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Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.48,0:00:07.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ta-da!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.46,0:00:08.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.12,0:00:12.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you, you were so patient\Nwaiting for so long.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.51,0:00:15.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I so appreciate you staying.\NI was expecting a mass exodus.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.93,0:00:17.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I do hope I'm worth it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.43,0:00:20.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right, here we go.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.46,0:00:21.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sorry, glasses.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.46,0:00:22.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're quite cool, though, eh?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.93,0:00:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, yeah.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.00,0:00:25.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.52,0:00:26.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.83,0:00:31.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was about 12,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.43,0:00:34.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was introduced to a group of people,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.10,0:00:38.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who were enthralling and delightful.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.67,0:00:41.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were entertaining and amusing,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.43,0:00:43.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was captivated
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.22,0:00:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by their engaging conversations\Nand their fascinating ideas.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.23,0:00:52.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But just as easily, unfortunately,\Nthey'd turn on me
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.02,0:00:59.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their words would become brutal,\Nhumiliating and very critical.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.02,0:01:03.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They crushed my spirit\Nwith their savagery.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.67,0:01:09.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fortunately, or unfortunately,\Nthey said they would stick by me,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.82,0:01:12.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they said they would never desert me.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.40,0:01:16.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they began to protect and guide me
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.59,0:01:18.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also punish me
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.21,0:01:21.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I didn't do what they thought\NI should be doing.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.98,0:01:26.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We would spend hours in deep conversation,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.61,0:01:30.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where I learned the world's\Na dangerous place.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.81,0:01:33.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They told me I was hated,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.04,0:01:36.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that people were out there\Nthat wanted to get rid of me;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.17,0:01:40.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they told me I was useless,\Nthat I was hopeless,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.46,0:01:41.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I was fat,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.95,0:01:45.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I was ugly and I was stupid,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.82,0:01:49.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,things I had tried so desperately
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.12,0:01:53.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to hide from myself and from others,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.25,0:01:56.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they had uncovered the truth.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.86,0:02:01.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I became terrified of going out\Nand suspicious of everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.74,0:02:06.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They told me I was a messenger from God,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.58,0:02:12.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they promised me redemption\Nif I proved myself worthy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.45,0:02:18.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They led me down some very dark paths
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.63,0:02:20.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with promises of enlightenment,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.91,0:02:25.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but all I ever experienced\Nwas bitter disappointment.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.45,0:02:28.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I became dependent on them.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.84,0:02:31.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My companions were authoritative,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.47,0:02:35.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they were vibrant, vital,\Nand impossible to ignore.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.100,0:02:42.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They knew so much about everything,\Nand I was totally absorbed by them.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.11,0:02:48.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over time, it became hopeless\Nto release myself from their clutches,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.48,0:02:51.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I excluded everyone from my life,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.29,0:02:55.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including those people\Nwho were the most important
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.43,0:03:00.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and those people who had dared to love me.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.11,0:03:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was now in a slave-master relationship.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.53,0:03:11.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's impossible to flourish in life\Nwhen you are hidden from light.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.65,0:03:16.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I constantly endeavored\Nto gain their approval, their praise,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.84,0:03:19.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and an invitation\Ninto their inner sanctum,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.37,0:03:22.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that door remained closed to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.25,0:03:27.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of this disappointment\Njust reinforced my internal self-loathing,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.87,0:03:30.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which dominated my every thought,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.72,0:03:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I became marooned\Nfrom all that's wondrous in this world.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.26,0:03:41.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet without them,\NI felt so desolate, so alone
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.03,0:03:44.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they filled\Na huge void in my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.77,0:03:48.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, I hear voices.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.60,0:03:53.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hear a variety of different voices -
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.92,0:03:58.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,male, female, young, old.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.12,0:04:01.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of them even have\Nthese crazy accents,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.15,0:04:04.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they are completely obsessed with me.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.19,0:04:10.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They observe and remark\Non my every action, my every thought.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.30,0:04:13.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's no privacy,\Nthere's no place of sanctity,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.81,0:04:16.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they can access my thinking at will,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.59,0:04:22.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I am never free of their ceaseless\Ncommentary and criticism.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.87,0:04:26.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This collection of internal narrators
