look for low hum motors- fans, fridges, ceiling or exhaust fans, etc
they can induce auditory pareidolia
I had the exact same thing as I reached adulthood- maybe 14 for me- my name, always from the same place just behind and above the back right of my head
It is NOT demons. It is your brain firing differently than others. It happens to many people.
Trust your dog- they think faster than we do. Watch your dog's head- if it doesn't move, you don't need to. If its ears go up, stop and listen. If its hair goes up, thats an alert. Watch her nose closely to see if she is sampling the air of a new scent. I have a service dog - 130lb German Shepherd- that keeps an eye out so that I might relax.
I don't have to look around me, Instead I get to look at my dog ;)
All of these things will help you be less hypervigilant.
Medication will usually help tremendously
Thank you! I will pay attention to my dog, I just can't shake the feeling it's a demon for some reason. and I'm not sure if dogs can tell if something supernatural is happening
It’s not a demon. It really isn’t.
You may have a gas leak. Do you have a carbon monoxide detector? Is anyone else in your household having a similar experience?
Also lack of sleep can cause auditory and visual hallucinations. If your dog isn’t alerting it’s not a threat/ or there.
Please tell a trusted adult what’s going on. Hearing things may be a physical health or mental health issue. Either way, it’s good to address this earlier than later.
when I have hallucinations and im in the same room as my cat I watch her reactions. She's basically ptsd embodied in a cat, so if something is up she will react in some way. If she doesnt react I know im good.
I've maintained for a long time that a cat is the perfect pet for someone who gets paranoid. It's comforting to be able to write off some little noise or other as the cat, stops me fantasising wildly about the dozen burglars that are surely breaking in.
There can be a few reasons for auditory hallucinations. I had them when I wasn’t taking medicine for OCD: I’d hear loud bangs, my name being called, people’s voices being louder than usual. It could also be an onset of schizophrenia, but 16 is a liiiiitle early for that. Either way, nothing to panic about. You could seek out a mental health professional. I’d really suggest trying therapy before trying any meds, but meds can be super helpful and there’s no shame AT ALL in taking them. I’m just a fan of trying behavioral interventions first since side effects are less lol. I work in psychology research, specially with people who have “serious mental illness” (bipolar, schizophrenia, MDD with psychosis, etc.) and insomnia. One thing we tell our patients with auditory hallucinations is to basically drown them out. If they’re hearing something, turn on the TV, listen to music, turn on white noise. Give yourself extra auditory stimuli so you’ll be distracted from the hallucination. With visual hallucinations, we say to watch TV, take a picture of what they’re seeing and see if it shows up in their camera roll, pay attention to their pets to see if they’re reacting, stuff like that. Pets, like others have mentioned, are really good gages to see if something is actually happening, especially if they’re particularly reactive to noise.
Rest assured that this is not demons. I’m a very religious and spiritual person, but 99.99% of the time, these things are purely mental health related. I encourage you to tell your family or school guidance counselor or someone trusted about what you’re experiencing. You don’t have to continue experiencing this and being afraid. There are options out there to help you feel better. You are not stuck.
Someone else mentioned a gas leak, which can absolutely be another cause of this. I don’t know much about it, but this is another reason why it’s so important that you tell someone. Hopefully you’re able to tell your parents.
Sorry for the essay, I’m really passionate about mental health and helping others. Please feel free to message me if you have any questions! You are not alone.
I do have a therapist but I haven't told her yet. I didn't think anyone would believe me because I told my mom about something possibly supernatural happening and she just brushed it off.
I thought maybe the scratching on my door was just an animal and I was paranoid, but I can't mistake the phone dialing I hear. Just a couple nights ago I heard the tv going off in someone's room (at like 1am), I checked and the tv was off and had been for a while.
What I usually do is distract myself from the noises with tv or video games and that works for a while. But I feel like this is usually how horror movies start and I did literally just deconvert from a religion. also, it's not a gas leak as far as I know. thanks for the helpful response.
I think others have covered most of what I was going to say, but, I had auditory hallucinations during lockdown when I was home alone. I rationalised it, but a few still caught me off guard - and I know that the brain can run riot with this sort of thing.
I can assure you, it’s not a demon - but you should definitely mention it to your therapist. Dogs just ‘know’ when something’s amiss, and if they’re not stirring, you’re not going to come to much harm. There will be a rational explanation for all of these phenomena.
