Kingdom Voices

Hi, thanks for visiting Kingdom voices...and

Those who 'Hear' voices in their head are... mentally ill?.. insane?.. or something else..

Much has been said and written about people who hear 'voices' in their head, and up until this moment in time

there is no rational explanation..medical or otherwise for the sufferers of this phenomena.

Hi, I'm Heather and...

I hear 'voices' in my head, and although I am most assuredly not mad,

for most of my adult life I did think that was the case.

Believing myself to be mad was the only thing that made any 'sense' of the inexplicable turmoil in my head.

It has however taken me a long time to come to terms with the fact that I do

'hear voices', and am now learning to live for the majority of time, at peace with them,

even tho my ability to deal with them...or lack of it to be precise...has caused me a lot of heartache over the years.

I began hearing voices when I was quite young, and then they left me alone until my twenties.

Later on I also learned that I have 'manic depression' and those two 'things'

combined with personal issues in my relationships led to several unsuccessful (thankfully) suicide attempts,

which in turn led to hospitlisation in the local phychiatric unit.

I have not however needed to be hospitalised for quite some time now, and

am enjoying a relatively stress free relationship with my partner.

To get to this place I'm now at in my life has not been an easy journey,

but right at this moment in time I have no doubts at all that life is worth living.

Of course it's neccessary for me to let you know that I did not get to where I am without help.

In my case the first thing was medication, which helped to calm me down, and thus enabled me

to begin to deal with what was going on in my head.

Then recently I discovered an organization called 'Hearing Voices' which organize

groups that meet together on a fortnightly basis, where we can share what is happening in our lives

and how we are coping, or not as the case may be, with our 'voices'.

It's also a chance to learn new coping strategies, this has been a godsend to me

and I have found dealing with 'my voices' a whole lot easier most of the time,

although as a human being...I still have my moments.

We meet at a place called 'The Cottage' in Cupar, which you can read about here The Cottage

where there is also much needed support for folks with a variety of mental health problems.

Over the last few weeks I have turned once more to my art, after a lapse of some years, both as a means of focusing

my attention on something other than 'my voices', and a way to express my feelings.

I recently had the good fortune to exhibit my artwork at a 'Music, Poetry & Art festival,

and apart from the pleasure of selling a few pieces,

I was also given the chance to open up my own online gift shop called Orinique Arts

You can read what my partner Mich has to say here Pleased to meet you

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