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.79,0:04:30.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meddles in every aspect of my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.17,0:04:33.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"So, what's it like,\Nthis voice-hearing thing?"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.68,0:04:35.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm sure you've asked yourselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.12,0:04:39.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm a pretty garden-variety voice-hearer.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.99,0:04:45.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All that happens is I hear people\Nwhen they aren't in the room,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.98,0:04:50.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's as clear and concise\Nas if someone's directly in front of me.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.18,0:04:55.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I tend to hear my voices from behind me,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.04,0:04:57.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I'll look around -
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.01,0:05:00.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes there's someone there,\Nsometimes there isn't,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.96,0:05:04.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the experience is exactly the same.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.10,0:05:11.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like most voice-hearers,\NI live in a world dominated by words;
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.42,0:05:14.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am easy prey to the power of words.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.99,0:05:18.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Words can defame, they can defile,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.91,0:05:22.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they can also\Nbring a heart back to life.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.45,0:05:28.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have come to view voices\Nas an extreme form of anxiety,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.06,0:05:32.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a coping strategy to deal\Nwith my high levels of anxiety
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.20,0:05:35.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my propensity\Nto worry about everything.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.35,0:05:38.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Try to think of it this way.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.72,0:05:41.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When feelings become too intense,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.33,0:05:44.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the mind decides,\N"You can't cope. You can't cope,"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.39,0:05:50.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you cultivate a technique\Nto ensure you will survive the onslaught
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.60,0:05:53.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and will not become overwhelmed\Nby your emotions.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.15,0:05:57.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's little question
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.01,0:06:02.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the primary objective\Nof voices is to isolate,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.62,0:06:08.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creating the ideal environment\Nfor them to have exclusive access to you.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.80,0:06:12.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It deprives you of any alternative view,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.65,0:06:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you are completely\Ndictated by their views.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.74,0:06:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then that isolation,\Nit becomes a protection,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.68,0:06:24.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it becomes a protection
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.53,0:06:29.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,against the anguish of living\Nwith such an extremely fragile soul.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.06,0:06:35.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The specific clinical term\Nis "auditory hallucinations."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.24,0:06:38.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, auditory is hearing,\Nas I'm sure you know.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.80,0:06:42.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yes, I hear them. Yes, that's fine.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.38,0:06:46.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hallucinations in terms of imagining -
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.68,0:06:49.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well, no.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.22,0:06:52.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fact is I hear voices\Nother people don't hear.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.90,0:06:55.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's my reality.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.52,0:07:00.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I acknowledge that is my reality,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.64,0:07:05.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I acknowledge that not everyone\Nis attuned to these exchanges.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.31,0:07:08.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That doesn't mean they don't exist.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.27,0:07:13.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are a lot of things\Nthat we experience as individuals
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.11,0:07:14.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we do not share.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.85,0:07:21.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are unique to ourselves;\Nthat does not mean they don't happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.61,0:07:25.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our mental health operates on a continuum,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.11,0:07:31.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a sliding scale oscillating\Nfrom low to extreme stress,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.87,0:07:33.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,depending on life events.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.79,0:07:37.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Living is a stressful business, is it not?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.35,0:07:42.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And no person is immune to the trials\Nand tribulations of everyday life.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.22,0:07:48.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As human beings,\Nwe are brilliant, just brilliant,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.15,0:07:52.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at dealing with complex,\Ndifficult situations.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.75,0:07:57.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As well as the external stressors,\Nwe have internal vulnerabilities,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.00,0:08:02.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which make us susceptible\Nto certain stressors,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.18,0:08:07.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sensitivities that have accumulated\Nover our lifetime:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.28,0:08:12.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fear of failure, fear of rejection,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.10,0:08:18.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fear of conflict,\Nfear of being out of control -
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.22,0:08:22.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you share these fears,\NI have no doubt about that.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.90,0:08:28.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And each vulnerability brings with it\Na mental load which we carry,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.21,0:08:30.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like in a backpack on our back.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.43,0:08:33.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of the time it's light
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.27,0:08:35.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we can easily\Ncarry around that burden,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.73,0:08:42.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but when circumstances\Nadd to that load, such as:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.52,0:08:45.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,arguing with someone you care about;
