Auditory Hallucinations Case Study

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There are many nights when I don’t receive an adequate amount of sleep; however, the following days aren’t as difficult when you have a cup of coffee to drink. The following day, I felt as if I were in a daze. I felt discombobulated and as though I were floating around the entire day. I didn’t hear voices in my head, but I often dropped things, forgot important tasks, and I didn’t put as much effort into my day. Sleep is something that is desperately needed for a human being no matter what age. It was obvious that my night had lacked much sleep, because my coworkers could see that my performance was off. I perceive that if I were to continue my day without sleep, I would have been very moody and probably rude to my husband. After work, I went home and immediately took a nap. Auditory Hallucinations Exercise. When completing the exercise, it was very much uncomfortable for me. The auditory hallucinations even scared me during the exercise and caused me to put myself in the shoes of those who are actually experiencing things like …show more content…

I am fully aware of the responsibilities that I would hold if I were to help a patient who is struggling with this disorder as well. Hearing what these patients often hear has taught me that it isn’t just about someone being “crazy” that it is an actually disease that attacks someone mentally. My perspective has changed and I realize how vulnerable these individuals are and that when people mistreat them, which often happens, that it makes matters much worse. I believe that it is my job to reach out to these victims and assist them as much as I can. As a therapist, you do not have just one type of person that you will be assisting. There will be times when you are not fully prepared to assist everyone, but it is simply your job to assist and gather as much information or necessary resources as possible to help that

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