully rested. Generally I will leave the lights off sit up for about fifteen or twenty minutes and I can go right back to sleep. Meaning feeling fully awake is usually short lived. Even if it is not something that is short lived and you cannot and you can function properly on five hours of sleep. Then use the time productively such as studying or reading. Leave your smartphone or tablet off.
I would mention this to your doctor as it is something that the doctor should be aware of. The other writer and I are assuming, since you did not mention your age that you are a teenager. so this five hour sleep problem could also be a problem of puberty that will be short lived once the hormones causing it regulate. Be aware puberty doesn't end when you become a teenager it starts just before or when you become a teenager and can last into your early twenties.
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I don't want to scare you but any time you hear voices other than your normal inner-voice soundtrack it's a warning sign. If they are telling you bad things or to act out dangerously that's a serious red flag. You need to tell an adult and see a doctor who may refer you to a psychiatrist. This could be a mental-health issue that could trigger something big if left unseen and ruled out.
I'm not sure what you mean exactly about sounding them out. Do you mean you hear a freight train of noise and voices without words that doesn't cease. If so, it is cause for medical intervention. The good thing at this stage is that you know it isn't your thought for it often will pass itself off and take over in a mental-health episode. Get checked.
When it comes to energy it's a good thing but if it's manic energy that doesn't cease at all and causes you inability to sleep or always has you awake that's also a sign something is going on that you have to check and rule out. This constant energy at all times is a symptom in a few mental health conditions notably bipolar. In fact all o the symptoms you listed off can and are present with those illness just when it starts. You may not have that but when you have all of these issues lining up at the same instance you might.I would get it seen too before it has any chance to develop worse. Tell your parents and ask to see a doctor.
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