Voices from demons? auditory hallucinations?

[BobObob]

I am not a qualified expert in demonology or psychology (I’m about 5-6 years away from a PhD) to give an accepted diagnosis.

In the next 5 years you will also have a series of ethics courses which will, among other things, hammer the point home that you can not make a diagnosis over the internet

Are you saying that I made a diagnosis over the internet? I did no such thing. I gave a suggestion on what it might be, but I did not give a diagnosis and tried to be very clear that this should be brought to qualified professionals (which was the central theme of my posts). In fact, the reason that I wrote the portion that you qouted was to emphasize the fact that what I said was not a diagnosis and should not be interpreted as such. The closest thing that I said that could be erroneously interpreted as a diagnosis is:

Your son’s situation sounds a lot like schizophrenia, paranoid type (answers.com/topic/paranoid-schizophrenia).

Saying something sounds like schizophrenia is not the same as diagnosing schizophrenia over the internet. Plus, I think the OP was posting for advice on whether or not she should consult her son’s present psychiatrist or just a priest, to which I was advising to consult mental health professionals. I had said:

Short answer:

Tell both the priest and the counselor/psychiatrist.

You should consult with experts in both fields. Don’t hesitate to tell the psychiatrist because he may be an atheist.

That aside, there are a number of mental conditions that can be accompanied by auditory hallucinations.

That is one reason why I did not intend to make a diagnosis. My reason for mentioning schizophrenia was to emphasize the fact that it may be psychological rather than diabolical, and thus the psychiatrist should be consulted (which is I think why she started this thread).

I later had mentioned that mental health professionals rarely diagnose schizophrenia around that age.

 

[Shin]

My son had similiar experiences when he was almost 12 also, although his experiences were much more involved and frightening.

Complete deja vu here yes!

 

[masondoggy]

Complete deja vu here yes!

Yea, you have no idea. I got chills when I read the OP. Glad that is all behind us.

 

[PPeterson]

Are you saying that I made a diagnosis over the internet? I did no such thing.

absolutely not. sorry about that, i reread and can see how my post was obnoxious. i meant that even in 5-6 years as a PhD you still wouldn’t be able to resolve this question on this forum. i can see you already know that, so it was unnecessary to state, and the info you provided was solid.

 

[Mystic_Warrior]

Grace Alone,

Anger is a very powerful emotion and energy that we create. It can affect everything and everyone around us. The only thing that is more powerful is love. Just as anger can spread, so can love. Use love as your weapon.

There’s no way for any of us to know what’s going on with your son. There could be many reasons for the experience. Only you, your family and advisors can truly help you. The only caution I would have is one that others have mentioned - mental health professionals who just want to make a diagnosis and write a prescription.

We live in a society where everyone and everything has a “condition” or “disease”. Labels can be counter-productive and lead you on the wrong path. Do the best you can - that’s all any of us can do.

Peace…

MW