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Online Gathering: Voices, Visions & Extreme Experiences in Music - 8/5/20

Online Gathering: Voices, Visions & Extreme Experiences in Music – 8/5/20

May 3, 2020 | Events | Share your views

An online gathering to explore the ways voices, visions and related experiences are expressed across different music genres. Join us to listen to some tunes, connect with others and share your ideas.

Tags: Community, Covid-19, Creativity, Music, Online Event, Unusual Experiences

Broken hearts not broken brains

Broken hearts not broken brains

April 15, 2020 | News | Share your views

Dolly Sen, a friend of our network, recently put together a series of articles for the Wellcome Collection that feature experiences linked to voice-hearing, mental ill health, racism and transphobia. https://wellcomecollection.org/series/XmifPBIAAB8Ae-b4 The Wellcome site says: Dolly Sen invited five contributors to share their experiences that reflect upon the idea that mental ill health has less […]

Tags: Creativity, Personal Experience, Social Change

Research Request: Mystical experiences in people who hear voices or see visions

Research Request: Mystical experiences in people who hear voices or see visions

October 3, 2018 | News

Loukia is looking for participants for the following study and has contacted HVN to ask if we would circulate it. If you are interested in taking part or know someone who is, please contact them directly to find out more information. The study is independent to HVN. They have agreed to share the outcome of […]

Tags: Creativity, Hearing Voices, Research, Spirituality, Visions

Communicating With Voices: Part One

June 3, 2012 | Personal Experiences | 8 Comments

Contributed By Rachel Waddingham Over the last 12 years, I’ve been struggling to find ways of dealing with the voices I hear. For much of that time I’ve been taking enough neuroleptic medication to knock out a horse. Meds are a bit like putting a giant mattress over the voices – I find it dulled […]

Tags: Creativity, Dissociation, Hearing Voices, Talking With Voices, Trauma

Famous People Who Hear Voices

June 3, 2012 | About Voices & Visions | 1 Comment

Many famous and noted people have spoken about their voice-hearing experiences in the media. We’ve included a few of these people below. John Frusciante (Guitarist, ex Red Hot Chili Peppers) I had just so many mental problems. It wasn’t until I was 28 that my brain actually felt like a spacious place. When I was […]

Tags: Anti-Stigma, Creativity, Hearing Voices, Positive Voices, Visions

Free Creative Workshop for Young Voice Hearers

June 1, 2012 | Events | Share your views

Voice Collective, Mind in Camden’s london-wide project for young people who hear, see or sense things others don’t, is hosting two free workshops on Saturday 12th February from 1-4pm in Whitechapel. Creative Arts Workshop for Young People who Hear Voices (18 or under) Everyone, no matter who they are, is on a journey. We change […]

Tags: Creativity, Parents, Voice Collective, Young People

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hvn_england HVN England @hvn_england ·
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Looking forward to this tomorrow - places still available :)

Rai Waddingham @RaiWaddingham

@HVN_England's AGM and Member's Event is happening on 2 April from 2-4pm BST. We'll start with a screening of @DollyDollysen's short film 'INSIDE', followed by a Q&A with Dolly and then our AGM at 3pm.

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rufusmay Rufus May @rufusmay ·
30 Oct 2021

Often, a helpful aid to #Talkingwithvoices, is to show a voice this feelings & needs sheet and ask them to choose words that best describe how they feel and what they need. It's also good for the voice hearers to do about their feelings & needs #NVC #hearingvoices #VoicedDialogue

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6 Aug 2021

Have you ever been labelled with schizophrenia and told that your experiences are 'resistant to treatment'?

Are you over 18 years old and living in the UK?

Contact me on u1945526@uel.ac.uk to discuss participation in my research. Thanks!

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