Hearing Voices Network NSW Discussion Forum

Hi all you carers,
I am looking for any tips on distracting my daughter.
The voices just dont stop, she is very restless and anxious, needing to be occupied 24/7 or she will end up doing something dangerous.
Have you had any success with anything that i might be able to try?
Today we have been to the psycholigist, for coffee twice, taken dog for a walk, gone on treadmill, checked emails, facebook, spoken to a friend.
I am exhausted!!!!! so is she , but still very restless.
Any suggestions?
Looking forward to hearing from another carer
Wornout Mum today

I notice this post was some time ago. I'm not a carer but he previously cared for.

I occupied myself with career development things. I tried to continue pursing my career by networking with relevant people and doing courses etc. At the height I went to Germany to a trade-show on my industry and Paris for a conference. I always had focus on something long term that would benefit me when I got over it. I went via Africa and found the game drives very relaxing, tamed the voices.

She may be able to do some correspondence coarse in something she likes. I understand she may find it hard to concentrate on one thing for very long so start with a small load, like one subject, and build up.

I started a diploma when I still heard voices. My only regret in doing three subject in first semester. The load was too much. That diploma was in marketing where there in a lot of room for creative thinking. I found the accounting subject good though. It was very clearly defined what you had to do so you knew when you had achieve something. Good for the soul

Brucer,

I have only recently joined the discussion forum and am not a carer as such, but I hear voices that are distressing and have done so for around 30 years now. I have also worked for a long time in a professional capacity with people who hear voices. There is a whole heap of information available from some of the Hearing Voices networks on-line which I'm sure you may be aware of, which talks about things that can help. Some things I've personally found helpful is:
1. reducing caffeine intake - hard to do at first but my senses all elevate quite markedly when using any kind of stimulant.
2. Having a very quiet environment - my voices are triggered by monotonous sounds. I remove myself from these sounds where possible - for example, in my job I sit away from noisy air-conditioning, printers & photocopiers etc. This is one of the accommodations I have asked from my employer, and they assist with this.
3. Reducing the amount of artificial light I am exposed to also helps - if there is any light at all in my room when I am trying to sleep (e.g. a digital clock display) it will keep me awake and on less sleep I hear voices more. In my workplace, the fluorescent bulbs have been reduced in the area of my desk so I can better cope with my environment.
4. I've also voice profiled which has helped and I live in a kind of truce with my voices. They are less persistent now, although I still get very drained by dealing with them.
Happy to discuss more.