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.47,0:08:48.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dropping your new phone,\Nand it's always your new phone,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.93,0:08:50.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,down the toilet -
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.79,0:08:51.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.01,0:08:55.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know, you tell yourself,\N"Don't put it in your pocket,"
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.11,0:08:57.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then it goes, "Plunk";
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.38,0:09:02.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your favorite auntie dies -\Nit's never that witch;
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.81,0:09:03.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.02,0:09:09.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your cat gets in a fight,\Nand you're racing off to the vet.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.93,0:09:14.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As each instance occurs,\Nthe load accumulates,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.68,0:09:18.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in your backpack of stress,\Nit's getting heavier,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.98,0:09:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the effect multiplies exponentially.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.55,0:09:28.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your stress level\Nhas moved along the continuum;
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.26,0:09:33.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it has gone from medium\Nto high to unbearable.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.66,0:09:39.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a limit to how much stress\Nany one person can tolerate,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.11,0:09:44.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when you add in\Nour quiet vulnerabilities,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.80,0:09:49.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the effect will multiply,\Nand there will be a response -
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.26,0:09:50.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there has to be.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.77,0:09:53.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we get stressed,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.49,0:09:58.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,voice-hearing is a technique\Nthat we use to divert our attention
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.51,0:10:01.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and keeps us from the deeply\Nwounding issues
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.76,0:10:06.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that overpower us at times\Nand make us incredibly fearful.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.66,0:10:10.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The voices become a guide\Nto help navigate a world
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.66,0:10:14.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that throws so much adversity\Nand animosity towards us.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.78,0:10:20.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fear is an instinctive response\Nto a perceived threat,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.48,0:10:23.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it safeguards us against danger.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.88,0:10:29.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When your fear is activated,\Nyour anxiety level will increase,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.37,0:10:32.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and your brain will be bombarded\Nwith instructions
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.27,0:10:36.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how to deal\Nwith this imminent threat.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.20,0:10:39.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With voice-hearers,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.16,0:10:44.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that fear response is triggered\Nconstantly and consistently.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.87,0:10:49.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Feeling unsafe, you constantly\Nscan for danger,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.30,0:10:52.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when you look for it,\Nyou will find it,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.75,0:10:57.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this will increase\Nyour anxiety tenfold.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.18,0:11:03.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ultimately, extreme fearfulness\Nbecomes the mind's default position.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.44,0:11:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That will make you hypervigilant\Nto any threat, real or not.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.08,0:11:16.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When that converts\Ninto unrelenting, extreme fear,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.61,0:11:18.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,panic ensues,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.14,0:11:21.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is incredibly debilitating.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.24,0:11:25.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I panic, I seek refuge.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.09,0:11:32.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will frantically try to collect myself\Nand may even shut down completely.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.91,0:11:37.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trying to maintain the facade\Nof being calm and in control
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.43,0:11:39.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you're internally freaking out
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.47,0:11:42.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,requires huge amounts of energy.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.95,0:11:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When my internal and external world\Ncollide so dramatically,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.00,0:11:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is when you are likely to see me\Nopenly talking to my voices,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.46,0:12:00.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when our calls for help\Nand acceptance are rejected,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.10,0:12:03.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that makes that task\Nso much more difficult.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.55,0:12:07.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not a crazy person you see
Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.28,0:12:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but rather a person
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.56,0:12:14.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dealing with intolerable\Npsychological and emotional pain.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.60,0:12:20.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you are overwhelmed,\Novercome by fear, and desperate,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.73,0:12:22.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's perfectly reasonable
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.89,0:12:25.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to hide yourself away\Nand lick your wounds,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.64,0:12:27.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to stay hidden.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:27.14,0:12:30.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a very typical human response.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.30,0:12:36.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not madness you are observing,\Nit's a person trying to survive.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.64,0:12:41.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The concept of madness\Nis an interesting one,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.57,0:12:47.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,arguably constructed by society\Nto dictate social and cultural norms.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.61,0:12:55.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Up until 1974, homosexuality and epilepsy\Nwere both considered mental illnesses,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.10,0:12:57.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so times have changed.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.21,0:13:04.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Masturbation, smoking in church,\Nthese were symptoms of mental illness.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.37,0:13:06.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I suspect there might be a few of you