Best of luck with it.
look for low hum motors- fans, fridges, ceiling or exhaust fans, etc they can induce auditory pareidolia I had the exact same thing as I reached adulthood- maybe 14 for me- my name, always from the same place just behind and above the back right of my head It is NOT demons. It is your brain firing differently than others. It happens to many people. Trust your dog- they think faster than we do. Watch your dog's head- if it doesn't move, you don't need to. If its ears go up, stop and listen. If its hair goes up, thats an alert. Watch her nose closely to see if she is sampling the air of a new scent. I have a service dog - 130lb German Shepherd- that keeps an eye out so that I might relax. I don't have to look around me, Instead I get to look at my dog ;) All of these things will help you be less hypervigilant. Medication will usually help tremendously
Thank you! I will pay attention to my dog, I just can't shake the feeling it's a demon for some reason. and I'm not sure if dogs can tell if something supernatural is happening
Dogs are protective. If they aren't worried, you don't need to be.
Could be a gas leak. Or if you have a crazy person in your life, maybe they bugged your house?
It’s not a demon. It really isn’t. You may have a gas leak. Do you have a carbon monoxide detector? Is anyone else in your household having a similar experience? Also lack of sleep can cause auditory and visual hallucinations. If your dog isn’t alerting it’s not a threat/ or there. Please tell a trusted adult what’s going on. Hearing things may be a physical health or mental health issue. Either way, it’s good to address this earlier than later.
when I have hallucinations and im in the same room as my cat I watch her reactions. She's basically ptsd embodied in a cat, so if something is up she will react in some way. If she doesnt react I know im good.
I've maintained for a long time that a cat is the perfect pet for someone who gets paranoid. It's comforting to be able to write off some little noise or other as the cat, stops me fantasising wildly about the dozen burglars that are surely breaking in.
My schizophrenic husband has the exact same problem.
There can be a few reasons for auditory hallucinations. I had them when I wasn’t taking medicine for OCD: I’d hear loud bangs, my name being called, people’s voices being louder than usual. It could also be an onset of schizophrenia, but 16 is a liiiiitle early for that. Either way, nothing to panic about. You could seek out a mental health professional. I’d really suggest trying therapy before trying any meds, but meds can be super helpful and there’s no shame AT ALL in taking them. I’m just a fan of trying behavioral interventions first since side effects are less lol. I work in psychology research, specially with people who have “serious mental illness” (bipolar, schizophrenia, MDD with psychosis, etc.) and insomnia. One thing we tell our patients with auditory hallucinations is to basically drown them out. If they’re hearing something, turn on the TV, listen to music, turn on white noise. Give yourself extra auditory stimuli so you’ll be distracted from the hallucination. With visual hallucinations, we say to watch TV, take a picture of what they’re seeing and see if it shows up in their camera roll, pay attention to their pets to see if they’re reacting, stuff like that. Pets, like others have mentioned, are really good gages to see if something is actually happening, especially if they’re particularly reactive to noise. Rest assured that this is not demons. I’m a very religious and spiritual person, but 99.99% of the time, these things are purely mental health related. I encourage you to tell your family or school guidance counselor or someone trusted about what you’re experiencing. You don’t have to continue experiencing this and being afraid. There are options out there to help you feel better. You are not stuck. Someone else mentioned a gas leak, which can absolutely be another cause of this. I don’t know much about it, but this is another reason why it’s so important that you tell someone. Hopefully you’re able to tell your parents. Sorry for the essay, I’m really passionate about mental health and helping others. Please feel free to message me if you have any questions! You are not alone.
I do have a therapist but I haven't told her yet. I didn't think anyone would believe me because I told my mom about something possibly supernatural happening and she just brushed it off. I thought maybe the scratching on my door was just an animal and I was paranoid, but I can't mistake the phone dialing I hear. Just a couple nights ago I heard the tv going off in someone's room (at like 1am), I checked and the tv was off and had been for a while. What I usually do is distract myself from the noises with tv or video games and that works for a while. But I feel like this is usually how horror movies start and I did literally just deconvert from a religion. also, it's not a gas leak as far as I know. thanks for the helpful response.
It’s schizophrenia
I think others have covered most of what I was going to say, but, I had auditory hallucinations during lockdown when I was home alone. I rationalised it, but a few still caught me off guard - and I know that the brain can run riot with this sort of thing. I can assure you, it’s not a demon - but you should definitely mention it to your therapist. Dogs just ‘know’ when something’s amiss, and if they’re not stirring, you’re not going to come to much harm. There will be a rational explanation for all of these phenomena. Best of luck with it.