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Comment author: byrnema 13 May 2010 12:42:39PM *  4 points [-]

There's a distinct difference between hearing something vividly in your head, which is more like imagining a sound, and having an actual auditory hallucination. I read last night: schizophrenics may know that their auditory hallucinations aren't real, but they also can't distinguish them from real sounds.

Whenever I have had an auditory hallucination (also, very rarely), it has been of my name being called as well!

Comment author: KrisC 25 May 2010 10:55:40PM 2 points [-]

I often (~monthly) believe that my name is being called when further investigation suggests otherwise. I believe it is a result of a similar sibilant sound and my upbringing. My stepfather insisted that if he shouted my name I had to come running, even if I was out of earshot blocks away. Thus I was "nurtured" towards false positives.

This audio hallucination always fools me, but visual hallucinations never do.

At approximately the same rate (monthly), I imagine I see a cloaked figure. This is more an optical illusion in my peripheral vision, which I quickly recognize. Occasional Melatonin or Vitamin D greatly reduce the occurrence of this optical misidentification.

Comment author: Nisan 25 May 2010 11:35:54PM 3 points [-]

I also have a story about conditioned susceptibility to hallucinations: At one point I was in a long-distance relationship and I started hallucinating Google chat's New Instant Message notification sound. This happened several times a day, and if I happened to be in proximity to a computer I would have to check to see if it was real.

Comment author: [deleted] 09 April 2011 08:10:48AM 1 point [-]

This happens to me constantly.