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.13,0:13:08.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who might even qualify\Nor meet the criteria.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.72,0:13:10.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.90,0:13:18.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may be surprised to hear\Nthat 1 in 25 people report hearing voices.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.51,0:13:23.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,History, our history, is littered\Nwith voice-hearers.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.94,0:13:30.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's Martin Luther King Jr.,\NGandhi, Joan of Arc, Winston Churchill.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.62,0:13:36.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their memories are not marred\Nby being identified as a voice-hearer;
Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.26,0:13:37.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather, they are seen
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.51,0:13:43.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as heroic, great orators, great thinkers,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.62,0:13:51.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yet every one of them\Nwould be considered mentally ill
Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.35,0:13:53.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by today's standards.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.60,0:13:57.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As for me, I'm only mad\Nbecause somebody else says I am.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:58.94,0:14:02.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I say the neighbor told me,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:02.61,0:14:06.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Don't drink from the tap.\NIt's contaminated,"
Dialogue: 0,0:14:07.22,0:14:12.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm socially connected,\Nand I can sustain relationships.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:13.17,0:14:17.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I say a voice told me
Dialogue: 0,0:14:18.22,0:14:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not to drink from the tap,\Nbecause it's contaminated,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.74,0:14:23.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then clearly I'm crazy.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.55,0:14:30.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if I say, "I hear the voices\Nof dead people,"
Dialogue: 0,0:14:30.15,0:14:33.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would probably get my own TV show.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:33.36,0:14:34.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.90,0:14:41.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please, I'm asking you, please.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:41.27,0:14:44.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please don't be fooled\Nby those negative images
Dialogue: 0,0:14:44.50,0:14:46.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,portrayed about voice-hearers.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:46.82,0:14:51.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They come from a place\Nof arrogance and ignorance.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.55,0:14:55.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is not a lifelong affliction
Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.34,0:14:58.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which people are condemned\Nto progressively decline
Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.10,0:14:59.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their mental well-being.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:59.91,0:15:04.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can assure you\Nthere are thousands of people
Dialogue: 0,0:15:04.62,0:15:08.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are getting on with their lives\Nand continuing to thrive.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:08.53,0:15:10.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found the key.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:10.41,0:15:14.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not easy, but it's absolutely doable.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:15.24,0:15:20.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Through perseverance, support,\Nand commitment to be proactive,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:20.68,0:15:26.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I discovered a way to liberate myself\Nas well as my voices.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:27.21,0:15:31.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I now live the life I so craved.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:32.76,0:15:34.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I dedicate my time
Dialogue: 0,0:15:34.98,0:15:38.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to working with people\Nwho hear distressing voices.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:39.24,0:15:42.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I developed an approach\Nbased on my own experiences
Dialogue: 0,0:15:42.62,0:15:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help others unshackle themselves\Nfrom the tyranny of voices.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:47.53,0:15:49.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I call it "the modern approach,"
Dialogue: 0,0:15:49.63,0:15:52.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I work in a clinical setting\Nhere in New Zealand.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:52.67,0:15:57.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We provide a safe, compassionate\Nlearning environment
Dialogue: 0,0:15:57.54,0:16:02.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to assist people whose lives\Nhave been violated by negative voices,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:02.94,0:16:06.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who have lost family, friends,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:06.70,0:16:10.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their material and spiritual richness.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:11.24,0:16:15.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My fellow voice-hearers\Nshare their experiences
Dialogue: 0,0:16:15.30,0:16:17.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and are so generous
Dialogue: 0,0:16:17.24,0:16:22.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with their expertise and their wisdom\Nand how to deal with them.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:22.53,0:16:27.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have amassed a treasury of information
Dialogue: 0,0:16:27.29,0:16:30.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and actions from their unselfish desire
Dialogue: 0,0:16:30.79,0:16:36.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help themselves and others\Nwho are negatively affected by voices.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:37.52,0:16:42.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to applaud my voice-hearers,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:42.75,0:16:46.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who every day demonstrate true courage
Dialogue: 0,0:16:47.80,0:16:50.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they face their many challenges.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:51.30,0:16:56.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wish to thank those\Nwho sail these uncharted waters with us,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:56.45,0:17:01.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those fabulous people\Nwho believe we're worth it.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:02.64,0:17:06.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is that cherished quality
Dialogue: 0,0:17:06.21,0:17:10.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will help us all\Nusher in a better world.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:10.93,0:17:16.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to thank you\Nfor giving me this precious moment
Dialogue: 0,0:17:16.17,0:17:20.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I can talk to you,\Nso I can be heard,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:20.75,0:17:22.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for you have come
Dialogue: 0,0:17:22.14,0:17:25.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with compassionate hearts\Nand inquisitive minds;
Dialogue: 0,0:17:25.86,0:17:29.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you support me just by listening to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:31.53,0:17:33.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am a fearful person.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:33.96,0:17:35.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm quick-thinking.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:36.73,0:17:39.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have a desperate need to be liked.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:40.52,0:17:42.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have low self-esteem.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:42.97,0:17:45.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I worry excessively.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:46.16,0:17:50.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I laugh too loud. I talk too much.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:51.62,0:17:58.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I'm kind, and I'm generous,\Nand I am quite cheerful.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:00.62,0:18:05.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am the possessor of a mutinous mind,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:05.78,0:18:07.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I'm not mad.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:07.81,0:18:09.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:09.08,0:18:12.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) (Cheers)