Is it normal to have a voice in your head that hates you?

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I've always had incredibly low self esteem, but after a while it grew to something greater. There's a voice in my head that constantly insults me, tells me how worthless I am, and encourages me to hurt myself.
She is vain, and she always says she hates living inside my mind because she doesn't like my ugly body. Sometimes she puts in random comments in the middle of conversations like, "You're not worth that" or "that's because you're a b****" etc. She also says that other people's pain and anger is my fault, even if it doesn't make sense.
She's always happy when I'm sad or upset, and she often tells me I should kill myself, that I don't deserve to live, that I should leave my family/friends alone, etc.
So tell me, is this normal? I mean, I know that what I've really done is personified my own low self esteem, but it seems it's grown much too far and now I don't know how to stop it.
So help me, please?
Oh, PS. Her name is Self Hatred. That's what she likes to be called. After all, that's what she is, right?

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  • xino00
    14 years ago

    :/

    it means you are demon possessed.

    seek a pastor, give yourself to Jesus Christ.
    Call out his name to save your life and drive out the demon within you.

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    • Phokisss
      14 years ago

      Xinooos a moron.
      Youre not possessed. Youre sick.
      Do you actually hear the voices?
      Or is it like inner monologue?
      You need to take control.
      No matter how bad you feel about yourself, at least you're real. Shes fake. So you win ultimately. Keep that in mind. When she says something mean, tell her shes made up, at least youre real.
      For instance "youre ugly" reply "you dont even have a face to be ugly"

      She's vain, but for no reason. If shes so much better than you, why does she hang out with you?
      It certainly cant be to make herself look better, she doesnt have a self to make look better.
      ( keep in in your head, you dont need people staring)

      Listen my point is, forget it. Even if you dont like yourself, you're still better than nothing at least. So she has nothing to say that really should be taken to heart.

      But to answer the actual question: No. It isnt normal. Get help.

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  • [Old Memory]
    8 years ago

    It's not normal that you refer to your inner monologue as if it's someone or something else, most people just call these 'thoughts' but there we go.

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  • shade_ilmaendu
    12 years ago

    Mine calls herself belladonna... I always get rid of her by telling her she isn't real, she's just a voice in my head, etc... I'm glad you're doing better, it's such a bitch to deal with until you've learned to take control.

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  • howaminotmyself
    13 years ago

    Kill her with kindness.

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  • neopythagorean
    14 years ago

    First of all, the whole Jesus Christ crap is the worst advice that I've ever heard. When it comes to self-hatred, christians are true masters, so don't even THINK about going to a pastor or priest. Secondly, demonic possession is clearly fictional so please DO NOT take the above comment about demons seriously. Thirdly (and most importantly), please seek the help of a qualified therapist. What you're describing are symptoms of mental illness which can be treated with therapy and medication. I work in this field and hear complaints like yours on a daily basis. I see an excellent success rate with the use of therapy and/or medication. Whatever you do, DO NOT see a pastor or a priest because they will just tell you more lies and try to blame YOU for the problems that you are experiencing. Plus, the type of treatment that they would recommend (conversion to their religion) has NEVER helped anyone and has caused way more problems than it has ever solved. If you're already having psychotic symptoms (I mean that in the clinical sense) like auditory hallucinations, then adding a fanciful magical belief system to your thoughts would only be DETRIMENTAL!!! I'll put it this way: Most schizophrenics that I work with have auditory hallucinations in which there is a voice telling them that they are worthless/stupid/pathetic/etc. In severe cases, these voices tell the patient to kill themselves. Most of these patients report that they are hearing either the voice of "god" or the voice of "the devil". It's mostly "god", though. See what religion plus mental illness equals? SEVERE DELUSIONS.

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  • ComboBreaker
    14 years ago

    My voice is caled rose, he dosnt like it but thats the point. I understand how you feel but you must know. You have majority control over the body and choose what it dose. This being said in argument will only frustrate them. They take it out on you later but its worth it to feel the control. I tell rose to go away in all sorts of profound and colourful ways. Try this, it helps... sometimes. You're in control of the body, makeing you the dominent one. If you by chance make friends with them or her you can find it very useful. Almost like an outside view on desition makeing. Remember though. Its you makeing the desition. not them. Over all though, anyone can tell you this isnt normal. Best advise is to seek a dr, DO NOT self medicate and keep in control. Good luck.

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